A famous actress who disrupted a plane in the air... “She did not intend to harm anyone on the flight.”

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A spokesman for Selma Blair, who was arrested this week and charged with assault for her actions on board a Delta Airlines flight, said on Friday that the actress did not intend to harm anyone or open the plane door.

A statement issued by her spokesman repeated statements made earlier this week that Blair, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, experienced a medical emergency on board the flight from Los Angeles to New York. The statement indicated that Blair did not attempt to open the plane's door, as some media reported.

The statement read: “There was no attempt to open the plane door. Salma did not intend to harm anyone.”

On Monday, Blair pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting a police officer who participated in her arrest at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, and a nurse at the hospital to which she was subsequently transferred.

A statement issued by the New York and New Jersey Port Authority Police Department stated that police received the plane upon landing following reports of a “passenger engaging in physical violence,” who was identified as Blair. Police reported that two flight attendants reported injuries, and one of them was taken to the hospital.

Blair, 54, is famous for her roles in the films "Cruel Intentions" and "Hellboy." She spoke publicly about her multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2018.

The statement from Blair's representative said she suffers from a neurological condition known as pseudobulbar affect, "which directly affects the way the medical condition appears to people who don't know it."

"There is much more to this story than has been reported, and we ask that the full facts be considered before rushing to judgment, whether in the courtroom or in the court of public opinion," representatives for Blair said.