Newly released dispatch audio reportedly describes injuries to a flight attendant and a passenger during an incident involving the actress aboard a Delta flight arriving at New York’s JFK Airport.
Selma Blair’s latest flight reportedly ended in chaos, with newly revealed 911 dispatch audio describing a bloody nose, bite marks and an alleged incident in which a passenger injured herself aboard a Delta flight.
According to audio obtained by TMZ, the pilot contacted authorities before the aircraft arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on October 11, requesting that police officers and medical personnel meet the plane at the gate.
“One passenger and one flight attendant sustained some minor injuries — a bloody nose as well as some bite marks,” the pilot reportedly said in the recording.
Although the pilot initially suggested that an ambulance might not be necessary, the situation appeared to require further medical assessment.
“One additional add-on: it sounds like the disrupted passenger also bashed her head off of the bulkhead or something like that so we will have to get her potentially checked out as well,” the pilot added, according to the audio.
Selma Blair reportedly taken into custody
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Blair had been “physically abusive” during the flight.
The actress, 54, was reportedly taken into custody and hospitalised after the aircraft landed. A flight attendant was also reportedly taken to hospital for injuries sustained during the incident.
The circumstances leading up to the confrontation have not been fully established in the account provided, and the reported allegations should not be treated as a determination of guilt.
Actress has history of an aircraft incident
Blair is known for her roles in films including Cruel Intentions, Legally Blonde and Hellboy.
The reported incident has renewed attention on an earlier episode involving the actress aboard an aircraft in 2016, when she was arrested following an outburst during an international flight.
Blair subsequently attributed that episode to mixing alcohol with medication, describing it as a “big mistake”.
In 2018, the actress publicly disclosed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic disease affecting the central nervous system.
Her medical history is separate from the allegations surrounding the latest flight incident.
Questions remain over what happened aboard the flight
The newly reported dispatch audio provides an account of the injuries and the pilot’s request for assistance before the aircraft reached New York.
However, it does not establish the full sequence of events that led to the confrontation, including what occurred before the injuries were reported.
Further details about the incident would be needed to establish the circumstances surrounding the reported altercation.