Selma Blair's team says a medical emergency preceded her arrest on a flight

The actress is accused of assaulting two flight attendants on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York on Sunday. She has pleaded not guilty to two state charges of kicking a police officer and a hospital nurse after the flight.

“There was no attempt to open the door of the aircraft. Selma did not intend to harm anyone.”

— Selma Blair's spokesperson

What her lawyer told the court

• Missed doses of MS medication
• Long working hours before the flight
• A fall on board in which she hit her head

Her lawyer, Shawn Barnes, told a New York court she had missed several doses of medication for multiple sclerosis, had worked long hours and hit her head in a fall on board.

What's next

Blair, 54, was released on bail and is due back in court in January. She also faces a federal summons, and the FBI is investigating.