Melissa Rein Lively, a prominent Maga influencer and founder of the 'anti-woke' America First Public Relations firm, has admitted to assaulting a woman at a London tube station. The incident occurred at Bond Street station last October, where she allegedly pulled a woman's hair in a forceful manner.
Details of the Incident
According to Westminster Magistrates' Court, Rein Lively accepted a conditional caution over the incident. As part of the caution, she admitted that her conduct amounted to a criminal offence and agreed to pay £910 in compensation to the victim. Consequently, a charge of assault by beating was withdrawn.
The court heard that the compensation, due in July, has not yet been paid. Rein Lively did not attend the hearing. Prosecutor Lyndon Harris stated that the incident took place on the evening of 11 October last year as two sisters walked towards the station with their children, one of whom was in a pushchair.
Witness Accounts
The prosecution noted that the sisters observed Rein Lively and a man, later identified as German national Philipp Ostermann, ahead of them. One sister believed Rein Lively may have been intoxicated. Rein Lively allegedly stumbled into the pushchair, causing the woman pushing it to move back. Subsequently, Rein Lively grabbed one of the sisters by the hair and tugged it. In response, the woman pulled Rein Lively's hair in an attempt to make her let go.
Related Charges
Ostermann, 37, who wore a white shirt and dark suit, pleaded not guilty to three charges: two racially aggravated public order offences and a further public order offence against two alleged victims. He was released on unconditional bail and ordered to return to the City of London Magistrates Court in November for trial.
This article was amended on 2 June 2026 to clarify that Rein Lively admitted the offence and accepted a conditional caution, an out-of-court resolution, rather than pleading guilty.
