Overview
- Reports say that on Sunday a Delta flight bound for JFK became violent after Selma Blair allegedly tried to open an aircraft door and struck and bit members of the cabin crew, and that she was restrained on board and taken into custody after landing.
- The Port Authority confirmed two crew members reported injuries and that one was treated at a hospital, and multiple outlets report the FBI has opened an inquiry into the incident.
- Sources citing radio traffic and eyewitness accounts describe on-board restraint, calls for medical personnel at the gate, and visible injuries including a bloody nose and bite marks.
- Blair’s representatives say she suffered a medical emergency and is in stable condition, and coverage notes her 2018 Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis and a separate 2016 in-flight incident as background.
- Investigations are ongoing and some outlets report additional alleged attacks on responders and assault charges in development, but legal outcomes and the medical cause of the episode have not been officially confirmed.