‘I was erased in Hollywood’: Selma Blair on personal toll post-Oct. 7

Actress Selma Blair told the Jewish Federations of North America's General Assembly that she wants to make aliyah to Israel and rebury her mother's ashes there. She discussed losing her agent, manager, publicist, and friends in Hollywood after posting anti-Islam comments following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, and addressed her recent detention on a Delta flight.

Actress Selma Blair told the Jewish Federations of North America's General Assembly in Washington, DC, that she wants to make aliyah to Israel and rebury her mother's ashes there. The 54-year-old actress, known for 'Legally Blonde' and 'Hellboy,' discussed the personal and professional toll of speaking out after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Blair said she lost her agent, manager, publicist, and most of her friends in Hollywood after posting comments that were accused of Islamophobia, including an assertion that 'Islam has destroyed Muslim countries.' She later apologized for conflating Muslims with extremist Islamists. Blair also addressed her recent detention on a Delta flight in October 2026, for which she pleaded not guilty to assault charges; her representatives said she experienced a medical episode. She spoke emotionally about the impact on her son and her dream of moving to Israel, calling herself a Zionist. Blair is developing a documentary called 'Hineni' about antisemitism.