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Maga influencer Melissa Rein Lively pleads guilty to London assault
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Maga influencer Melissa Rein Lively pleads guilty to London assault

The Guardian · Jun 2, 2026, 12:42 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Rein Lively allegedly stumbled into a pushchair before the assault.
  • Prefer the Guardian on Google A Maga influencer has admitted assaulting a woman at a London tube station during an altercation.
  • Melissa Rein Lively, 40, the founder of the “anti-woke” America First Public Relations firm in the US, allegedly pulled a woman’s hair in a “forceful manner” at Bond Street station last October.

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Rein Lively allegedly stumbled into a pushchair before the assault. Photograph: Michael Franco/PAView image in fullscreen Rein Lively allegedly stumbled into a pushchair before the assault. Photograph: Michael Franco/PAUK news Maga influencer Melissa Rein Lively pleads guilty to London assault Founder of ‘anti-woke’ PR firm to pay £910 to woman whose hair she pulled at Bond Street tube station last October

Prefer the Guardian on Google A Maga influencer has admitted assaulting a woman at a London tube station during an altercation.

Melissa Rein Lively, 40, the founder of the “anti-woke” America First Public Relations firm in the US, allegedly pulled a woman’s hair in a “forceful manner” at Bond Street station last October.

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