Selma Blair 'experienced a medical emergency' at JFK Airport

Key points

• Actress Selma Blair was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on October 11 after an alleged altercation with cabin crew, then taken to hospital.
• A spokesperson says she experienced a medical emergency during the flight, denies any attempt to open the aircraft door, and says she did not intend to harm anyone. The spokesperson says Blair has multiple sclerosis, diagnosed and public since 2018, and also lives with pseudobulbar affect, a neurological condition that can make medical episodes look different to strangers.
• They say authorities took her service dog from her.