Selma Blair has spoken out publicly for the first time since her arrest on assault charges after an incident on a plane earlier this month, apologizing to “the people that I disappointed.”
The 54-year-old “Cruel Intentions” star shared a video on Instagram on Friday, saying that though her attorneys advised her against speaking about the case, she’s taking the legal matter “very seriously.”
“To the people that I disappointed, that I hurt, that I frightened, alarmed, I am so sorry,” Blair said.
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In the opening of her video, Blair said, “I know I’ve been quiet for a couple weeks since October 11th, and you deserve to hear from me directly. And I’m sorry that it’s taken this long.”
Blair was on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York City when she allegedly became “physically abusive” and was removed from the plane, authorities in New York said at the time.…