{"id":1938096,"date":"2026-05-15T21:27:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1938096"},"modified":"2026-05-15T21:27:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:27:56","slug":"maga-influencer-banker-boyfriend-charged-in-alleged-racist-london-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1938096","title":{"rendered":"MAGA Influencer, Banker Boyfriend Charged in Alleged Racist London Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d2\/16by9\/2026\/05\/15\/d2fdb5c398e744debcc40a804293a65e_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">MAGA Influencer, Banker Boyfriend Charged in Alleged Racist London Assault<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">MAGA Influencer Melissa Rein Lively<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Charged With Assault After London Meltdown<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-15T14:27:56-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202605\"><br \/>\n                May 15, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            2:27 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-c0be56a99640cd5cd1262899ed351f24\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260515_d2fdb5c398e744debcc40a804293a65e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:543eadc6-401c-46cc-ba07-020ce1d3b1bf\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d2\/4by3\/2026\/05\/15\/d2fdb5c398e744debcc40a804293a65e_md.png\" alt=\"main melissa rein lively getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a0706075eadf1ebfa6f22e95096e9fdd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>MAGA influencer <strong>Melissa Rein Lively <\/strong>and her banker boyfriend are facing criminal charges overseas &#8230; after authorities say they were involved in an allegedly racist confrontation inside a London subway station.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d0ac7732c33544e5141245115c59e88a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Lively &#8212; who runs the &#8220;anti-woke&#8221; firm America First PR and once claimed she was close to becoming President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s press secretary &#8212; was charged with assault Friday following the October incident &#8230; while her boyfriend, <strong>Philipp Ostermann<\/strong>, was hit with two racially aggravated public order charges and an additional public order offense.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-325b2ab9e72d08def74a1f47b8e13b14\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Cops say the whole thing went down when the couple allegedly collided with a stroller being pushed by a woman entering the station with her family and two young children.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-132d6883878dcd8f6bc10c16638fd7d9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260515_2d91cb6579c1410b9e9d9c2d9b252d3f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:543eadc6-401c-46cc-ba07-020ce1d3b1bf\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2d\/4by3\/2026\/05\/15\/2d91cb6579c1410b9e9d9c2d9b252d3f_md.png\" alt=\"sub Melissa Rein Lively Philipp Ostermann x @BTPCasey\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">X \/ @BTPCasey<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-afaafccd9d0fd2cdfde1e0fef66182ff\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/news\/uk\/crime\/bond-street-melissa-rein-lively-philipp-ostermann-b2977492.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Independent<\/strong><\/a>, things escalated fast &#8230; with Ostermann allegedly yelling racist slurs before pulling out what officers described as pepper spray and spraying it toward the family &#8212; pepper spray is illegal in the UK.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-15a27f509f7d8160b92bbbfc841ed140\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Authorities claim Lively also got physical during the confrontation &#8230; allegedly grabbing one woman by the hair while shouting abuse and making lewd gestures before the pair left the station.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bbc9120902e70dc1a8c7a155af15e741\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Lively has built an online following around her pro-Trump image and &#8220;MAGA makeover&#8221; aesthetic &#8212; once bragging that her clients &#8220;own half of Palm Beach&#8221; while campaigning for a role in Trump&#8217;s White House. Ostermann works at a German investment firm.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7458c190a069058d24ab475eaa3ac1d1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The duo is due in court next week.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/15\/melissa-rein-lively-and-boyfriend-charged-in-london-with-assault\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:543eadc6-401c-46cc-ba07-020ce1d3b1bf\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"facebook-footer\",\"pos\":1}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/15\/melissa-rein-lively-and-boyfriend-charged-in-london-with-assault\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:543eadc6-401c-46cc-ba07-020ce1d3b1bf\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"twitter-footer\",\"pos\":2}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/14\/nicki-minaj-talks-maga-support\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:543eadc6-401c-46cc-ba07-020ce1d3b1bf\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"related-article\",\"pos\":1}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d6\/16by9\/2026\/05\/14\/d6b0120a87134d5fbfed82c6e1601aac_xs.png\" alt=\"main nicki minaj obama jay z getty\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Nicki Minaj Says Her Loathing of Obama &amp; 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