Selma Blair Apologizes After JFK Arrest: 'Not One Day Ever Have I Intended to Hurt or Frighten Anyone'
The No. 1 search in America on Monday morning is an apology. Selma Blair, 54, has broken weeks of silence after her Oct. 11 arrest following an in-flight disruption on a Los Angeles-to-JFK flight, telling followers in a video that her lawyers have barred her from discussing that day - while state assault charges and a separate FBI inquiry remain open.
HOUSTON - Actress Selma Blair has spoken publicly for the first time since her arrest last month, releasing a video statement apologizing to anyone she hurt or frightened during an Oct. 11 in-flight disruption - and 'selma blair' sat at No. 1 on the US trending search board read by this desk on Monday morning.
"Hi, it's me. I know I've been quiet for a couple of weeks since October 11, and you deserve to hear from me directly. I'm sorry that it's taken this long," Blair said in the video, as reported by POPSTAR! in a full account read by this desk. "There is a legal matter going on, and my lawyers have asked me not to say anything about that day. I'm listening to them, and I take this very seriously."
The legal matter is substantial. Port Authority officers removed Blair from the Delta flight after it landed at JFK, and she was evaluated at Jamaica Hospital after two flight attendants reported injuries, one of whom required hospital treatment, according to the case reporting read this run. She was arraigned on Oct. 12 and pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree assault, posted bail - set at $20,000 cash or $60,000 bond - and is due back in state court on Jan. 19, 2027. The FBI has separately confirmed an independent investigation, because federal law covers assaults aboard aircraft.
"What I can tell you, though, is very simple and the truest thing I know about myself: Not one day ever have I intended to hurt or frighten anyone, a day in my life," Blair said in the video. "And so to the people I disappointed, that I hurt, that I frightened or alarmed, I am so sorry." Her representative has previously described the episode as an acute medical emergency, and her team has pointed to her public multiple sclerosis diagnosis and related neurological conditions; she closed the video by saying she will focus on her health and her son. The charges are allegations, she has pleaded not guilty, and no court has ruled on what happened aboard the flight.
