What we know about Selma Blair’s assault charges after she was arrested over JFK incident

Actress Selma Blair faces two assault charges for kicking a law enforcement officer and a nurse after she was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York following an alleged disturbance on a plane that also left two flight attendants injured.

During a commercial flight from Los Angeles to New York, Blair allegedly bit one flight attendant and left another with lacerations, according to a law enforcement official.

The 54-year-old was taken into custody late Sunday evening after authorities responded to a call and boarded the plane parked at a gate, according to Port Authority Police Department media relations.

Blair’s lawyer, Shawn Barnes, told the court Monday she had taken the flight after extensive hours on set, fell and hit her head on the plane and missed her medication. She was in the grip of a medical emergency, Barnes said.

Blair pleaded not guilty, according to the Queens Criminal Court. She was released from custody on bail.

Here’s what we know:

The Port Authority said its officers were dispatched with the FBI after a report of a physically abusive passenger aboard the arriving on Delta Air Lines flight 938. The suspect was identified as Blair, who was taken into custody and later transported to a hospital for evaluation. Two flight attendants said they were hurt, and one of them was sent to a hospital for additional evaluation, the agency said.

Dispatch audio from ATC.com , obtained by CNN, indicated that a request initially went out for medics to meet the aircraft because two crew members needed care. A later transmission characterized the harm as more minor – “a bloody nose as well as some bite marks” – without saying who was hurt, and separately relayed that the unruly passenger may have “bashed her head on the bulkhead.”

On Sunday, actress Selma Blair allegedly became physically abusive towards attendants on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City after what her team called a “medical emergency.”

The law enforcement official told CNN said one flight attendant was bitten and a second was cut, and that officers resorted to plastic restraints to subdue Blair.

Prosecutors said Blair kicked a Port Authority officer when she was being strapped into a stretcher before being loaded into the ambulance. Blair freed her leg from the stretcher straps and kicked the officer in the head and chest, according to a criminal complaint.

Hours later, Blair kicked a nurse, who was taking her for additional treatment in the chest, the complaint said.

Barnes, Blair’s attorney, arrived later at the hospital and took possession of her service animal that was with her on the flight, the official said.

Blair spent seven to eight hours at the hospital, Barnes said.

CNN has reached out to Delta and the Federal Aviation Administration for more information.

Delta told CNN in a statement that the airline “has zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior, as the safety of our customers and crew always comes first.” The airline also said law enforcement met the plane upon its arrival.

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Blair faces two state charges of assault for allegedly kicking the Port Authority officer and the nurse, according to a criminal complaint. She may also face federal charges for any alleged crimes aboard a flight.

The FBI has issued a summons, the law enforcement source told CNN. The summons is a notice charging her with assault related to her actions aboard the aircraft, the Associated Press reported.

The FBI’s New York field office told CNN it does “not comment on ongoing investigations.”

In court Monday, a prosecutor said Blair kicked the police officer in the face, neck and chest while he was on duty, leaving him with facial swelling and arm pain. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Hours later, prosecutors said, Blair kicked a nurse who was taking her for additional treatment in the chest.

Barnes said the night was a cascade of exhaustion and medical crisis. Barnes said Blair had boarded the flight after extensive hours on set, fell and hit her head on the plane, and missed several doses of her medication.

Blair was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018 and has since detailed her struggles with the disease publicly, including in the Val Kilmer documentary , “Introducing, Selma Blair.” Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder that attacks health cells in the central nervous system.

Barnes said Monday that in addition to multiple sclerosis, Blair had been diagnosed with Parkinsonism, a group of movement symptoms marked by tremors and stiffness.

“We do not believe, your honor, that this is an intentional assault,” said Barnes, according to a pool feed of the hearing.

Blair left court after being released on $20,000 bail. The judge also issued an order of protection for the nurse she kicked.

Blair is due back in court on January 19. If convicted on the state charges, she could face two to seven years in jail, a prosecutor said Monday.

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This is not the first time Blair has faced authorities over conduct on a commercial airliner. In 2016, she publicly apologized after becoming unruly and being removed from a flight from Cancun to Los Angeles on a stretcher. She was hospitalized afterward.

In a statement to Vanity Fair afterward, Blair described that incident as “a big mistake,” explaining that combining alcohol with her medication had caused her “to black out and led me to say and do things that I deeply regret.”

In the days leading up to Sunday’s flight, Blair had been documenting a stretch of near-constant travel. That same day, she posted an Instagram video stringing together her latest travels with her dog, writing: “From LA to New Mexico to La to nyc to LA Scout and I have been busy.”

In recent years, Blair has been open about her life with multiple sclerosis, detailing her longtime chronic health challenges in a 2022 memoir titled “Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up.”

Talking to CNBC earlier this year, she spoke about navigating the challenges of work during that initial diagnosis and why she decided to announce publicly her battle with multiple sclerosis.

“I was just grateful to work. So I just was so happy to thank the people (I was working with) and I had no idea the impact that would have on some people that were looking for visibility, or looking for understanding of their own neurological or chronic illness journey,” she told CNBC.

“I started to feel a responsibility, the joy visibility could give other people,” she said, following the public’s response and expression of support following that announcement.

Before her advocacy, Blair built a decadeslong acting career spanning teen dramas, broad comedies and comic-book adaptations. Her breakout came in 1999’s “Cruel Intentions,” a modern retelling of “Les Liaisons dangereuses” set among wealthy New York teenagers. She followed it with a major supporting role opposite Reese Witherspoon in 2001’s “Legally Blonde.”

From there, Blair moved between genres, earning roles in the “Hellboy” film franchise and starring in the romantic comedy, “The Sweetest Thing.”

CNN’s Alexandra Skores and Dan Heching contributed to this report.

女演员塞尔玛·布莱尔因涉嫌在纽约肯尼迪国际机场引发骚乱，导致两名空乘人员受伤，随后被捕。她被控两项袭击罪名，罪名是踢了一名执法人员和一名护士。

据执法官员称，在从洛杉矶飞往纽约的商业航班上，布莱尔涉嫌咬伤一名空乘人员，并导致另一名空乘人员受伤。

据港务局警察局媒体关系部门称，周日晚间，当局接到报警后登上了停在登机口的飞机，并将这名 54 岁的男子逮捕。

布莱尔的律师肖恩·巴恩斯周一在法庭上表示，布莱尔在片场长时间工作后乘飞机返回，途中摔倒头部撞击飞机，导致忘记服药。巴恩斯说，她当时正处于突发疾病的危急状态。

据皇后区刑事法庭称，布莱尔拒不不认罪。她已获保释。

我们目前掌握的情况如下：

港务局表示，接到报案称达美航空938航班抵达时有一名乘客实施肢体暴力后，港务局与联邦调查局一同派出警员前往现场。嫌疑人被确认为布莱尔，已被拘留并送往医院接受评估。港务局称，两名乘务员表示受伤，其中一人被送往医院接受进一步检查。

CNN获得的ATC.com调度录音显示，最初曾请求医护人员登机，因为两名机组人员需要救治。随后的通话中，伤情描述较为轻微——“流鼻血和一些咬痕”——但没有说明受伤者是谁，并单独提到，那名行为不端的乘客可能“头部撞到了隔板上”。

周日，女演员塞尔玛·布莱尔在从洛杉矶飞往纽约的航班上，据称因“医疗紧急情况”对乘务员进行了肢体攻击。

执法官员告诉 CNN，一名空乘人员被咬伤，另一名空乘人员被割伤，警方不得不使用塑料束缚带制服布莱尔。

检方称，布莱尔在被绑上担架准备抬上救护车时，踢了一名港务局官员。刑事诉状显示，布莱尔挣脱了担架带，踢了该官员的头部和胸部。

起诉书称，几个小时后，布莱尔踢了一名护士，当时这名护士正带她去做胸部的进一步治疗。

官方称，布莱尔的律师巴恩斯随后赶到医院，领回了布莱尔在飞机上携带的服务性动物。

巴恩斯说，布莱尔在医院待了七到八个小时。

CNN已联系达美航空和美国联邦航空管理局以获取更多信息。

达美航空在一份声明中告诉CNN，该航空公司“对任何不守规矩或违法行为都采取零容忍态度，因为乘客和机组人员的安全始终是我们的首要任务。” 该航空公司还表示，执法部门已在飞机抵达时将其接走。

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根据刑事诉状，布莱尔面临两项州级袭击指控，罪名是涉嫌踢打港务局官员和护士。她还可能因在航班上涉嫌的任何犯罪行为而面临联邦指控。

据美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）报道，执法部门消息人士透露，联邦调查局已发出传票。美联社报道称，传票指控她因在飞机上的行为犯有袭击罪。

美国联邦调查局纽约分局告诉CNN，他们“不对正在进行的调查发表评论”。

周一在法庭上，检察官称布莱尔在一名警官执勤时踢了他的脸部、颈部和胸部，导致该警官面部肿胀、手臂疼痛。他随后被送往当地医院接受治疗。检察官表示，数小时后，布莱尔又踢了一名送她去医院接受进一步治疗的护士的胸部。

巴恩斯说，当晚布莱尔是精疲力竭和突发疾病的双重打击。巴恩斯说，布莱尔在片场长时间工作后登上飞机，结果摔倒头部撞到飞机，还错过了几次服药。

布莱尔于2018年被诊断出患有多发性硬化症，此后她多次公开讲述自己与这种疾病作斗争的经历，包括在瓦尔·基尔默执导的纪录片《介绍塞尔玛·布莱尔》中。多发性硬化症是一种自身免疫性疾病，会攻击中枢神经系统中的健康细胞。

巴恩斯周一表示，除了多发性硬化症外，布莱尔还被诊断出患有帕金森症，这是一组以震颤和僵硬为特征的运动症状。

据听证会现场直播画面显示，巴恩斯说：“法官阁下，我们不认为这是一起蓄意袭击。”

布莱尔缴纳2万美元保释金后离开法庭。法官还对被她踢伤的护士发出了保护令。

布莱尔将于1月19日再次出庭。检察官周一表示，如果州级指控成立，她可能面临2至7年的监禁。

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这并非布莱尔首次因在商业航班上的行为受到当局处罚。2016年，她曾因在从坎昆飞往洛杉矶的航班上行为不端而被担架抬下飞机，之后她公开道歉，并被送往医院接受治疗。

事后，布莱尔在接受《名利场》杂志采访时，将那次事件描述为“一个巨大的错误”，并解释说，将酒精与药物混合服用导致她“失去意识，并导致我说了一些、做了一些我深感后悔的事情”。

在周日航班起飞前的几天里，布莱尔一直在记录她几乎不间断的旅行。当天，她还在Instagram上发布了一段视频，将她和爱犬的最新旅程串联起来，并写道：“从洛杉矶到新墨西哥州，再到洛杉矶，再到纽约，最后回到洛杉矶，我和Scout一直都很忙。”

近年来，布莱尔一直公开谈论自己患有多发性硬化症的生活，并在 2022 年出版的回忆录《坏宝贝：成长回忆录》中详细描述了她长期面临的慢性健康挑战。

今年早些时候，她在接受 CNBC 采访时谈到了在确诊多发性硬化症初期如何应对工作中的挑战，以及她为什么决定公开宣布自己与多发性硬化症的斗争。

“我当时只是很感激能有工作。所以我很高兴能感谢我的同事们，但我当时并不知道这会对一些正在寻求关注或希望了解自身神经系统疾病或慢性疾病历程的人产生多大的影响，”她告诉 CNBC。

在宣布这一消息后，公众的反应和支持让她感到“我开始感到责任重大，也感受到了这种曝光度能给其他人带来的快乐”。

在投身公益事业之前，布莱尔拥有长达数十年的演艺生涯，涉猎青少年题材剧、喜剧和漫画改编电影。她的成名作是1999年的《危险关系》，这部现代版的《危险关系》讲述了纽约富裕青少年之间的故事。之后，她又在2001年的《律政俏佳人》中与瑞茜·威瑟斯彭搭档，出演了一个重要的配角。

从那以后，布莱尔开始尝试不同的电影类型，在《地狱男爵》系列电影中出演角色，并在浪漫喜剧《最甜蜜的事》中担任主演。

CNN的Alexandra Skores和Dan Heching对本报道亦有贡献。