Selma Blair Faces 2 New Assault Charges After Delta Flight Incident
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Updated · BBC.com · Oct 13
Selma Blair Faces 2 New Assault Charges After Delta Flight Incident
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Oct 13
Summary
Queens prosecutors added two state assault counts accusing Selma Blair, 54, of kicking a police officer in an ambulance and assaulting a nurse after she was removed from a Delta flight.
The new charges follow a federal summons alleging assault aboard the Los Angeles-to-New York flight, where airport officials responded to a report of a physically abusive passenger and two flight attendants were injured.
At her arraignment, Blair pleaded not guilty, and a judge rejected her lawyer's request for leniency based on her celebrity, saying she should not get special treatment.
Bail was set at $20,000 cash or $60,000 bond, with the state case due back in court on Jan. 19; her representatives said a medical emergency led to the alleged conduct.