If there's one thing we do know, Selma Blair has had an incredibly difficult life.
As if the struggle with her health wasn't enough, she's also been unlucky in love.
After a failed marriage and several other failed relationships - one that left her
a single mother - the actress has just recently filed a restraining order against her most recent
boyfriend, Ronald Carlson. It seems as though life can't resist dealing Selma the worst cards,
and yet through it all, she's held her head up high and hasn't let any of it get her down.
Stay tuned, juicers; we're going to give you an exclusive look into Selma Blair's relationships
and how her strength has inspired women all over the world. Please note that we'll be
discussing some sensitive topics that some viewers may find offensive or triggering.
While it's not known how Ron Carlson and Selma Blair officially met, we do know that they started
dating around 2017. Ron, an actor and producer in Hollywood, seemed to sweep Selma off her feet.
Their relationship blossomed, and the couple shared pictures on social media,
showing the world and all their fans how happy they were making each other.
Naturally, fans were thrilled for Selma. It's no secret that the actress's struggle
with multiple sclerosis turned her life upside down. She was left isolated, fighting against
an incurable and incurable disease that changed everything. So to see her happy,
smiling with someone who loved her and supported her, made everyone happy too.
Unfortunately, their bliss was short-lived, and the couple split at the beginning of 2019.
After breaking up with Ron, the actress started dating David Lyons,
an Australian actor. However, her relationship with David only lasted a few months.
As fate would have it, Ron and Selma reunited and got back together in 2020. For fans,
it seemed as though their rekindled romance was a sign that true love never dies. Their
relationship was back on track, and they continued right where they had left off the year before,
leaving everyone to believe that they were well on their way to a happily ever after. Unfortunately,
the actress had no idea that their reunion would take a dark and twisted turn for the worst.
Selma returned to sharing pictures of them together on social media and even addressed
their getting back together. "People come into our lives. And sometimes they go.
Or you go. And you go on, and you try to put the pieces together in your mind to make sense of it.
And sometimes, when you are ready, you may find that person again."
She even went on to call herself the "luckiest woman" and gushed
that Ron was the one she wanted to lean on as well as hold up.
Then she ended her statement by sharing with the world that she loved him.
And it didn't stop there. The pair even made public appearances once in a while,
with Selma by Ron's side as they held hands and looked at each other lovingly.
They also were spotted taking strolls through LA, grabbing coffee, or having romantic lunch dates.
But as the months went by, Selma and Ron were seen together less often,
and the couple split once again. Their breakup flew under the radar, and it
seemed as though the former couple was dealing with the heartbreak away from the spotlight.
And then, at the beginning of 2022, it was revealed that the actress had filed a
restraining order against Ron, reporting that he had verbally and physically abused her.
Selma explained that on February 22nd, Ron had come past her house to drop off a TV and
return a copy of her keys. What was supposed to be a calm exchange of belongings turned
into a violent altercation when Ron suddenly became frustrated and began screaming at Selma.
That day, the actress was feeling ill from her MS medication.
After complaining that she didn't feel good, Carlson grew frustrated and "became enraged."
He called her "useless" and "crippled" and claimed that
she "can't do anything" and he "couldn't do so much better than her." Naturally,
Selma was distraught by what he had said, but his abuse didn't stop there.
Ron Carlson strangled her, shaking her aggressively. She tried to fight back,
but he was too strong for her. Blair confessed that Carlson threatened to
kill her "multiple times" before finally leaving her home. After police arrived,
Blair had to be hospitalized when her nose began to "bleed heavily," and she lost consciousness.
"I am scared for the safety of both my son and myself following this attack,"
Blair said in the documents.
Carlson was arrested and was put under a 5-day protective order.
Later, Blair filed a restraining order against him and won the protection.
The actress's temporary order requires Carlson to stay 100 yards away from her, her 10-year-old son
Arthur, and her dog Pippa. Carlson also filed for the restraining order, alleging that Blair was the
one who was "angry and antagonistic." But his protection order was denied.
Thankfully, Selma's son wasn't around to see the violent altercation. However, the actress had
previously shared several pictures of Arthur and Ron together on social media. It was reported that
Ron had grown quite close to her son, and they had spent a lot of quality time together too.
Selma confessed in an interview that her son, Arthur, has "had to endure a lot"
and has "seen a lot," but he's "proud" of her bravery. When he was just 8 years old,
he was forced to think about what life without his mom might be like, and he and Blair even
discussed what would happen to her body if she didn't survive her stem cell transplant.
"You kind of make your plans for death. I told my son I'm doing this,
you know, and he would like me cremated."
Selma and her son were forced to spend a lot of time apart while she was undergoing
treatment in Chicago. It was incredibly difficult for the actress to be away
from her son at such a vulnerable time, and she knew that he was struggling too.
In order to try and comfort herself, she had a Frowny Face doll designed to look like her son.
During an interview with Vanity Fair, Selma confessed that she saw changes in her son after
her initial diagnosis. "He wants to be closer to my body more, and I can tell he wants to
make sure I'm still here inside. I used to be so athletic with him. Now I fall in front of him."
But according to Blair, Arthur doesn't pity her, and he loves it when she comes to his
school and answers his classmates' questions about her MS symptoms.
"He says, 'Mommy's not sick. Mommy's brave."
But through all the darkness she's had to face, there was good news to share. While
her MS might be incurable, Selma received the wonderful news that the stem cell treatment
she had received had been a success, and her MS was finally in remission.
"My prognosis is great.
It took about a year after stem cell for the inflammation and lesions to really go down."
Blair explained that she was initially "reluctant to talk about" the positive update because she
"felt this need to be more healed and more fixed." But she wasn't alone during any of it,
and she had an incredible support system to a place where she was ready to share the news.
Her son was by her side along with Arthur, a new furry addition to their family:
a very sweet and cuddly looking service dog named Scout, whose job is to help Blair with
her "mobility" and "some personal stumbling blocks," In an update on social media,
Blair let her fans know that she was "doing well" and "feeling much better."
Blair received more good news when "Introducing, Selma Blair" won an award for outstanding
achievement in documentary filmmaking, and she revealed that she was not done sharing
her story when she announced that she would be releasing her memoir, "Mean Baby," in April 2022.
"I have been given a new life.
This is the maiden voyage for me. ... Thank you for being on this journey with me."
There's no doubt that Selma has had to fight a number of difficult battles throughout her life,
but if there's one thing we know for sure, she's one strong woman and an incredible mother.
Her story is so inspiring, reminding us all that even when life gets you down,
it's important to keep fighting for yourself and those who love you.
If you or someone you know are a victim of domestic violence,
please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233.
They can help survivors develop a plan to achieve safety for themselves and their children.