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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rosie Shead

MAGA influencer and partner charged over alleged London Tube station assault

  • American influencer Melissa Rein Lively has been charged with assault by beating following an incident at Bond Street Underground station in London.
  • German national Philipp Ostermann faces charges for two racially aggravated public order offences and a further public order offence related to the same incident.
  • The alleged beating occurred on the evening of 11 October 2025.
  • Ms Rein Lively is a MAGA influencer and the self-proclaimed “founder of America’s #1 Anti-Woke PR Firm”, while Mr Ostermann, her partner, is a financier.
  • The first court hearing for the case is scheduled for Tuesday, 19 May, at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

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US influencer charged with assault over Bond Street Station incident

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