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Selma Blair 'did not intend to harm anyone' during airplane incident

Representatives for the actress issued the statement in response to the airplane incident, which The Guardian reports; the apology came from her people, not her.

On air: Vera Bullock on The Weekend Shift
Published 11:25 AM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

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First reported by The Guardian: “Selma Blair ‘did not intend to harm anyone’ during airplane incident, representatives say”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 11:25 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Vera Bullock.
Topics: Selma Blair.
BBN covered this story before: Selma Blair rep says she did not intend to harm anyone on plane (October 17).

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The GuardianSelma Blair ‘did not intend to harm anyone’ during airplane incident, representatives say

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Guardian reports that representatives for Selma Blair say she did not intend to harm anyone during an airplane incident. Your reaction?
Tobias NgataFor the record, intent is the whole ballgame. If you didn't mean to, the plane is legally just surprised.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI love a statement that tells us what was in her heart, and also that someone else typed it.
Tobias NgataRepresentatives are like pillows. They hold up your head while you say nothing.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTell us about Salt Flats. I hear it's very serious.
Tobias NgataI play a man who stares at a horizon for eight episodes. Critics call it restrained. I call it blocking.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEight episodes of horizon. It's a journey of stillness, and we are deeply moved by the stillness.
Tobias NgataThank you. For the record, a drama is only prestige if nobody smiles for forty minutes.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me ask you the hard one. Have you ever flown a plane, or just sat near one?
Tobias NgataI plan to answer that through my representatives.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo that's a no to my question.
Tobias NgataFine. I have never been on a plane. I drive to every premiere. Once, to Hawaii, partly.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPartly.
Tobias NgataThere was a ferry. Gerald cried the whole way.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLightning round. Window or aisle?
Tobias NgataGround.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBest airplane snack?
Tobias NgataFor the record, pretzels are legally a handshake. Next question.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhere can people see Salt Flats, and Dinner With Strangers?
Tobias NgataBoth stream this fall, and Gerald has a cameo. He plays a pillow, which was a stretch.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTobias, I have a statement ready from your representatives. It says you did not intend to be on this show.

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