Sunny Hostin’s hubby has had a rough start to the year.
Dr. Emmanuel “Manny” Hostin, an orthopedic surgeon, is currently embroiled in a legal dispute that could have far-reaching effects.
In addition to her well-known work as co-host of ABC’s The View, many people are familiar with Asunción “Sunny” Hostin as a reputable attorney, author, and legal expert. They first met in a church.
Sunny, who was born on October 20, 1968, has had an incredibly inspirational journey. She is the Senior Legal Correspondent for ABC News and has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for her work on The View.
Her private life, however, has been equally fascinating.
For more than twenty years, Sunny and her spouse, Dr. Emmanuel “Manny” Hostin, have been lifelong companions. When Manny was a student at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, from which he graduated in 1996, the pair first met at a church in Maryland.
Sunny recounted that when she first saw her future husband, she “certainly wasn’t dressed to attend service that day” and had gone to church after a run.
She commented, “He looked stunning, dressed in a well-tailored suit.” After the ceremony, she followed him to a local bagel cafe and started talking to him because she wanted to meet him.
They were married in 1998, just two years later.
In Purchase, New York, the couple currently resides in an opulent home with ten bedrooms and ten bathrooms.
Five miscarriages
Together, they have experienced many highs and lows in life over the years, including Sunny’s candid battles with infertility. Following IVF treatments and five miscarriages, the couple was fortunate to have two children, Gabriel and Paloma.
In order to let women know they’re not alone and that it’s nothing to be ashamed of, she felt compelled to discuss this.
Manny, an orthopedic surgeon, has supported her during it all. Sunny, however, defined her desire to have a breast reduction, lift, and liposuction in the summer of 2022 as a health and self-care measure. Regarding the change, she told PEOPLE, “I feel like a better version of myself.”
But not everyone jumped on board right away. Manny, her husband, had worries, and two years prior, he and Joy Behar, her co-host on The View, had persuaded her to change her mind. Manny comforted her by telling her, “You’re beautiful,” after Behar had warned of the dangers of anesthesia. You’re attractive. You’re attractive.
acted on her intuition
But in the end, Sunny trusted her gut. Only two days before the surgery, she made the appointments without informing Manny. She clarified, “I wasn’t requesting input or permission.” “I was just telling him—because I have complete control over my body and I needed to take care of myself.”
She feels more assured than ever now. She claimed, “I feel great—I prance around nude all the time at my house.”
Manny’s work as a sports doctor and surgeon is equally as successful as Sunny’s, who delights in the spotlight while juggling her responsibilities as a television host, legal commentator, and book. They have demonstrated that they are partners in all facets of life, not just marriage, by creating a life together that is full of love, ambition, and family.
However, recent occurrences have clouded their years of joy despite their achievements.
The legal storm
Manny became embroiled in a court battle in January 2025 after being listed as one of 199 defendants in a significant insurance fraud case brought under the RICO Act in New York. Manny and the others are suspected of submitting false invoices to a corporation that covers Uber and Lyft drivers as well as taxi services, and of taking bribes for performing surgery.
“Hostin knowingly provided fraudulent medical and other healthcare services, including arthroscopic surgeries,” according to the lawsuit, which was filed on December 17, 2024.
Billing reportedly occurred “in exchange for kickbacks and/or other compensation which were disguised as dividends or other cash distributions” to American Transit, the insurance firm.
In response to the accusations, Hostin’s lawyer, Daniel Thwaites, told DailyMail.com in January that his client “denies each and every allegation” and called the trial a “blanket, scattershot, meritless lawsuit by a near-bankrupt insurance carrier.”
“It is meant to intimidate and harass doctors from collecting for care provided to American Transit insureds and their passengers,” Thwaites continued, requesting damages of more than $450 million. He called Hostin’s reputation “impeccable” and defended it, pointing out that American Transit had brought the action without conducting a thorough investigation into Dr. Hostin or consulting his legal team.
Thwaites continued, “The true story here is about an insurance carrier abusing the legal system to write off its proper obligations and limit and restrict health care benefits to its insureds and their passengers.”
Dr. Emmanuel “Manny” Hostin, 54, is named as the proprietor of Hostin Orthopaedics in the federal lawsuit filed in Brooklyn. The practice is based out of an eighth-floor office on Lexington Avenue close to Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal.
American Transit, the insurance provider, is requesting damages exceeding $450 million. In the case, American Transit claims that Hostin directed a “steady stream” of patients to Empire State Ambulatory Surgery Center in exchange for a “investment” interest in the facility.
According to court records, “Empire State ASC regularly paid to or for the benefit of Hostin, which were actually unlawful kickbacks for referrals.”
