--- title: What We Can All Learn From Selma Blair's Apology description: Actress Selma Blair apologized after being escorted off of a plane in a stretcher. canonical: https://time.com/4380401/selma-blair-apology/ author: Megan Lasher article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-23T21:04:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:02:48.506Z og:title: What We Can All Learn From Selma Blair's Apology og:description: Let's keep it classy og:url: https://time.com/4380401/selma-blair-apology/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt067b9b55f6810a19/698898e5196cf4267c03c1f6/selma-blair-airplane-outburst.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Premiere Of "FX's "American Crime Story - The People V. O.J. Simpson" - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: What We Can All Learn From Selma Blair's Apology twitter:description: Let's keep it classy twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt067b9b55f6810a19/698898e5196cf4267c03c1f6/selma-blair-airplane-outburst.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # What We Can All Learn From Selma Blair's Apology by [Megan Lasher](https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/) ## Megan Lasher Jun 23, 2016 9:04 PM UTC  Actress Selma Blair attends the premiere of FX's 'American Crime Story - The People V. O.J. Simpson' at Westwood Village Theatre on January 27, 2016 in Westwood, California. Actress Selma Blair attends the premiere of FX's 'American Crime Story - The People V. O.J. Simpson' at Westwood Village Theatre on January 27, 2016 in Westwood, California.JB Lacroix—WireImage by [Megan Lasher](https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/) ## Megan Lasher Jun 23, 2016 9:04 PM UTC Actress Selma Blair made headlines earlier this week when she was [escorted off of a plane in a stretcher](http://time.com/4376000/selma-blair-airplane-american-crime-story/). Reports say she had an [“outburst”](http://www.people.com/article/selma-blair-removed-from-flight-stretcher-following-mid-flight-outburst) on the flight with her 4-year-old son, which included screaming about an unnamed man. But Blair’s response to the incident is a model example of how we should all react to mistakes. Instead of staying silent or brushing it off, she nipped it in the bud by [acknowledging and apologizing](http://time.com/4377925/selma-blair-airplane-outburst/) for her actions and thanking those who helped her get to safety. “I made a big mistake yesterday,” Blair said in a statement to [Vanity Fair](http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/06/selma-blair-apologizes-plane-blackout). “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.” “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,” she continued. “I am a flawed human being who makes mistakes and am filled with shame over this incident. I am truly very sorry.” Her statement has a lessonthat everyone can take to heart: Apologize quickly and genuinely. She didn’t get defensive about her behavior or make excuses for her actions. 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