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Selma Blair's rep responds to arrest; Brewers reach World Series

The actress was charged with second-degree assault after Sunday's flight to New York; her spokesperson disputes a public account built on a police statement and an old headline.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Newsroom
Published 3:32 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

Photo: Delta Air Lines — Photo: N509FZ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

First reported by Variety: “Selma Blair’s Rep Speaks Out After Actress’ Arrest and Plane Incident: ‘Selma Did Not Intend to Harm Anyone’”, with reporting from Yahoo Sports.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 3:32 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: ALCS, World Series, Selma Blair, Brewers, Guardians, Dodgers.
BBN covered this story before: Dodgers swept by Brewers; NCAA sues Ohio governor (October 16).

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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSelma Blair's spokesperson is speaking out after the actress was charged with second-degree assault over an incident on a Delta flight to New York on Sunday.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe spokesperson says the public account has been built almost entirely on a police statement and a decade-old headline, and that Selma did not intend to harm anyone.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSwitching gears, the Milwaukee Brewers clinched their first World Series berth since nineteen eighty-two, defeating the Dodgers and halting their three-peat hopes.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd in the other series, the Guardians lead the ALCS two games to one.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFundraising numbers are in.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDemocrat James Talarico's Texas Senate campaign raised sixty million dollars over three months, while Elon Musk and his super PAC are boosting Republicans.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSixty million dollars. In one state.