Actress Selma Blair is in custody after an alleged incident during which flight attendants were injured aboard a commercial flight from Los Angeles to New York City on Sunday night.
As of late Monday afternoon, Blair was at central booking at Queens Criminal Court, according to a law enforcement source.
Blair’s representative did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment. Earlier on Monday, the representative said Blair had experienced a “medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct,” adding that she immediately received “medical attention” and was “in stable condition.”
Police responded to a call about a physically abusive passenger aboard a Delta Air Lines flight arriving at John F. Kennedy Airport from LAX, according to Port Authority media relations. The suspect was identified as Selma Blair, who was taken into custody and later transported to the hospital for evaluation, the department added.
Two flight attendants reported injuries, with one being transported to the hospital for further evaluation, the Port Authority said.
The FBI is investigating the incident. In a statement to CNN, the New York field office said the agency does “not comment on ongoing investigations.”
According to dispatch audio from ATC.com, obtained by CNN, medical personnel was initially requested to meet the flight arriving at JFK on Sunday night for two flight attendants needing medical attention.
The ATC.com audio later described minor injuries including “a bloody nose as well as some bite marks,” but did not specify who sustained them. There was also mention that the disruptive passenger may have “bashed her head on the bulkhead.”
Delta Air Lines told CNN in a statement that the airline “has zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behaviour, as the safety of our customers and crew always comes first.” The airline also said law enforcement met the plane upon its arrival.
In 2018, the actress revealed she had multiple sclerosis, and in 2021 she was the focus of a documentary detailing her treatment and how she was living with the disease.
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects the central nervous system and is considered an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system attacks its own healthy cells. There is currently no cure.
This is not the first time Blair has had a run-in with authorities related to an incident on a commercial airliner. In 2016, she publicly apologized after becoming unruly and being removed from a flight from Cancun to Los Angeles on a stretcher. She was hospitalized after the incident.
Calling the episode “a big mistake” in a statement to Vanity Fair at the time, Blair said she mixed alcohol with medication which caused her “to black out and led me to say and do things that I deeply regret.”
According to the Flight Aviation Authority, there have been 1,331 reports of unruly passengers on airplanes so far this year.
On Sunday, Blair shared a video recap of her recent travels on Instagram. The video had a caption reading, “From LA to New Mexico to La to nyc to LA Scout and I have been busy.”
Blair’s breakout role was 1999’s “Cruel Intentions,” which was followed by a major role in 2001’s “Legally Blonde.” She is also credited with roles in the “Hellboy” film franchise and rom-com “The Sweetest Thing.”
By Alexandra Skores, Dan Heching, CNN
