Sunny Hostin cries ‘smear campaign’ as surgeon husband Emmanuel faces insurance fraud allegations

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: 'The View' co-host Sunny Hostin has decided to stand by her husband, Dr Emmanuel 'Manny' Hostin, after he was accused of committing federal insurance fraud, the Daily Mail reported on Monday, January 13.

Orthopedic surgeon Dr Hostin, 54, is among 200 defendants named in one of the largest RICO cases filed in New York. The allegations have been leveled by American Transit, which insures taxi companies and Uber and Lyft drivers.

Filed on December 17, 2024, the lawsuit claims, "Hostin knowingly provided fraudulent medical and other healthcare services including arthroscopic surgeries."

It adds that the insurance firm was billed "in exchange for kickbacks and/or other compensation which were disguised as dividends or other cash distributions".

Sunny Hostin's statement against American Transit

Sunny Hostin vented her rage at the insurance company suing her husband in a statement shared with Page Six, in which she accused them of filing a "frivolous" lawsuit, and threatened to countersue them for $5 million.

"Last month, American Transit, an insurance company on the verge of bankruptcy, filed a frivolous civil lawsuit against my husband, Dr Emmanuel Hostin, and approximately 200 other doctors in a desperate attempt to avoid paying for medical and surgical procedures for people it insured who were in pain," began Hostin.

"This company has a history of filing frivolous claims, has been investigated by New York State and has been sued by Uber Technologies," she added.

The 56-year-old claimed that the company did not have a valid case against her husband, and "used my celebrity status to start a disgusting media smear campaign against my husband, which included me and our children".

An attorney herself, Hostin shared that she retained Mark Geragos as the couple's attorney, while Dr Hostin is also being represented by Daniel Thwaites.

"We have put American Transit on notice and will file a five-million-dollar counter lawsuit for their defamatory claims, an amount that is likely to increase as the reputational damage that American Transit has intentionally caused is difficult to quantify at this time," she stated.

"Further, we demand that they withdraw these false allegations, pay my husband what he is owed and issue a public apology," she added.

"Insurance companies like American Transit make an already broken healthcare system nearly impossible for Americans to navigate and get good healthcare by engaging in despicable tactics like harassing doctors," said Hostin.

She concluded, "Let me be clear, where I come from, American Transit will receive a PhD from FAFO (F**k Around and Find Out) University.”

Internet says it's 'karma' as Sunny Hostin's husband gets sued

With Sunny Hostin being a prominent voice on television rallying against President-elect Donald Trump for having multiple felony convictions, trolls were delighted after her husband Dr Emmanuel Hostin faced accusations of committing federal insurance fraud.

"There’s no one more deserving than Sunny Hostin," commented a user on X.

"Karma, I guess," wrote another.

"What goes around comes around," quipped a third.

"This is absolutely delicious!!!!🤣" remarked one.

"Sunny. Are you embarrassed.? You should be. Get off you High Horse girly," stated another user.

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