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title: "Selma Blair posts $20,000 bail after assault charges tied to Delta flight"
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published: 2026-10-13T06:02:37+01:00
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# Selma Blair posts $20,000 bail after assault charges tied to Delta flight

The actor was arraigned in Queens on two counts of second-degree assault. Her representative says a medical emergency on the Los Angeles to New York flight led to the alleged conduct.

Selma Blair was released on Monday evening after posting $20,000 bail, following her arraignment in Queens Criminal Court on two counts of second-degree assault. The charges arise from events that began on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York on Sunday night. She has not been convicted of any offence, and she is due back in court on 19 January 2027.

Bail was set at $20,000 cash or a $60,000 bond. The two state charges relate to what is alleged to have happened after the plane landed: Blair is accused of kicking a Port Authority police officer in an ambulance and of assaulting a nurse at Jamaica Hospital in Queens, where she had been taken for evaluation. Second-degree assault is a class D felony under New York law.

## What officials have said

Delta Flight 938 flew from Los Angeles International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, landing late on Sunday 11 October. Port Authority police said two flight attendants reported injuries and one was taken to hospital. In air traffic control audio from the approach, the pilot asked for medical personnel at the gate and reported “a bloody nose as well as some bite marks”.

Delta said in a statement: “Delta has zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior, as the safety of our customers and crew always comes first.”

The FBI, which has jurisdiction over assaults on aircraft in flight, confirmed it had been contacted about a “potential assault aboard a flight that arrived into JFK”, adding that “as per long-standing DOJ policy, we do not comment on ongoing investigations”. The Federal Aviation Administration said it would investigate a “passenger disturbance” on the flight.

## Her side

A representative for Blair said: “Selma experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct.” The representative added: “Upon landing, she received immediate medical attention and is currently in stable condition.” Her team has not described the nature of the emergency in a public statement.

## Context

Blair, 54, was born in Southfield, Michigan, and made her name in Cruel Intentions (1999), Legally Blonde (2001) and Hellboy (2004). In October 2018 she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis that August, and she has since written and spoken about living with the condition, including in the 2021 documentary Introducing, Selma Blair and her 2022 memoir, Mean Baby. Her representatives have not said whether Sunday’s medical emergency was connected to it.

The federal side of the case is separate from the Queens charges. The FAA, which can bring only civil cases, can propose fines of up to $43,658 per violation for unruly passenger behaviour, and a single incident can produce several; criminal cases arising from flights are referred to the FBI. Neither agency has announced any action against Blair.

Her next appearance in Queens Criminal Court is scheduled for 19 January 2027.

## Further reading

- [Wikipedia: Selma Blair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_Blair)

- [FAA: Unruly passengers](https://www.faa.gov/unruly)

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