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  "textContent": "Melissa Rein Lively pulled the woman’s hair in a ‘forceful manner’ in an incident at Bond Street Underground station on October 11 last year (Picture: Michael Franco/PA Wire)\n\nA Donald Trump influencer has admitted to assaulting a woman on the London Underground by pulling her hair.\n\nMelissa Rein Lively pulled the woman’s hair in a ‘forceful manner’ in an incident at Bond Street Underground station on October 11 last year.\n\nThe 40-year-old is the founder of an ‘anti-woke’ PR firm called America First PR according to her Instagram page.\n\nProsecutors said two sisters were walking towards the underground station and one of them had her two children in a pushchair.\n\nThe sisters noticed Rein Lively walking ahead with Philipp Ostermann, and they appeared to be kissing, the court heard.\n\n‘It appeared to one of the sisters that Mr Ostermann and Ms Lively may have been intoxicated,’ Mr Harris said.\n\nRein Lively then appeared to stumble into the pushchair, the court heard, and the sister with hold of the pushchair pushed back.\n\nThe sisters noticed Rein Lively walking ahead with Philipp Ostermann, with the pair appearing to be intoxicated (Picture: Central News/BTP)\n\nIt is alleged Ostermann then racially abused the pair, saying: ‘You bloody Indians, watch where you’re going, you shouldn’t be here.’\n\nOstermann then went to kiss Rein Lively again, the court was told.\n\n‘The sister said words to the effect of “She fell over my sister’s pushchair, we are not even Indian, stop being racist”,’ Mr Harris said.\n\nRein Lively then pulled the hair of one of the sisters, grabbing it and tugging it in a forceful manner, the court heard.\n\nShe accepted a conditional caution and the assault by beating charge against her was withdrawn, Westminster Magistrates’ Court was told.\n\n##  Latest London news\n\n  * London Tube strikes – full list of affected lines and exact time they will start\n  * Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker banned from visiting UK for SXSW hours before festival kick-off\n  * London’s ‘most luxurious’ secret garden is reopening — with strict rule for visitors\n\n\n\n_**To get the latest news from the capital, visit Metro's** London news hub._\n\nProsecutor Lyndon Harris told the court: ‘Ms Lively has accepted a conditional caution in response to the allegation against her.\n\n‘That involved an admission to the conduct alleged against her and acknowledgement it amounts to an offence, and she has agreed to pay £910 in compensation.’\n\nOstermann, 37, was charged with two racially aggravated public order offences and a further public order offence against two alleged victims.\n\nHe pleaded not guilty to the three charges against him.\n\nHe was freed on unconditional bail and told to return to City of London Magistrates’ Court on November 17 to face trial.\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,** check our news page.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "MAGA influencer admits pulling woman’s hair in London Underground"
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