Overview
- Two flight attendants reported injuries and Selma Blair was detained and taken to a hospital after an incident on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York on Sunday, Oct. 11.
- Passenger audio and media reports say Blair tried to open an aircraft door in flight and struck and bit crew members, and court papers and press accounts say she later allegedly attacked a Port Authority officer and a hospital nurse.
- Blair was arraigned in Queens, pleaded not guilty to state assault charges, was released on $20,000 bail and was given a federal citation to appear in Brooklyn with a next court date set for January 19, 2027.
- Her lawyers and a representative say the conduct resulted from a medical emergency tied to missed medication, exhaustion and a head injury, and they say she received medical evaluation and is stable.
- The FBI investigates assaults on aircraft in flight, Delta says it has zero tolerance for illegal behavior, and the episode has revived public attention to a similar 2016 in‑flight incident involving Blair.