Selma Blair Arrested After Punching Flight Attendant En Route to NYC, Rep Says She 'Experienced a Medical Emergency'

Selma Blair was arrested on a Delta Airlines flight after allegedly trying to open the plane's door mid-flight.

The Legally Blonde actress, 54, was on a flight headed to New York City on Sunday, October 11, when she allegedly got into a confrontation with two flight attendants, a report revealed.

Blair reportedly punched one crew member and bit another while trying to open the plane's door. The New York Port Authority said two employees reported injuries, with one taken to the hospital.

"On Sunday October 11 at approximately 11pm at JFK Airport, PAPD responded to a call about a physically abusive passenger aboard Delta Airlines flight 938 which was parked at the gate after arrival from LAX," the organization said in a statement. "Suspect was identified as Selma Blair, a 54 year-old woman."

The actress was arrested and transported to the hospital for evaluation, where she remains as of publication. The FBI is investigating the incident.

"Delta has zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior, as the safety of our customers and crew always comes first," an airline spokesperson said in a statement.

A rep for The Sweetest Thing star also addressed the airplane incident, saying, "Selma experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct. Upon landing, she received immediate medical attention and is currently in stable condition."

Though details of her medical emergency have yet to be made public, Blair was previously removed from a plane in 2016 while traveling from Mexico to Los Angeles with her ex Jason Bleick and their then-four-year-old son, Arthur Saint.

She reportedly had to be subdued by two nurses after experiencing a "total psychotic break" when she accidentally mixed alcohol with prescription medication. The Cruel Intentions actress was then removed from the plane on a stretcher and rushed to the hospital.

"[It] caused me to black out and led me to say and do things that I deeply regret. My son was with his dad, asleep with his headphones on, so there is that saving grace," she said in a statement after the incident. "I take this very seriously, and I apologize to all of the passengers and crew that I disturbed and am thankful to all of the people who helped me in the aftermath. I am a flawed human being who makes mistakes and am filled with shame over this incident. I am truly very sorry."

Two years later, Blair announced that she had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, an unpredictable autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system.

At the time, she said she had been experiencing symptoms for years and worried she was "making it up" in her head before doctors finally confirmed her illness.

"Once I knew I had MS — which I’d had for a while — [things] made so much more sense. And I actually became much happier," she said in a July 2024 interview. "I’d had these jerks and spasms for many years, and I’d try to suppress them or keep moving or drink excessive amounts of alcohol to stop big things that I thought were mental."

She admitted that her "lowest point" was the 2016 plane incident, adding, "I was so messed up and dehydrated and hungover and didn’t know I had neurological issues. I didn’t understand anything. It was horrifying and humiliating. I had to grow up."