Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 13 October 2026
Selma Blair Arrested After Alarming Incident on a Plane
Actor Selma Blair faced a judge in a New York courtroom Monday on two counts of second-degree assault charges, following an altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New York on Sunday. Sources tell NBC News she had to be restrained after allegedly attacking two flight attendants and later assault
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Both outlets center on the same alleged in-flight assault and the court response, but they frame it differently. NBC News leads with an arrest and courtroom appearance, while ABC News leads with the lawyer’s claim that Blair was disoriented after skipping medication and says she pleaded not guilty. ABC alone foregrounds the defense explanation; NBC alone mentions sources describing her being restrained and the specific counts in its extract.
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