Actress Selma Blair arrested over alleged in-flight assault

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Hollywood actress Selma Blair has been arrested after allegedly assaulting crew members on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York.

Police alleged Ms Blair became physically abusive before injuring two flight attendants.

A representative for Ms Blair said she had a medical emergency before the incident.

Hollywood actress Selma Blair has been taken into custody after a flight from Los Angeles to New York, with police saying the Legally Blonde star injured two flight attendants.

Police took Ms Blair, 54, into custody late on Sunday, local time, when the Delta Air Lines plane was parked at the gate at New York's John F Kennedy Airport, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a statement.

The airline did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Ms Blair and one of the flight attendants were taken to a hospital for evaluation, the Port Authority said.

The FBI, which is responsible for investigating all assaults on aircraft, declined to release details.

"Yesterday, we were informed by our partners at Port Authority Police Department of a potential assault aboard a flight that arrived into JFK. As per long-standing DOJ [Department of Justice] policy, we do not comment on ongoing investigations," FBI New York spokesperson Sydney Kleinmann said.

Messages seeking comment from the state and federal prosecutors' offices in New York were not immediately returned.

A message left with Ms Blair's publicist seeking comment was also not immediately answered.

In a statement to several media outlets, a representative for Ms Blair said she had a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct.

Ms Blair had major roles in films including 1999's Cruel Intentions, 2001's Legally Blonde and 2004's Hellboy.

In recent years, she has advocated for disability rights.

She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018. In 2023, she joined then-US president Joe Biden at the White House to celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

In 2016, Blair apologised for statements she made on a flight from Cancun to Los Angeles, saying she had mixed alcohol with medication, which made her black out.

AP