Star Jones Husband: Who Is Ricardo Lugo in 2026?

Star Jones Husband: Who Is Ricardo Lugo?

Star Jones husband is Ricardo Lugo, an attorney who has also worked in public service and administrative law. Jones and Lugo married on March 25, 2018, during a ceremony aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise in the Bahamas. The couple renewed their vows in 2023 and publicly marked their seventh wedding anniversary in March 2025.

Jones is known for her work as a lawyer, television personality, author, and longtime legal commentator. This article focuses on the verified relationship timeline and the professional context behind the couple’s public profile, rather than private speculation. Readers can find more source-led profiles in the AMG News Net Worth section.

Quick Facts

Detail	Information
Full name	Starlet Marie Jones
Date of birth	March 24, 1962
Age	64 as of September 7, 2026
Profession	Lawyer, television host, author, and legal commentator
Husband	Ricardo Lugo
Marriage date	March 25, 2018
Ricardo Lugo’s profession	Attorney and administrative law judge, according to public profiles
Estimated Star Jones net worth	Roughly $18 million-$25 million; not publicly audited

Early Life and Legal Career

Star Jones was born in Badin, North Carolina, and built her public identity through law and television. She earned an undergraduate degree from American University and a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center before working as a prosecutor and moving into broadcast journalism. Her legal background helped distinguish her from many television hosts because she could explain court and policy issues in accessible language.

Before her best-known daytime television role, Jones worked as a legal correspondent and television personality. Her career later expanded into authorship, public speaking, producing, and judging television programming. The Simon & Schuster author biography describes her as a lawyer, host, legal correspondent, and author.

Star Jones Husband Ricardo Lugo: Relationship Timeline

Jones and Lugo made their relationship public in 2016 and became engaged the following year. They married in March 2018 in the Bahamas in front of family and friends. People reported that Lugo had held legal roles including Cook County assistant state’s attorney and other public-service positions before working in private practice and administrative law.

The couple renewed their vows in 2023 during a cruise in Santorini, Greece. In March 2025, Jones publicly celebrated their seventh anniversary. People’s profile of Ricardo Lugo identifies him as an attorney and reports the couple’s marriage and vow-renewal milestones.

The available reporting presents a clear public timeline, but it does not justify guessing about the couple’s private routines, finances, or future plans. Jones and Lugo have shared selected relationship milestones while keeping much of their personal life outside daily media coverage.

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Career Highlights

• Joined The View as one of the show’s original co-hosts in 1997.
• Built a national profile as a legal correspondent and television commentator.
• Published nonfiction books focused on confidence, career, and personal development.
• Worked as a host, producer, and on-air legal analyst across television formats.
• Became associated with courtroom and justice-focused television programming.
• Continued appearing in entertainment and daytime television after leaving The View.

Her career has several income streams, which matters when discussing estimates. Television contracts, hosting work, book royalties, public speaking, production credits, and licensing or appearance arrangements are not always disclosed individually.

Net Worth Breakdown

Celebrity finance trackers and entertainment biography sites commonly place Star Jones’s estimated net worth in the high eight figures, often around $18 million to $25 million. That range is an editorial estimate, not a confirmed financial statement. Jones’s private contracts, investments, property holdings, taxes, and business expenses are not fully public.

The main professional categories behind estimates include:

• Television hosting, judging, and legal commentary
• Long-running broadcast and syndicated program work
• Book advances and royalties
• Speaking engagements and event appearances
• Production, consulting, and media-related work
• Professional legal and entertainment activities accumulated over several decades

Ricardo Lugo’s own financial position should not be folded into estimates of Jones’s net worth. His public career is documented, but his salary, assets, and any private business interests are not reliably disclosed. It is also not accurate to treat the couple’s marriage as proof that they share every asset or liability.

Personal Life

Jones was previously married to investment banker Al Reynolds. She and Lugo married in 2018, and public reporting through 2025 continued to identify Lugo as her husband. Jones has also spoken publicly about the importance of privacy and family boundaries, so this profile avoids unverified claims about their home life.

The couple’s public appearances and anniversary posts show that their relationship is part of Jones’s public biography, but it is only one part of her identity. Her legal education, television work, authorship, and public-service commentary remain central to her career story.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Star Jones’s husband?

Star Jones’s husband is Ricardo Lugo. He is an attorney who has held public-service and administrative-law roles.

When did Star Jones marry Ricardo Lugo?

They married on March 25, 2018, during a ceremony on a Royal Caribbean cruise in the Bahamas.

Are Star Jones and Ricardo Lugo still married?

Public reporting reviewed for this article continued to identify Lugo as Jones’s husband through 2025. No reliable source reviewed here reported a divorce or separation by September 2026.

How old is Star Jones in 2026?

Star Jones is 64 as of September 7, 2026. She was born on March 24, 1962.

What is Star Jones’s net worth?

Public estimates commonly place her net worth around $18 million-$25 million. The number is not publicly audited and should be treated as a range.

What is Star Jones known for?

She is known for her legal career, her tenure as an original co-host of The View, legal commentary, authorship, and television hosting.

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Sources

Compiled from People relationship reporting, Star Jones’s publisher biography, IMDb biographical records, established television biographies, and public career records. Financial figures are estimates from celebrity finance trackers and are not audited disclosures.

Editorial Disclaimer

Net worth figures are estimates compiled from publicly available sources and may vary. AMG News strives for accuracy but cannot guarantee exact financial figures for private individuals. Relationship information is limited to publicly documented milestones and should not be read as a complete account of private life. Review this article by September 2027, or earlier if a verified update changes the relationship or career record.

Written by: AMG News Entertainment Desk, a staff editorial team covering celebrity biographies, careers, and publicly documented business activity.