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CBS News · Center-left · News report
WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) · Center · News report
Daily Mail · Center-right · News report
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Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday night following a disturbance on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York.
Actress Selma Blair has been arrested after an incident on board a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport Sunday night.
Blair's publicist told the BBC that she "experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct" on the Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York.
Selma Blair was arrested in New York on Sunday after she allegedly bit and punched two flight attendants and tried to open the plane door mid-air, reports said.
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Blair's representative said the actress experienced a medical emergency aboard a Delta flight to New York City on Sunday.
Selma Blair was arrested after allegedly attacking members of the flight crew aboard a Delta aircraft on Sunday.
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Monday after an apparent medical emergency prompted an assault onboard a Delta flight in which she bit a flight attendant. The post Report: Selma Blair Arre...
Actress Selma Blair was reportedly arrested after an in-flight incident on Sunday that left two flight attendants injured.
Selma Blair was arrested after allegedly attacking two Delta crew members. Initial reports alleged a door attempt, which Delta says it cannot confirm.
Selma Blair was taken into custody after being physically abusive on a Delta Airlines flight traveling from Los Angeles to New York City on Sunday, according to a New York Port Authority sp...
The actress has been detained following the alleged assault of multiple flight attendants and additional erratic behavior on a Delta flight from LAX to JFK
Actress Selma Blair was arrested on Sunday evening at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport after a violent incident on a Delta Airlines flight that took off from Los Angeles Int...
Actress Selma Blair was arrested after allegedly attacking two flight attendants during a Delta flight, TMZ reported.
Hollywood actress Selma Blair found herself in handcuffs Sunday night after allegedly attacking two Delta Air Lines flight attendants and attempting to open an aircraft door thousands of fe...
Selma Blair allegedly caused chaos on a flight and was arrested (Picture: Getty) Selma Blair was arrested after allegedly attacking flight attendants and trying to open the aircraft door wh...
Hollywood actress Selma Blair was arrested for attacking the flight crew and trying to open the plane door mid-flight.
Selma Blair, 54, was arrested Sunday in New York after allegedly attacking crew members mid-air on a Delta flight from Los Angeles.
SELMA Blair has been arrested after allegedly attacking multiple flight attendants while trying to open a plane's door mid-flight. The actress reportedly sparked mass chaos on a Delta Air L...
Selma Blair was arrested after allegedly trying to open a Delta plane door midflight and assaulting two flight attendants, one of whom was hospitalized; the FBI is investigating. Her repres...
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