Maga influencer Melissa Rein Lively cautioned after admitting assault in London

The Guardian UK Tuesday 02 June 2026, 12:42 UTC By Sundus Abdi 1 min read

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Founder of ‘anti-woke’ PR firm to pay £910 to woman whose hair she pulled at Bond Street tube station last OctoberA 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.

Founder of ‘anti-woke’ PR firm to pay £910 to woman whose hair she pulled at Bond Street tube station last October

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.

Maga (ORG) Melissa Rein Lively (PERSON) London (LOCATION) Bond Street (LOCATION) America First Public Relations (ORG) US (LOCATION)

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