Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday night after an incident on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
According to Port Authority Police, two flight attendants reported injuries after the incident and one was taken to the hospital. According to a law enforcement source, one of the flight attendants was bitten and the other was injured.
The incident occurred at 23:00 on Delta Air Lines Flight 938. A law enforcement official said the flight crew had to restrain him.
Port Authority Police were also called to the plane along with the FBI. The FBI said it was investigating a “possible assault” that occurred on the plane. The FBI charged him with two counts of assault, a law enforcement official said.
Blair, 54, was transported to Jamaica Hospital for evaluation following the incident.
The source said he allegedly kicked a PAPD officer while in an ambulance and attacked a nurse at the hospital.
Blair remains in custody. He was traveling with his service dog, which is currently in the care of his attorney.
“Selma experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged behavior. She received immediate medical attention after landing and is currently in stable condition,” Blair’s attorney said.
In air traffic control audio recordings, the pilot was heard calling medical personnel to come to the plane.
“Oh, there’s a bloody nose and some bite marks as well, so I don’t think we need an ambulance or anything like that, but if we can get some medical personnel to the gate to look at his wounds,” the pilot said in the audio recorded on ATC.com. “It looks like the offending passenger also hit his head on the bulkhead or something like that, so we’ll have to potentially get that checked out as well as law enforcement.”
“Delta has zero tolerance for unruly or illegal behavior because the safety of our customers and crew always comes first,” the airline said in a statement. he said.
Blair has appeared in films such as “Cruel Intentions,” “Legally Blonde” and “Hellboy,” among others. She appeared as a contestant on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2022. He was frank about himself struggle with multiple sclerosis.