A representative for Selma Blair has issued a new statement after the actress was arrested and charged with assault following an alleged incident on an Oct. 11 flight from Los Angeles to New York.
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"Selma Blair experienced a medical emergency on the flight," Blair's representative said, in part, in a statement obtained by ABC News.
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Selma did not intend to harm anyone.”
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The rep also addressed Blair's 2018 multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
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"She still has bad days, and she lives with pain daily," the rep said.
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"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.
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"We ask to consider the entirety of the facts before rushing to judgment, whether in the courtroom or in the court of public opinion," the rep added.
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Blair pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of assault.
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She was released on bond and is due back in court in January.
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The Port Authority Police Department said it responded to a call Sunday night at the airport regarding what was described as a physically abusive passenger aboard Delta flight 938, which was parked at the gate after arriving from Los Angeles International Airport.
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The passenger, identified as Blair, was taken into custody following the alleged incident and transported to a hospital.
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Sources familiar with the matter told ABC News Blair was treated at Jamaica Hospital in Queens.
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Two flight attendants sustained injuries as a result of the alleged incident, with one being transported to the hospital for further evaluation, according to Port Authority officials.
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According to air traffic control audio, the pilots informed air traffic controllers ahead of landing that one person had a bloody nose and another person had bite marks and requested that medical personnel be waiting at the gate.
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A criminal complaint filed later in Queens charged Blair with two counts of assault in the second degree under New York Penal Law 120.05(3) for alleged altercations with a Port Authority officer and a registered nurse.
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A judge set bail for Blair at $20,000 cash, $60,000 bond or $60,000 partially secured bond, during her hearing on Monday.
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She was later released on bond and the case was adjourned to Jan. 19, 2027.
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In addition to the assault charges, Blair was issued a violation notice on Monday alerting her that she is facing federal charges of assaults within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, a source familiar with the federal summons told ABC News.
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The summons is answerable to the petty violations court in Brooklyn federal court, the sources said.
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The FBI and Federal Aviation Administration say they are also investigating the alleged incident.
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This is not the first time that Blair has been involved with an incident on a flight.
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In June 2016, the actress was emoved from a plane on a stretcher and reportedly hospitalized after reportedly causing a scene on a flight home from a trip.
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Blair later apologized in a statement to Vanity Fair, saying at the time that she had mixed alcohol with her medication, which caused her to black out.
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Blair, who is known for films like "The Sweetest Thing," "Cruel Intentions," "Legally Blonde," and more, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018.
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In 2021, she announced that she was in remission.
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