Selma Blair assault charges

True crime · Heat 1.0 / 10 · 2 shows · 17m airtime

Selma Blair pleaded not guilty on October 14, 2026 to two felony assault charges stemming from an alleged mid-air meltdown that included biting a flight attendant and kicking a police officer and a hospital nurse. She faces a possible sentence of two to seven years, and a flight attendant's restraining order and a nurse's stay-away order run for a year. The district attorney has confirmed no restrictions bar her from traveling out of state before her January 19 court date. Her attorney cited exhaustion, a head injury and missed medication.

How 2 podcasts covered it

1. Pop Culture Crisis, 2026-10-13 (27:58 to 43:28)
   Recaps the plea and the restraining orders
   Covers the arrest, the two second-degree assault counts, the not-guilty plea and the restraining orders, then spends most of its time on her MS, her representative's medical-emergency statement and her history of biting celebrities.
   New angle: Blair pleaded not guilty and faces two to seven years; a flight attendant's restraining order and a nurse stay-away order run for a year.
2. Entertainment Tonight, 2026-10-15 (4:06 to 5:33)
   Covers the not-guilty plea and convention booking
   Covers the not-guilty plea and the convention booking that follows it, including her listed appearance fee and photo-op prices, and notes the DA placed no travel restrictions on her.
   New angle: The DA confirmed no restrictions bar Selma Blair from traveling out of state before her January 19 court date.