Actor pleaded not guilty to allegedly kicking a nurse and a police officer after an incident on flight from Los Angeles to New York

Selma Blair has spoken for the first time since being charged with assault after a mid-air assault incident, saying she is “so sorry” to anyone “that I hurt, I frightened, that I alarmed”.

Blair pleaded not guilty to state assault charges over allegations she kicked a nurse and a police officer after an incident involving crew members on a flight from Los Angeles to New York earlier this month.

• Villa chair announces plan on social media

• Carragher said club will ‘never be Man United’

Aston Villa have announced plans to take legal action against Jamie Carragher following his “unacceptable insults” about the club and its supporters.

Carragher told Villa fans to “shut the fuck up” after facing criticism for suggesting Unai Emery should consider taking the Manchester United job. Villa responded on Friday evening with a statement on X signed by their chair, Nassef Sawiris.