Actress Selma Blair was arrested on October 11 aboard an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York after an alleged confrontation with a member of the flight crew, law enforcement officials said.
According to the criminal complaint, Blair allegedly struck a flight attendant with her cane during the flight and refused repeated instructions to remain seated. The crew requested law enforcement meet the aircraft upon landing, and she was taken into custody.
Statements and Next Steps
Blair's representatives said the actress, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018, deeply regrets the incident and is cooperating with the process. She was released after processing and is scheduled to appear in federal court at a later date. American Airlines declined to comment on individual passengers.
Who Is Selma Blair
Blair, 54, first became a mainstream star in the early 2000s with roles in Legally Blonde and the Hellboy films, where she played Liz Sherman across two movies. She has been public about her MS diagnosis since 2018, writing about the disease in her memoir Mean Baby and receiving widespread support for her candor about chronic illness.
The case sits in federal jurisdiction because it involves interference with a flight crew, a charge that has been pursued with increasing frequency in recent years. No trial date has been set.
