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An American influencer has been charged with assault after an incident at a London Underground station, police have said.

US national Melissa Rein Lively is charged with assault by beating while German national Philipp Ostermann, 37, is charged with two racially aggravated public order offences and a further public order offence.

The incident occurred at Bond Street Underground station on the evening of 11 October last year, British Transport Police said on Friday.

Rein Lively, 40, is the founder of "anti-woke" PR firm America First PR, according to her Instagram page.

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According to a court list, the charges against Lively and Ostermann relate to two alleged victims.

The first hearing for the case will be at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, police said.

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