Selma Blair apologized in a video following her arrest on October 11 following the alleged assault of several flight attendants on a flight from Los Angeles to New York. He pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree assault arising from the plane incident and was released on bail.
‘I know I’ve been sober for a few weeks since October 11th,’ she began her post, publicly addressing the incident for the first time. ‘And you deserve to hear from me directly. And I’m sorry it took so long.” Amid the unfolding legal process, Blair said his lawyers have asked him “not to say anything about that day”. She added, “I’m listening to them and I take it very seriously.”
Blair continued, “What I can tell you, however, is the very simple, and truest thing I know about myself, and that is that I have never intended to hurt or scare anyone in my life.” He then addressed “those I disappointed, those I hurt, those I frightened, worried,” and said: “I am very sorry.”
“And to those who have written, called, sent well wishes of love or care. It means everything to me and my son, who means the world to me, as a Scout that is okay too,” she wrote. “So right now, I will take care of my health and my son, and think of you all with gratitude and love.”
During the alleged altercation, which is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, two flight attendants reported injuries, while another was taken to the hospital. He is also accused of kicking the Port Authority police officer who took him to the hospital and a hospital nurse. Blair pleaded not guilty to those charges.
A spokesperson for Blair previously said that contrary to reports, “Selma was not intended to harm anyone.” in a statement to PeopleHer representative said, “Since Sunday night, the public account of what happened to Selma on the flight to New York has been built almost entirely on a police statement and a decade-old headline.”
The “decade-old headline” cited by Blair’s representative refers to a 2016 incident where Blair was removed from a plane for causing a disturbance. Two years after that incident, the actress revealed that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
At her arraignment on October 12, her attorney, Shawn Barnes, told the judge that she had missed several doses of medication and fell on the flight and hit her head, according to reports. New York Post. Barnes said the incident was “not a deliberate attack” and that she was on the plane due to the heavy workload she was under. His defense attorney said, “These factors, combined with the altitude, caused severe confusion and disorientation.”