Selma Blair pleads not guilty to assaulting police officer, nurse after Delta Airlines incident
Actress Selma Blair has pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree assault following an incident involving a police officer and a nurse. The charges stem from her behavior while being transported to a hospital after a separate mid-flight altercation on a Delta Airlines plane.
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The case involves a high-profile celebrity facing serious criminal charges, drawing public attention to legal proceedings and mental health or behavioral incidents in transit.
Selma Blair, photographed at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, has been charged with second-degree assault. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Selma Blair is facing prosecution for more than her alleged altercation with two flight attendants aboard a Delta Airlines flight on Sunday. The "Legally Blonde" and "Cruel Intentions" star wound up in New York criminal court Monday evening for what allegedly occurred after the mid-flight incident.
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