- Actress Selma Blair pleaded not guilty to assault charges after being arrested following an incident on a flight from Los Angeles to New York.
- Blair allegedly punched and bit two flight attendants during the flight, and later kicked a police officer and attacked a nurse after landing.
- In addition to state charges involving the officer and nurse, Blair faces separate federal assault charges.
- Blair's representative stated that the actress experienced a medical emergency linked to her multiple sclerosis and pseudobulbar affect, emphasizing she had no intent to harm anyone.
- Her spokesperson urged the public not to rush to judgment, emphasizing that Blair had never been arrested prior to the incident.
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