Actress Selma Blair missed multiple doses of a “powerful” medication and hit her head before a wild midair meltdown on Sunday night aboard a JFK-bound flight, her lawyers claimed.
The “Cruel Intentions” star was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Monday evening on two assault charges for allegedly repeatedly kicking a cop in the head and attacking a nurse as she was taken to a hospital after the violent outburst on a Delta Airlines plane.
“This was not an intentional assault,” Blair’s attorney, Shawn Barnes, said at the actress’ arraignment, addressing allegations she slugged one flight attendant and bit another.
“Ms. Blair missed several doses of … a powerful medication that controls severe neurological symptoms,” Barnes said, adding his client suffers from multiple sclerosis.
The defense attorney said Blair hopped on the flight from Los Angeles after a heavy workload.
“Ms. Blair boarded this flight after being on set and working extensive hours and exhaustive hours in the days leading up to this flight,” he added. “Additionally, at one point, during the flight, there was an incident where Miss Blair actually fell and hit her head,” Barnes said.
“These factors, coupled with the altitude, resulted in a state of severe confusion and disorientation,” Barnes said.
