Selma Blair Says Son Arthur Watched Her FilmCruel Intentionsfor the First Time: ‘I Was Like, Oh Dear’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Selma Blair and her son Arthur.Photo:Selma Blair/Instagram

Selma Blair/Instagram

Selma Blair’s sonArthurrecently watched his first movie starring his mom.TheLegally Blondeactress, 52, revealed to PEOPLE at the Emmy Nominees Night on Friday, Sept. 13, that for the longest time, her teenage son had refused to view any of her films — until he watched 1999’sCruel Intentionswith his girlfriend.“I spoke to my son and I said, ‘What did you do with your girlfriend this weekend?’ He’s like, ‘We watchedCruel Intentions.’ I couldn’t get him to watch a film of mine ever,” Blair recalls.“I mean, I’ve tried, he’s never watched. But with a girl, he’ll watchCruel Intentions, and I was like, ‘Oh dear,’ ” she adds, noting that it’s a “sexy movie.”Selma Blair (left) and Sarah Michelle Gellar in 1999’s ‘Cruel Intentions’.Everett CollectionShe says her son, whom she shares with ex Jason Bleick, even mimicked one of the more explicit gestures in the film and asked her about it — putting her on the spot.“He’s like, ‘Mom, what was that?’ Because my character Cecile does it,” Blair explains. “It was naughty. It was naughty, is my point.”However, she tells PEOPLE her “son still enjoyed” the movie.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.“It still holds up,” she adds of the film, which also starsReese Witherspoonand her longtime BFFSarah Michelle Gellar.Earlier this month, the actress opened up to PEOPLE about raising a teenager, as Arthur turned 13 in July. She admitted that the “teenage years have happened.““No, he’s 13 and you would think he’s 17,” she said. “And he is the child that I will have to learn to keep a closer eye on. Because I love him very much.“Selma Blair attends The Hollywood Reporter & SAG-AFTRA Emmy Nominees Night on Sept. 13, 2024.Presley Ann/The Hollywood Reporter via GettyTheSweetest Thingstar has documented her son’s growth over the years on social media, even sharing acute mirror selfiewith him last month. She showed off his new blonde buzzcut and height — questioning in the snap, “Has my son surpassed my 5'4?“She’s not only proud of her son, but her past movies, as she told PEOPLE earlier this month thatshe watchestwo of her most popular films “all the time.”“It was one of the most gorgeous movies,” she said ofCruel Intentionswhile praising its wardrobe. “It still lasts. It still holds up. And I love it. And I love everyone in that cast.”“[I] never turn offLegally Blonde, too. I’ll never turn that off,” she added of the Witherspoon-led rom-com. “Because that’s just really happy … and [the characters] have a great energy and they’re beautiful.”

Selma Blair’s sonArthurrecently watched his first movie starring his mom.

TheLegally Blondeactress, 52, revealed to PEOPLE at the Emmy Nominees Night on Friday, Sept. 13, that for the longest time, her teenage son had refused to view any of her films — until he watched 1999’sCruel Intentionswith his girlfriend.

“I spoke to my son and I said, ‘What did you do with your girlfriend this weekend?’ He’s like, ‘We watchedCruel Intentions.’ I couldn’t get him to watch a film of mine ever,” Blair recalls.

“I mean, I’ve tried, he’s never watched. But with a girl, he’ll watchCruel Intentions, and I was like, ‘Oh dear,’ ” she adds, noting that it’s a “sexy movie.”

Selma Blair (left) and Sarah Michelle Gellar in 1999’s ‘Cruel Intentions’.Everett Collection

She says her son, whom she shares with ex Jason Bleick, even mimicked one of the more explicit gestures in the film and asked her about it — putting her on the spot.

“He’s like, ‘Mom, what was that?’ Because my character Cecile does it,” Blair explains. “It was naughty. It was naughty, is my point.”

However, she tells PEOPLE her “son still enjoyed” the movie.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.

“It still holds up,” she adds of the film, which also starsReese Witherspoonand her longtime BFFSarah Michelle Gellar.

Earlier this month, the actress opened up to PEOPLE about raising a teenager, as Arthur turned 13 in July. She admitted that the “teenage years have happened.”

“No, he’s 13 and you would think he’s 17,” she said. “And he is the child that I will have to learn to keep a closer eye on. Because I love him very much.”

Selma Blair attends The Hollywood Reporter & SAG-AFTRA Emmy Nominees Night on Sept. 13, 2024.Presley Ann/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty

Presley Ann/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty

TheSweetest Thingstar has documented her son’s growth over the years on social media, even sharing acute mirror selfiewith him last month. She showed off his new blonde buzzcut and height — questioning in the snap, “Has my son surpassed my 5'4?”

She’s not only proud of her son, but her past movies, as she told PEOPLE earlier this month thatshe watchestwo of her most popular films “all the time.”

“It was one of the most gorgeous movies,” she said ofCruel Intentionswhile praising its wardrobe. “It still lasts. It still holds up. And I love it. And I love everyone in that cast.”

“[I] never turn offLegally Blonde, too. I’ll never turn that off,” she added of the Witherspoon-led rom-com. “Because that’s just really happy … and [the characters] have a great energy and they’re beautiful.”

source: people.com