Revealed: MAGA Trump-supporting influencer and friend who are subject of British police photo appeal over alleged ‘assault and racial abuse’ in London

A well-dressed couple wanted by police over an altercation in London turned out to be a financier and the Trump-supporting founder of the world’s first anti-woke public relations firm, the Daily Mail revealed today.

British Transport Police have released a photo of a man and woman who a family who claim they were racially abused and assaulted in central London on Saturday (October 12) want to speak to.

A fight broke out at 19.30 after a baby carriage hit a woman at Bond Street station, according to a photo published on social media by a senior police officer last night.

The West End is a well-known burglary hotspot where many crimes remain unsolved, but detectives released an image of the pair yesterday in a bid to solve an alleged attack a month ago.

Chief Supt Chris Casey said detectives wanted to identify them and the pair were named online as Philip Ostermann and Melissa Rein Lively overnight.

Mr. Ostermann is a deputy director of Aequita, a Munich-based private equity firm with offices in Tokyo and South Carolina.

Ms. Rein Lively, 40, is a political consultant who ran for the White House press secretary post during Trump’s second term before the president chose Karoline Leavitt last year.

She has spoken publicly about showing her support for President Trump with her “face” by adopting the “MAGA look” of blonde hair, veneers, and Botox. He made headlines in 2020 during the pandemic when he filmed himself throwing away face masks in a store.

Melissa recently posted a photo on Instagram outside auction house Sotheby’s on Bond Street, wearing the same outfit as the woman in the BTP photo, with the caption: ‘With love from London.’ He has since deleted his account.

Mr Ostermann was listed to speak at a private equity conference at his Syon Park stately home near Heathrow on October 14. He was part of a panel discussion titled ‘Delivering operational flexibility and driving growth through strong cash management’.

The Daily Mail asked both Mr Ostermann and Ms Rein Lively for comment.

Ms. Rein Lively posted this photo on Instagram in London, where she is wearing the same outfit as the woman in the BTP photo. He has since deleted his account

The couple was identified online as Philip Ostermann and Melissa Rein Lively, who were photographed together in Venice in April. According to online sleuths, she appears to be wearing the same shoes and bracelets as in the photo released by police.

Ms. Rein Lively is the founder of ‘America First’, a PR agency serving clients. ‘Anti-wake’ service.

Melissa made headlines in 2020 when she filmed herself destroying a shelf full of face masks at a Target store in Scottsdale, Arizona, boasting about her $40,000 Rolex.

He also claimed on Instagram that Dr. should be arrested for treason. He was also photographed with Anthony Fauci. In the photo, he smiles as he curses at the camera and writes: “In our faces when they try to do the scam again.”

In a recent interview published yesterday, he explained: Shows support for President Trump ‘on his face’ with so-called message The ‘MAGA look’ of long blonde hair, heavy make-up and regular Botox.

The 40-year-old conservative said he sees President Trump’s daughter Ivanka and daughter-in-law Lara as role models.

He said: ‘That was always my perspective. I just found my tribe. This is a much bigger issue than politics. It is friendship. They are relationships. This MAGA look really signals to other people that you’re on the same team.

Speaking to AFP, Rein Lively said her face and style were for herself, not for men, as some critics of the ‘MAGA look’ claim.

“I definitely don’t spend two hours at the gym every day at anyone’s request other than myself, I get my hair done, my nails done, my eyebrows done, I get my skin care done, I don’t get Botox every three and a half weeks,” he said.

Melissa Rein Lively, 40, poses at a hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, for a recent film about women wearing what’s known as the ‘MAGA look’, with their faces supporting the US president.

Ms Lively is said to have applied to become Trump’s official spokesperson

He hit headlines last year after footage of him destroying a display of face masks went viral in 2020.

Trolls called her ‘Rolex Karen’.

The high-flying PR executive claimed she was ‘cured’ by QAnon and her ‘entire worldview collapsed’ after she stumbled upon the online conspiracy theory group on yoga and wellness pages.

Melissa Rein Lively poses for a portrait after destroying a mask display at a local Target live on air from her home in Scottsdale, Ariz., in 2020.

Participating in Finding Q, a podcast by British journalist Nicky Woolf that explores the shadowy person behind the movement, the artist said that he felt suicidal after joining the group and that the tension created by this experience took ’20 years off his life’.

‘I know it’s really easy to look this in the face and say, ‘These people are stupid,’ but I’m telling you it’s one of the most well-produced, well-written, very plausible things, and I realize there’s a huge industry for conspiracy theories.’

‘I definitely call this a cult in every way,’ he said. ‘It completely destroyed me, collapsed my world view and sent me to a psychiatric assessment centre.

‘I never thought I would be in this situation as a successful person in my life and it hit rock bottom.’

Melissa first heard of Covid-19 in January 2020, when her brother called her from China and panicked, warning that a new virus was rapidly spreading across the country.

Melissa was horrified and followed her brother’s advice to bulk buy masks and gloves; He said this attitude was ‘completely reversed’ after he later joined the conspiracy group.

During lockdown, Melissa admitted that she was ‘alone’ at home and spent a lot of time online, soon coming across seemingly innocuous posts from the conspiracy movement on pages related to her interests.

‘When they call it the rabbit hole, it starts with very innocuous information at the top, near the surface, and as you click and click and click, the algorithm does its thing,’ he said.

‘Over time this becomes increasingly extreme and the confirmation bias you experience changes the way you think, leading you to believe different beliefs you previously held.’

She and Mr Ostermann are understood to be a couple who were photographed together in Venice on social media earlier this year.

Their whereabouts are unknown, but Ms. Rein Lively was recently photographed for a MAGA feature in Florida.

These people were identified by online detectives after a woman, her sister and two young children, one of whom was in a stroller, were allegedly attacked.

They were walking towards Bond Street Underground station when the stroller collided with a woman walking ahead.

A man walking with her then turned around and began shouting abuse at the family, before the woman began pulling the hair of one of the sisters.

As the victim tried to defend himself, the man pulled out a small bottle of what he claimed was pepper spray and sprayed it in the family’s direction.

The woman continued to shout obscenities and make obscene gestures at the couple before they left the area.

It is not yet known what the substance was, but the family reported no adverse effects following the incident.

British Transport Police tweeted a photo of the couple they wanted to speak to.

In a statement, BTP said: ‘Officers believe the man and woman pictured may have information that could assist their investigation.

‘Anyone who recognizes them is asked to text BTP to 61016 using reference 413 of 12 October.

‘Information can be provided anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.’