Sunny Hostin reportedly invoked her role on The View and asked police officers whether they knew who she was after her son received a trespassing citation in New York last month.
Hostin’s son, Gabriel Hostin, 24, was allegedly seen jogging along MTA tracks despite posted “no trespassing” signs, according to The New York Post.
The 57-year-old View co-host, who recently said she feels “unsafe” around American flags, reportedly spoke with officers at the scene by phone before allegedly mentioning her television job.
“They were just talking to the kid because he was trespassing, but his mother made it an issue. She wanted to know why he was stopped and why did they talk to him,” a source told the outlet.
Hostin allegedly asked the officers if they recognized her before identifying herself as a co-host on the daytime talk show. “She said I am Sunny Hostin, I am on The View,” the source claimed.
The Daily Mail said it has contacted Hostin’s representatives for comment.
Sunny Hostin, 57, reportedly mentioned her work on The View and asked officers if they knew her after her son was cited for trespassing in New York last month
Gabriel Hostin, 24, was allegedly spotted jogging along MTA tracks near posted “no trespassing” signs, according to The New York Post; he is pictured with his mother
Gabriel was reportedly stopped on June 16 near 24 Station Plaza in New Rochelle, New York, after he was seen ‘on the right-of-way of the active railroad tracks, in violation of the posted no trespassing signs.’
The Harvard University graduate is set to appear in New Rochelle court on July 31.
Hostin, a former federal prosecutor and lawyer, is listed as her son’s attorney.
Ahead of his court date, Hostin wrote a letter to Westchester Assistant District Attorney Amanda Greene, the prosecutor on her son’s case, asking the case to be dismissed.
‘My client is a 2025 Harvard University graduate with no criminal history or prior contact with the criminal justice system,’ she wrote in the letter, obtained by TMZ.
‘He is an avid runner and former Junior Olympian track athlete who was in the area training. When jogging, he observed what appeared to be a gravel incline that could be used for hill training,’ she went on.
‘Although there was a gate at the entrance of the gravel incline, the gates were standing open. The only “No Trespassing” sign was affixed to the left gate and, because the gates were open, it was not visible to my client as he entered the property,’ she claimed.
‘He reasonably believed the area was accessible and had no intention of entering private property unlawfully.’
The View co-host spoke to officers on the scene over the phone, before allegedly name-dropping the show. ‘She said I am Sunny Hostin, I am on The View,’ a source claimed
The Harvard University graduate is set to appear in New Rochelle court on July 31. Hostin, a former federal prosecutor and lawyer, is listed as her son’s attorney
Ahead of his court date, Hostin wrote a letter to the D.A. asking the case to be dismissed. She said that her son (pictured) was facing ‘unnecessary consequences’ for an ‘honest mistake’
Hostin shares son Gabriel and daughter, Paloma, 20, with orthopedic surgeon Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Hostin, 54. They’ve been married since August 1998; Seen with her husband in 2024
She has been a co-host on The View since 2016; (L-R) Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Karine Jean-Pierre, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Hostin seen in a promotional photo
Hostin – who has been a co-host on The View since 2016 – added that her son was facing ‘unnecessary consequences’ for an ‘honest mistake.’
‘Dismissal would avoid imposing unnecessary consequences on a young man who has demonstrated exceptional character and achievement and who poses no risk to the community,’ she added.
Hostin shares son Gabriel and daughter, Paloma, 20, with orthopedic surgeon Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Hostin, 54.
They’ve been married since August 1998.
