Actress Selma Blair taken into custody by police responding to abusive plane passenger
Quick Look
- Actor Selma Blair, 54, was taken into custody by police at JFK Airport after a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York for allegedly being physically abusive and injuring two flight attendants.
- Blair and one attendant were hospitalized for evaluation.
- The FBI declined to comment on the incident.
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Why It Matters
Selma Blair is a known actor who has appeared in films such as 'Cruel Intentions' and 'Legally Blonde'. Assaults on aircraft are federal offenses in the United States and are investigated by the FBI.
Actor Selma Blair was taken into custody after a flight from Los Angeles to New York for being physically abusive and injuring two flight attendants, authorities said on Monday.
Police took Blair, 54, into custody late on Sunday night 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. There was no immediate response to a request for comment from the airline.
Blair and one of the flight attendants were taken to a hospital for evaluation, the Port Authority said.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which is responsible for investigating all assaults aboard aircraft, declined to release details.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Selma Blair will face legal proceedings related to the alleged assault
Likely · Within weeks
The FBI may open an investigation into the incident
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What specific actions led to the assault allegations?
- Will Selma Blair face criminal charges?
- What was the extent of injuries to the flight attendants?
- Why did the FBI decline to release details?
