Selma Blair apologises for plane incident: 'I am a flawed human being who makes mistakes'
The actress said she mixed medication with alcohol which led her to 'say and do things' she regrets
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Your support makes all the difference.Selma Blair says she is “filled with shame” over her actions on a plane after she mixed medication with alcohol.
The Cruel Intentions actress was travelling back to Los Angeles from a holiday in Mexico with her four-year-old son and his father, her ex-partner Jason Bleick, on Monday.
On Tuesday, various reports claimed Blair mixed prescription medication with alcohol on a flight which allegedly led to her becoming visibly upset and agitated. She was reportedly tended to by flight crew and nurses before being taken to hospital when the plane landed.
The 43-year-old has now responded to the reports in a statement to Vanity Fair. She explained mixing her alcohol and medication caused her to pass out and “say and do things that I deeply regret”. Blair also said it was a “saving grace” that her son Arthur was asleep during the incident.
“I made a big mistake yesterday,” Blair said. “After a lovely trip with my son and his Dad, I mixed alcohol with medication, and that caused me to black out and led me to say and do things that I deeply regret.
“My son was with his Dad asleep with his headphones on, so there is that saving grace.
“I take this very seriously and I apologise to all of the passengers and crew that I disturbed and am thankful to all of the people who helped me in the aftermath. I am a flawed human being who makes mistakes and am filled with shame over this incident. I am truly very sorry.”
A representative for Blair did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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