Sunny Hostin is facing an uncertain future after her husband’s insurance fraud charges were filed. According to sources, this has now become a major issue at ABC News.
A source said that the ABC talk show had discussed the matter internally.
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Emmanuel “Manny” Hostin and his practice, Hostin Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, were named among more than 180 defendants in a major RICO case filed in New York last month.
According to the Daily Mail, Hostin, along with the other defendants, received kickbacks for referring Uber, Lyft, and taxi drivers. Hostin’s “investment interest” in the Empire State Ambulatory Surgery Center was rewarded for a “steady flow” of referrals.
The Daily Mail reported that Hostin’s lawyer told them his client denied all allegations.
Former ABC insiders said that Hostin always called out a Republican who made a mistake on “The View”, and now “she doesn’t mention it in the show.”
The network called the controversy a “big deal”. Death through a thousand cuts. It’s just one more thing that makes [The View] look bad or makes people not take them seriously.
Hostin’s expertise as an attorney allows her to comment on legal issues. Hostin has a reputation for reading Trump’s denials about the criminal charges brought against him with sarcasm when she talks about the show.
Sunny Hostin’s rants on ethics, morals, and the rule of law will make her look even more ridiculous.
William A. Jacobson is a media critic at Cornell Law School and believes that the legal drama around the Hostins won’t have a significant impact on ABC News.
Jacobson stated that it is difficult to comment on Ms. Hostin’s ability to express her opinion or his actions on “The View”.
Jeffrey McCall, a journalism professor at DePauw University. He said that the scandal would not likely have any impact because ABC News will “steer away” from the lawsuit during a news cycle that is constantly filled with anticipation of Trump’s return to office.
McCall stated that Sunny, who is a very outspoken person on a program with a lot of raucous comments, adds an element of sensationalism to the show. The majority of American news consumers don’t care about this kind of show.
Disney’s ABC still feels the impact of Donald Trump’s $16 million settlement. Trump sued ABC for defamation and George Stephanopoulos after he sued them both.
Hostin has yet to comment on her husband’s legal problems since the December lawsuit. Hostin has not commented on her husband’s legal troubles since the December lawsuit.
“Doctors suffer because of big corporations as well, doctors that want to do good like my husband,” Hostin told her colleagues. “[He] operates on someone even though they don’t have insurance and then has to sue health insurance companies to get paid for the work that he’s been trained his whole life to do.”
Hostin’s comments about insurance fraud in March 2023 went viral after she mentioned potential charges against Allen Weisselberg who served jail time for tax fraud.
Also, comments Hostin made in March 2023 about the severity of insurance fraud went viral this week as she discussed potential charges against former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, who had been serving a prison sentence for tax fraud.
According to legal experts, the $459-million lawsuit filed against Dr. Hostin could last for years.
Legal experts say that the lawsuit was filed under federal law, which prohibits bad behavior. This strategy can trap defendants and make them subject to lengthy court proceedings with large payouts.
American Transit claims that Hostin, along with other defendants, abused New York’s no-fault law to fraudulently bill “hundreds” of millions of dollars between 2009 and 2024.