Selma Blair broke her social media silence Friday following her arrest over an in-flight meltdown earlier this month.
“Hi, it’s me. I know I’ve been quiet for a couple weeks since Oct. 11,” the “Legally Blonde” actress said in an Instagram video. “You deserve to hear from me directly, and I’m sorry it’s taken this long.
“There is a legal matter going on and my lawyers have asked me to not say anything about that day, and I’m listening to them. I take this very seriously,” she continued. “What I can tell you, though, is very simple and the truest thing I know about myself. Not one day ever have I intended to hurt or frighten anyone a day in my life.”
Selma Blair (pictured above in an Instagram video posted on Oct. 30) broke her social media silence Friday on her arrest for an in-flight meltdown earlier this month. Selma Blair/Instagram
“Hi, it’s me. I know I’ve been quiet for a couple weeks since Oct. 11. You deserve to hear from me directly, and I’m sorry it’s taken this long,” Blair said in part in the video. Selma Blair/Instagram
Blair then apologized to those she has “disappointed,” “hurt,” “frightened” and “alarmed.”
“I am so sorry,” the 54-year-old said emotionally. “And to the people that have written or called or sent wishes of love or caring, it has meant everything to me and my son, who is my world — as is Scout, who is also OK.”
Blair said she is going to focus on “taking care of [her] health and [her] son,” Arthur Saint Bleick, as well as those who support her “all with gratitude and love.”
Blair apologized to those she has “disappointed,” “hurt,” “frightened” and “alarmed,” saying while on the verge of getting emotional, “I am so sorry. Selma Blair/Instagram
Blair said she is going to focus on “taking care of [her] health and [her] son” as well as those who support her “all with gratitude and love.” Selma Blair/Instagram
The “Cruel Intentions” star was arrested earlier this month after allegedly punching a flight attendant and biting another aboard a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York.
She was reportedly placed in restraints while still on the aircraft before being taken into custody upon landing.
Blair allegedly kicked a Port Authority police officer in the head multiple times while being transported to the hospital in an ambulance.
She was also accused of assaulting a nurse at the hospital, who subsequently pressed charges against her.
Blair (seen above in a recent Instagram upload) was arrested earlier this month after allegedly punching a flight attendant and biting another aboard a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York. selmablair/Instagram
Blair (pictured above in New York City in June) allegedly kicked a Port Authority police officer in the head multiple times while being transported to the hospital in an ambulance and was also accused of assaulting a nurse at the hospital, who subsequently pressed charges against her. GC Images
911 dispatch audio from the incident captured the pilot requesting medical assistance and law enforcement officers when the plane landed to deal with an “abusive” passenger.
The pilot also noted that the “disruptive” passenger had left one flight attendant with a bloody nose and another with visible bite marks.
Additional audio captured Blair screaming after being removed from the aircraft.
911 dispatch audio from the incident captured the pilot requesting medical assistance and law enforcement officers be standing by when the plane landed to deal with an “abusive” passenger. (Blair is seen above in a recent Instagram upload.) selmablair/Instagram
The pilot also noted that the “disruptive” passenger had left one flight attendant with a bloody nose and another with visible bite marks, while additional footage captured Blair screaming after being removed from the aircraft. (Blair is pictured above at ’90s Con on Oct. 16.) Douglas Healey for NY Post
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At the time, Blair’s representative told Page Six that she had “experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct.”
Delta Airlines also addressed the incident in a statement to Page Six, saying, “Delta has zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior, as the safety of our customers and crew always comes first.”
In court shortly after the incident, Blair pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree assault and was released on bail. If convicted, she could face two to seven years behind bars.
Blair (seen above in Queens Criminal Court on Oct. 12) pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree assault and was released on bail. Barry Williams/ New York Daily News/Pool
Her attorneys attributed the incident to her having missed medication prescribed to treat her multiple sclerosis, as well as working “extensive hours” and “exhaustive hours” on set in the days leading up to the flight. (Blair is pictured above leaving court on Oct. 12.) AP Photo/Ryan Murphy
Her attorneys attributed the incident to her having missed medication prescribed to treat her multiple sclerosis, as well as working “extensive hours” and “exhaustive hours” on set in the days leading up to the flight.
“These factors coupled with the altitude resulted in a state of severe confusion and disorientation,” one of her attorneys, Shawn Barnes, said. “This was not an intentional assault.”
Blair later broke her silence on the incident through her representative, who suggested there was “much more to this story.”