Actor Selma Blair is doing well after a medical emergency that led to her arrest at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York City on October 11. Police took her to hospital following an alleged altercation with cabin crew on a Delta flight from Los Angeles. Her spokesperson said she had suffered a medical event related to her multiple sclerosis. Blair has pleaded not guilty to two assault charges and is free on bail until her next court date in January.
Actor Christina Applegate has said her doctor told her she does not have multiple sclerosis, meaning she had been misdiagnosed. She made the revelation on her podcast, Messy, and said she still suffers debilitating symptoms. Applegate had publicly announced an MS diagnosis in 2021. She said the news left her feeling she had let advocates for people with the condition down, and that she is again without an explanation for her symptoms. She still uses a wheelchair at the doctor's office and cannot walk from the car to the room.
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.
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Actress Selma Blair has pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree assault after an alleged violent incident on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York. Police and a nurse were also allegedly assaulted after the plane landed at John F Kennedy International Airport. Her lawyer said she had allegedly missed medication for multiple sclerosis and had been working long hours on set. Her boyfriend, Andy Kiernan, asked followers to pray for her. Blair could face two to seven years in prison if convicted.
Illawarra man Adam Cook, who has paraplegia, will take part in the 82-km MS Gong Ride later this year, handcycling the course using only his arms. Cook was injured in a fall in 2018 that left him paraplegic. His 10-person team has cracked the top ten in fundraising, aiming for a $5000 goal. Local pizzeria Ciro's has pledged $1 for every kilometre Cook or his teammates ride. Cook trains four to five times a week and recently pushed his personal best to 50 km. He says he hopes to show what people with disabilities are capable of.
