Melissa Rein Lively Admits Bond Street Assault, Ordered to Pay £910 Compensation

Melissa Rein Lively, a 40-year-old American influencer and public relations executive, has admitted to assaulting a woman by pulling her hair at London's Bond Street Underground station. The incident, which occurred on the evening of 11 October, led to Rein Lively accepting a conditional caution. An assault by beating charge against her was subsequently withdrawn.

Westminster Magistrates' Court heard on Tuesday that Rein Lively, founder of 'America First Public Relations', has agreed to pay £910 in compensation, though this payment remains outstanding until July. She was not present in court.

Her partner, 37-year-old German national Philipp Ostermann, denied two racially aggravated public order offences and an additional public order offence in connection with the same incident. Ostermann, an associate director at Munich-based private equity firm Aequita, was released on conditional bail and is scheduled to appear at City of London Magistrates' Court on 17 November for trial.

Prosecutor Lyndon Harris detailed how the confrontation began when Rein Lively, appearing intoxicated, stumbled into a pushchair occupied by a child. This reportedly prompted one of the women to push back with the pushchair. Ostermann is then alleged to have stated, "You bloody Indians, watch where you're going, you shouldn't be here." Following an exchange, Rein Lively reportedly grabbed one of the women by her hair and tugged it forcefully.