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Actor Selma Blair did not intend harm on flight · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: A spokesperson for actor Selma Blair has issued a detailed
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  Speaker 1: public statement clarifying an in-flight disturbance aboard a commercial airliner,
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  Speaker 1: emphasizing that the performer experienced an unexpected medical emergency and
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  Speaker 1: maintained zero intention to cause harm. The official statement follows
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  Speaker 1: Blair's arrest at John F. Kennedy International Airport, where federal
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  Speaker 1: authorities and local port officials detained the actor after a
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  Speaker 1: transcontinental flight from Los Angeles. Representatives addressed media speculation regarding
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  Speaker 1: cabin conduct, confirming that while an acute health episode occurred mid-flight,
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  Speaker 1: published rumors alleging that the actor attempted to force open
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  Speaker 1: an aircraft exit door during flight were entirely false. According
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  Speaker 1: to the statement released by her communications team, the in-flight
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  Speaker 1: emergency was closely tied to Blair's long-standing diagnosis of multiple
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  Speaker 1: sclerosis and a chronic neurological condition she publicly revealed in 2018.
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  Speaker 1: Representatives explained that secondary neurological symptoms, including severe physical pain
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  Speaker 1: and disorienting cognitive effects, severely impacted her presentation during the flight.
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  Speaker 1: The publicist pushed back forcefully against online skepticism regarding the
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  Speaker 1: actor's medical history. emphasizing that living with a progressive autoimmune
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  Speaker 1: disorder involves unpredictable health downturns that can easily be misunderstood
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  Speaker 1: by individuals unfamiliar with complex neurological conditions. The actor appeared
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  Speaker 1: in a New York state court where defense attorneys entered
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  Speaker 1: a plea of not guilty to underlying charges connected to
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  Speaker 1: the airport arrest before the court granted release on bail.
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  Speaker 1: Legal counsel reiterated that the situation represented an acute medical
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  Speaker 1: crisis rather than deliberate misconduct, noting that the combination of
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  Speaker 1: high altitude, physical exhaustion, and chronic health conditions created extreme
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  Speaker 1: disorientation during transit. The statement concluded by requesting that the
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  Speaker 1: media and the public reserve judgment while federal investigators and
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  Speaker 1: legal teams reviewed the complete factual record surrounding the incident.