Maga influencer admits assaulting woman during Tube station incident

2 Jun 2026 • 8:08 PM MYT
The Independent
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Maga influencer admits assaulting woman during Tube station incident

  • American influencer Melissa Rein Lively admitted to assaulting a woman at Bond Street Underground station in London last October.
  • Rein Lively accepted a conditional caution, resulting in the withdrawal of the assault by beating charge against her.
  • She agreed to pay £910 in compensation for forcefully pulling the woman's hair, with the payment due in July.
  • Her co-accused, Philipp Ostermann, pleaded not guilty to two racially aggravated public order offenses and one public order offense.
  • Ostermann is accused of racially abusing two sisters after Rein Lively stumbled into their pushchair, and his trial is set for November 17.

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