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Maga influencer admits Bond Street assault
Key takeaways
- PAMelissa Rein Lively is the founder of a public relations firm A Donald Trump-supporting influencer and PR executive has admitted to assaulting a woman by pulling her hair at a London Underground station.
- Melissa Rein Lively was reported by the woman over the incident at Bond Street station on the evening of 11 October.
- Rein Lively, 40, accepted a conditional caution, while an assault by beating charge against her was withdrawn, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard on Tuesday.
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PAMelissa Rein Lively is the founder of a public relations firm A Donald Trump-supporting influencer and PR executive has admitted to assaulting a woman by pulling her hair at a London Underground station.
Melissa Rein Lively was reported by the woman over the incident at Bond Street station on the evening of 11 October.
Rein Lively, 40, accepted a conditional caution, while an assault by beating charge against her was withdrawn, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard on Tuesday. She was not present in court.
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