Selma Blair in custody after attacking flight attendants on plane to JFK Airport: Sources

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Tom Shea and Courtney Copenhagen, as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) · October 12, 2026 · 1 min read

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Actress Selma Blair was taken into custody after biting and assaulting flight attendants aboard a plane en route to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City, according to law enforcement sources. The Port Authority Police Department responded to a call around 11 p.m. Sunday about a passenger who...

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