Selma Blair is speaking out for the first time since her arrest.
asserted
Blair → speak → arrest
On Friday, Blair's representative issued a lengthy statement to People, saying the actress "did not intend to harm anyone."
"Since Sunday night, the public account of what happened to Selma aboard a flight to New York has been built almost entirely on a police statement and a decade-old headline," the spokesperson said.
asserted
spokesperson → issue → statement
"A handful of journalists have taken the time to report on Selma as a human being rather than a headline, and we are grateful to them," the statement continued.
asserted
statement → take → them
"But fair reporting has been the exception, and in the space left by our silence, speculation has hardened into something being treated as fact.
asserted
speculation → leave → fact
We can, however, correct the record on a few points already in public circulation.
asserted
We → correct → circulation
Selma Blair experienced a medical emergency on the flight.
asserted
Blair → experience → flight
Selma did not intend to harm anyone.
asserted
Selma → intend → anyone
"
In 2018, Blair revealed publicly that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease.
asserted
she → reveal → sclerosis
"Selma Blair experienced a medical emergency on the flight.
asserted
Blair → experience → flight
Selma did not intend to harm anyone."
asserted
Selma → intend → anyone
What Selma has been able to do physically in the years since is nothing short of a miracle.
asserted
been → do → miracle
She still has bad days, and she lives with pain daily," the statement continued.
asserted
statement → have → pain
"Selma also has pseudobulbar affect, a neurological condition secondary to her MS, which bears directly on how a medical episode presents to people who do not know her.
asserted
who → have → her
For the same reason, she travels with a service dog who doesn’t leave her side, and the authorities took her dog from her.
asserted
authorities → travel → her
"
Blair's rep went on to share the list of projects the star has been involved in this year.
asserted
star → go → projects
"[Blair] has worked on seven film and television projects in 2026 alone, only a couple of which have been announced.
asserted
couple → work → which
She has launched a skin care line, a clothing line, and a line of eye-glass readers, each built around the idea of beauty and utility for people whose bodies do not always cooperate.
asserted
bodies → launch → people
She remains a visible and relentless advocate for disability rights, for the MS community, and this year for the Jewish community in the face of rising antisemitism, including from the stage of the ADL’s State of the Arts event at The Jewish Museum two weeks ago.
asserted
She → remain → Museum
Selma had never been arrested before Sunday night," the statement said.
asserted
statement → arrest → night
It concluded, "There is much more to this story than has been reported, and we ask to consider the entirety of the facts before rushing to judgment, whether in the courtroom or in the court of public opinion.
asserted
we → conclude → opinion
Blair was arraigned Monday on two counts of second-degree assault stemming from accusations that she assaulted a nurse and a police officer after an incident involving crew members aboard a Delta Air Lines flight to New York City.
asserted
she → arraign → City
Blair pleaded not guilty.
asserted
Blair → plead → ?
The judge set bail at $20,000 cash/$60,000 bond/ $60,000 partially secured bond.
asserted
judge → set → bond/
She's expected in court in January 2027.
asserted
She → expect → January
The actress was arrested Sunday.
asserted
actress → arrest → ?
"On Sunday October 11 at approximately 11pm at JFK Airport, PAPD responded to a call about a physically abusive passenger aboard Delta Airlines flight 938 which was parked at the gate after arrival from LAX," New York Port Authority officials confirmed to Fox News Digital.
asserted
officials → respond → Digital
"Suspect was identified as Selma Blair, a 54-year-old woman.
asserted
Suspect → identify → Blair
She was taken into custody and transported to the hospital for evaluation."
During her court appearance in Queens, Blair’s lawyer claimed the actress missed multiple doses of a "powerful" medication, the New York Post reported.
asserted
Post → take → medication
WATCH: Selma Blair exits Queens Criminal Court
"
asserted
Blair → watch → Court
This was not an intentional assault," the outlet noted that her attorney, Shawn Barnes, said in court.
asserted
attorney → note → court
"Ms. Blair missed several doses of… a powerful medication that controls severe neurological symptoms."
asserted
that → miss → symptoms
"Ms. Blair boarded this flight after being on set and working extensive hours and exhaustive hours in the days leading up to this flight," he added.
asserted
he → board → flight
"Additionally, at one point, during the flight, there was an incident where Miss Blair actually fell and hit her head," Barnes added, according to the NY Post.
uncertain
Barnes → be → Post
"These factors, coupled with altitude, resulted in a state of severe confusion and disorientation.
asserted
factors → couple → confusion
"
Blair was restrained on a stretcher at the airport but freed her leg, and allegedly kicked an officer in the face, neck and chest, causing substantial swelling, court documents said.
uncertain
documents → restrain → swelling
A nurse at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where Blair was taken, alleged that the actress kicked her in the chest while moving her.
asserted
actress → take → her
Delta confirmed that law enforcement officials responded to an incident upon arrival to John F. Kennedy International Airport, a flight which departed out of Los Angeles earlier in the day.
asserted
which → confirm → day
"Delta has zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior, as the safety of our customers and crew always comes first," Delta said in a statement.
asserted
Delta → have → statement
Additionally, there was no operational impact on the flight as it landed ahead of schedule at JFK, Delta said.
asserted
Delta → be → JFK
Sources told TMZ that Blair allegedly punched one flight attendant and bit another in the middle of the flight.
uncertain
Blair → tell → flight
…and 2 more, not listed.
The Aporia
