Selma Blair Reveals the Moment She Realized Her Addiction Was a Problem
By Movieguide® Contributor
LEGALLY BLONDE actress, Selma Blair, revealed her multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2018, but in 2016 she faced a situation that forced her to “grow up.”
Per Fox News Digital, Blair “was forced to address the problem after a family vacation ended on a scary note. On a return flight from Cancún, Mexico, to Los Angeles with her son and ex-boyfriend, Jason Bleick, Blair mixed prescription drugs with alcohol. TMZ reported at the time that Blair was crying and saying things like, ‘He burns my private parts. He won’t let me eat or drink,’ and that she was removed from the aircraft via stretcher and taken to the hospital.”
Blair recalled the incident on the plane as the turning point in her life.
“I was so messed up and dehydrated and hungover and didn’t know I had neurological issues,” Blair told US Weekly in an interview. “I didn’t understand anything. It was horrifying and humiliating. I had to grow up.”
Blair did issue an apology to the public after the incident on the plane.
“I made a big mistake yesterday,” she told Vanity Fair. “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.”
Blair had dealt with medical issues prior to her diagnosis but she wasn’t sure what those issues were.
“Once I knew I had MS — which I’d had for a while — [things] made so much more sense,” she said. “And I actually became much happier. I’d had these jerks and spasms for many years, and I’d try to suppress them or keep moving or drink excessive amounts of alcohol to stop big things that I thought were mental.”
Now, Blair is a beacon of hope for those struggling with addiction and those facing multiple sclerosis.
“It’s the most important thing I can do,” she said of the hope she gives people. “I could be sitting crying at a table and someone leaves me a note that says, ‘You changed my daughter’s life’ or ‘My daughter dances again because she didn’t mind looking strange anymore when she can’t do it.’ And I feel like the luckiest person in the world. It makes me so emotional.”
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