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Selma Blair apologizes in video weeks after arrest: 'I take this very seriously'

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Bernabe, A. J. (2026, October 30). Selma Blair apologizes in video weeks after arrest: 'I take this very seriously'. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/selma-blair-apologizes-video-weeks-after-arrest/story?id=137723047

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Selma Blair has issued an apology via Instagram for her arrest on October 11 after an altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New York. In the video, she expresses remorse towards those she may have hurt or frightened but maintains that she never intended to cause harm. Blair was charged with assault and pleaded not guilty; she was released on bond following her arrest.

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On October 30, Selma Blair issued an apology via Instagram for her arrest following an altercation on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York on October 11. The 54-year-old actress expressed remorse towards those she had "disappointed," "hurt," and "alarmed" but stated that her lawyers advised her not to comment further due to ongoing legal proceedings. Blair pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree assault, involving alleged attacks on a Port Authority police officer and a nurse at JFK International Airport after the flight landed. She was released on bond set at $20,000 cash or $60,000 bond/$60,000 partially secured bond.

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Instagram ORG · 1× Los Angeles GPE · 1× New York GPE · 1× Selma Blair PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Selma Blair is speaking out weeks after her arrest following an alleged altercation aboard a flight from Los Angeles to New York, issuing an apology and saying she takes the matter seriously.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-31

2026-10-31 · ABC News (US)

Selma Blair apologizes in video weeks after arrest: 'I take this very seriously' · assertive framing

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Selma Blair is speaking out weeks after her arrest following an alleged altercation aboard a flight from Los Angeles to New York, issuing an apology and saying she takes the matter seriously. asserted

she → speak → matter

"I take this very seriously," she said in an Instagram video on Friday. asserted

she → take → Friday

"What I can tell you though is very simple, and the truest thing I know about myself in that not one day ever have I intended to hurt or frighten anyone a day in my life. asserted

I → tell → life

And so to the people that I disappointed, that I hurt, that I frightened, alarmed. asserted

I → disappoint → that

The actress was arrested and charged with assault following an alleged incident on an Oct. 11 flight. asserted

actress → arrest → flight

She pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault and was released on bond. asserted

She → plead → bond