Selma Blair tearfully apologises after her arrest over 'biting a flight attendant' on a flight to New York
Selma Blair, who faces two counts of felony second-degree assault after a Port Authority police officer and a nurse both alleged she kicked them during her removal from a Delta flight on 11 OctoberBlair said her lawyers have advised her not to discuss the events of 11 October, but that "not one day" had she intended to hurt or frighten anyone.
Selma Blair, 54, posted a tearful Instagram video on Friday night breaking her silence for the first time since her October 11 arrest, saying those around her "deserve to hear from me directly." The 'Legally Blonde' actress, who has multiple sclerosis, pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree assault at her October 12 arraignment and was released on bail.
Blair says her lawyers have asked her not to discuss the incident, but insists: 'Not one day ever have I intended to hurt or frighten anyone.'
She is accused of punching and biting flight attendants mid-flight on Delta Flight 938 from Los Angeles to JFK, then repeatedly kicking a police officer in the face, neck and chest while being strapped to a stretcher.
Blair closed her statement by assuring fans her service dog Scout 'is also okay' and said she would focus on caring for her health and her 15-year-old son Arthur.
