'Sad' Selma Blair Popped Wine & Ativan Before Plane Meltdown, Mom Reveals
Jun. 24 2016, Updated 11:50 a.m. ET
Just as Selma Blair is trying to move on from the humiliating plane meltdown that ended with her in the hospital, her own mother is speaking out with more unbelievable details of the incident in a bombshell interview with RadarOnline.com!
Just as Selma Blair is trying to move on from the humiliating plane meltdown that ended with her in the hospital, her own mother is speaking out with more unbelievable details of the incident in a bombshell interview with RadarOnline.com!
Selma Blair at a farmers market with her son Arthur and a friend
Speaking from her home in Michigan, Selma's mom Molly Cooke told RadarOnline.com that Blair "was my last daughter and she's really quite difficult! She gets me upset when these things happen."
Selma Blair takes her son Arthur Bleick to the Farmers Market
As RadarOnline.com reported, the former Anger Management star was taken from a plane at LAX on a stretcher Monday after flipping out during a booze-fueled meltdown inflight.
EXCLUSIVE: Selma Blair and her son Arthur at the Farmer’s Market
"She took an Ativan and had a glass of wine and went crazy," her mom said.
Actress Selma Blair out and about on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, CA
Cooke, 78, a retired judge, said she was as baffled as everyone else about the strange things Selma was reportedly saying as she flipped out, including, "He burns my private parts. He won't let me eat or drink. He beats me. He's going to kill me."
EXCLUSIVE: Selma Blair and her son Arthur at the Farmer’s Market
"That was the result of the wine and the Ativan she took," Cooke insisted. "It's not even a strong drug, a lot of people take it before they get on airplanes, its an anxiety killer."
EXCLUSIVE: Selma Blair and her son Arthur at the Farmer’s Market
But Cooke said Blair "doesn't suffer from anxiety, she's a lovely girl. She's never had any problems with flying or airplanes that I know of."
Actress Selma Blair out and about on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, CA
Blair, 44, described the incident as a "super bad day" on Twitter and issued a longer public apology. She had been celebrating her birthday early in Mexico with son Arthur, 4, and her ex, Jason Bleick.
Actress Selma Blair out and about on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, CA
Asked about the exes' relationship, Cooke said, "I think she works very hard on it, I don't think it comes easily. They both work hard on it, and they have a nice little boy, he looks like very pretty don't you think?" Blair insisted the child had been wearing headphones and sleeping during her meltdown.
Actress Selma Blair out and about on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, CA
Blair's full statement on the incident was issued to Vanity Fair and reads as follows: said: "I made a big mistake yesterday. 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 apologize 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."
Actress Selma Blair out and about on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, CA
Her mom insisted, "I felt so sad upon hearing about it. I didn't want her to be suffering."