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MAGA Influencer Wanted for Alleged Racist Assault in London

11/13/2025

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Melissa Rein Lively, a MAGA influencer and founder of an anti-woke PR firm, is wanted for questioning by UK police regarding an alleged racist assault in London.
The British Transport Police reported that Lively and her partner, Philipp Ostermann, shouted racial abuse and used illegal pepper spray during a confrontation at a Tube station.
No injuries were reported among the alleged victims, and Lively gained notoriety in 2020 for destroying face masks in a Target store.

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Melissa Rein Lively, a MAGA influencer and founder of an anti-woke PR firm, is wanted for questioning by UK police regarding an alleged racist assault in London.
The British Transport Police reported that Lively and her partner, Philipp Ostermann, shouted racial abuse and used illegal pepper spray during a confrontation at a Tube station.
No injuries were reported among the alleged victims, and Lively gained notoriety in 2020 for destroying face masks in a Target store.