Actress Selma Blair faces charges for kicking nurse and officer after plane incident
Actress Selma Blair faces additional assault charges following an incident on a Delta flight that resulted in her arrest and hospitalization. Her legal team has requested the court consider her professional history, while prosecutors allege she assaulted a police officer and a nurse.
Why it matters
This case raises questions regarding the legal treatment of public figures during medical emergencies and the subsequent criminal proceedings.
Figure caption, Watch: Selma Blair is seen leaving court after plane incident
US actress Selma Blair has been charged with two additional assault counts over allegedly kicking an officer and a nurse after being removed from a flight.
Blair was arrested late Sunday in New York after she allegedly attacked flight attendants on a Delta plane travelling from Los Angeles to New York. The FBI issued her a federal summons accusing her of assault on board.
While appearing in court over the additional charges, the Legally Blonde star's attorney asked the judge to consider the actress's "body of work", and called Blair the "gold standard." The judge said she should not "get special treatment".
Blair has pleaded not guilty. She has since been released on bail.
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