Selma Blair apologized on Friday after her arrest over an incident on a Delta flight earlier this month, saying she never meant to hurt or frighten anyone. In an emotional Instagram video, the 54-year-old actress said she was sorry to the people she disappointed, hurt, frightened and alarmed.
Blair was arrested on Sunday and arraigned on Monday in a New York court after allegedly attacking flight attendants while onboard a flight to JFK. The apology was the first time she publicly addressed the case after weeks of silence, and it came after she said her lawyers had advised her not to speak because of the ongoing legal matter.
She said the video was taken in what appeared to be her home and that she would be taking care of her health and her son. The post put her own words beside the accusation that led to the arrest: that she allegedly attempted to open a door during the flight and then attacked flight attendants.
That gap is what now defines the story. Blair is trying to frame the episode as something she never intended to turn into harm, while the legal case remains open and the next step has not been made public. For now, her apology is the clearest sign of how seriously she is treating the fallout.
