Melissa Rein Lively, a well-known PR executive and a supporter of Donald Trump, has been accused in relation to an alleged racially aggravated incident that reportedly happened at London’s Bond Street Underground station in October 2025.
The 40-year-old US national was charged by the British Transport Police with assault by beating, and her partner, Philipp Ostermann, was charged with several public order offenses, including two racially aggravated offenses.
Who is Melissa Rein Lively?
The public relations executive and social media star resides in Arizona and has openly aligned herself with Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again campaign.
She is well-known for being the CEO and creator of the lifestyle PR firm The Brand Consortium PR. Additionally, Lively is said to have started America First PR, which she has referred to online as a public relations firm that is “anti-woke.”
The public relations executive and social media star has built a strong social media presence over the years by sharing pro-Trump comments and conservative political content. In 2020, she got viral after sharing recordings of herself smashing face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In her Instagram story and live videos, which were screen-recorded and shared by a MAGA influencer by the username @EvanAKilgore, she once showed a desire to become the White House press secretary and referred to herself as “press secretary-elect” and had criticized the current press secretary, Karoline Leavitt.
What allegedly happened at Bond Street Station?
British Transport Police claim that the incident happened on October 11, 2025, at around 7:30 p.m., while a woman, her sister, and two little children, one of whom was in a pushchair, were entering Bond Street Underground station.
Authorities claimed that when the pushchair unintentionally struck a woman who was going ahead of the family, a male who was with her allegedly started yelling racist abuse at the victim and her family.
Additionally, police said that during the fight, the woman allegedly grabbed the victim’s hair. According to reports, before the couple left the premises, the man allegedly took out what he claimed to be pepper spray and sprayed the family. Though the victim has not reported any lasting physical effects.
The police released a public statement:
“The man then began shouting racial abuse at the victim and her family, before the woman grabbed her hair. When the victim tried to defend herself the man pulled out a small bottle and said it was pepper spray before spraying it in the direction of the victim and her family.”
After the incident, the British Transport Police later released images of the couple for questioning and identification. Social media recognised the couple in no time. The internet identified them as Melissa Rein Lively and Philipp Ostermann.
Philipp Ostermann is the boyfriend of Melissa Rein Lively, who is a German financier who previously served as an associate director at the Munich-based investment firm AEQUITA.
Ostermann had previously worked for companies like PricewaterhouseCoopers, PVH Corp, and KPMG, according to AEQUITA’s archived company data. According to reports, he graduated from Maastricht University, where he obtained a degree in Master of Science in International Business with a focus on finance
Shortly after the incident garnered notice on social media, his LinkedIn profile reportedly disappeared, and Melissa Rein Lively’s Instagram and Threads account went private.
Other than the charges, the British Transport Police has not made any further announcements. As of now, neither Melissa Rein Lively nor Philipp Ostermann has publicly addressed the allegations in detail.
According to reports, the two are scheduled to appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on May 19.
Stay tuned to Soap Central for more information.
Edited by Zachary D. Lyngdoh