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By Olivia Bellusci
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Sunny Hostin is standing by her husband, Dr. Emmanuel "Manny" Hostin, throughout his legal woes.
In December 2024, a commercial auto insurance company called American Transit accused the orthopedic surgeon and 199 other people of committing federal insurance fraud in New York.
On Monday, January 13, Sunny, 56, gave a statement to Page Six, claiming the insurance provider "filed a frivolous lawsuit against my husband" as a "desperate attempt to avoid paying for medical and surgical procedures for people it insures who were in pain."
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In her statement, The View co-host alleged that American Transit has capitalized off the fact that she is a public figure to "start a disgusting media smear campaign against my husband, which included me and our children." Sunny and her husband share two kids: a son, Gabriel, 22, and a daughter, Paloma, 18.
The TV personality declared the family would not back down, claiming the company was harassing the entire Hostin clan.
"American Transit is harassing me and my family in a frantic attempt to not pay its bills. Our family will not be intimidated and harassed. We remain unbowed," the ABC star told the outlet.
Sunny, who is a lawyer herself, made it apparent she would make the insurance company pay for their actions as she wrote in her statement, "Let me be clear, where I come from, American Transit will receive a PHD from FAFO University," meaning "f**k around and find out."
Additionally, the pair's attorney, Mark Geragos, sent a letter to American Transit on Sunday, January 12, warning them that they would be served with a $5 million countersuit if they did not withdraw the case and apologize.
The former Truth About Murder with Sunny Hostin host stated the money they are requesting is "an amount that is likely to increase as the reputational damage that American Transit has intentionally caused is difficult to quantify at this time."
Responding to Geragos' letter, a lawyer representing American Transit made a statement to Page Six on Sunday: "American Transit commenced its lawsuit as part of its statutory responsibility to fight no-fault fraud, which is rampant in New York. The allegations of the Complaint speak for themselves. With respect to any allegations by any defendant as to improper conduct by American Transit or its counsel, such assertions are emphatically denied as without basis."
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