Overview
- Selma Blair was detained after a Delta flight from Los Angeles landed at JFK on Sunday, Oct. 11, and was taken to Jamaica Hospital for evaluation following a reported midflight disturbance.
- Queens prosecutors charged Blair with two counts of second‑degree assault; she pleaded not guilty at an Oct. 12 arraignment, posted bail, and is due back in court on Jan. 19, 2027.
- Court and police documents allege Blair struck and bit flight attendants during the flight and later freed a leg from a stretcher to repeatedly kick a Port Authority officer and a nurse at the hospital.
- Blair and her lawyers say she had a medical emergency related to her documented multiple sclerosis, missed doses of medication and a fall on the plane, and they dispute reports that she tried to open an aircraft door.
- The FBI is separately reviewing the case because it has authority over assaults aboard aircraft, and Blair’s recent Instagram apology says she did not intend to harm anyone and that she will focus on her health and son as the legal process continues.