HONOR ASSASSINATION ON LIVE TV”: Johnny Joey Jones Files $50 MILLION Lawsuit Against The View and Joy Behar
A legal shockwave is tearing through American television — one with the power to redefine the rules of daytime talk shows, political commentary, and the boundaries of free speech.
At the center of it all is Johnny Joey Jones, a Marine veteran, double amputee, EOD technician, motivational speaker, and Fox News contributor — a man who rebuilt his life after losing both legs in Afghanistan.
This week, he filed a $50 million federal lawsuit against The View and long-time co-host Joy Behar, accusing the show of crossing a line that, he says, no media outlet has the right to cross:
“They tried to assassinate my honor.”
And according to legal experts, this case could become one of the most consequential media lawsuits since Dominion v. Fox.
The controversy erupted during a heated political roundtable last month.
According to the lawsuit, Joy Behar allegedly:
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Questioned Jones’s military service record
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Suggested he “leveraged” his injuries for political gain
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Labeled him a “propaganda instrument for conservative media”
Jones’s legal team says these statements were not opinions — but false factual assertions made “maliciously, publicly, and with reckless disregard for the truth.”
Within minutes, clips of the exchange flooded social media.
Within hours, millions had seen them.
And within days, Jones says, the fallout damaged both his reputation and his relationship with the broader veteran community.
