Actor Selma Blair did not intend harm on flight, spokesperson says

A representative for Selma Blair, who was arrested this week and charged with assault for actions ​on a US Delta Air Lines flight, said on Friday the ‌actor did not intend to harm anyone or open an aircraft door.

A statement issued by her publicist repeated comments from earlier this week that Blair, who has ​multiple sclerosis, suffered a medical emergency on the flight from Los ​Angeles to New York. Blair did not try to open ⁠a door on the plane, as some media outlets reported, the statement ​said.

“There was no attempt to open the door of the aircraft. Selma ​did not intend to harm anyone,” the statement said.

Blair pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of assaulting a police officer involved in her arrest at New York’s ​John F. Kennedy Airport and a nurse at the hospital where she ​was taken afterwards.

Police met the plane when it landed after reports of a “physically abusive ‌passenger” ⁠who was identified as Blair, according to a statement from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s police department.

Two flight attendants reported injuries, and one of them was taken to a hospital, police said.

Blair, ​54, is known ​for roles in “Cruel ⁠Intentions” and “Hellboy.” She has spoken publicly about being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018.

The statement by Blair’s representative ​said Blair has a neurological condition known as pseudobulbar ​affect, “which bears ⁠directly on how a medical episode presents to people who do not know her.”

“There is much more to this story than has been reported, and ⁠we ask ​to consider the entirety of the facts ​before rushing to judgment, whether in the courtroom or in the court of public opinion,” ​Blair’s representatives said.