Actor Selma Blair apologizes and faces federal and local charges following an alleged in-flight medical episode

Federal and local prosecutors are pursuing criminal charges against an individual following a mid-flight altercation that resulted in medical treatment for flight attendants and subsequent hospital evaluations.

• •Actor Selma Blair posted an Instagram video apologizing for an alleged violent medical episode that occurred on an Oct. 11 Delta Air Lines flight.
• •The FBI is investigating the incident and issued Blair a notice charging her with assault.
• •The Queens district attorney filed charges against Blair, including two counts of second-degree assault.
• •According to the New York Port Authority, Blair allegedly became violent with Delta flight staff during a flight from Los Angeles International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport.
• •Two flight attendants required medical assistance following an alleged mid-flight altercation, and one was transported to a hospital.
• •Dispatch audio obtained by TMZ alleged that a flight attendant suffered a bloody nose and Blair bashed her head against an overhead compartment.
• •Representatives for Blair stated that she experienced a medical emergency leading to the conduct and noted her public diagnosis of multiple sclerosis since 2018.
• •An affidavit obtained by The Times stated that Blair kicked a police officer securing her to a stretcher and kicked a Jamaica Hospital Medical Center nurse in the chest hours later.
• •Blair's representatives stated that there was no attempt to open the aircraft door and that she has pseudobulbar affect, a neurological condition secondary to multiple sclerosis.