'The Flipping El Moussas': Tarek El Moussa and ex Christina Hall were once investigated for 'bogus and misleading' seminars
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Things might now seem to be too good for 'The Flipping El Moussas' star Tarek El Moussa, but it was not the same always. Back in 2019, the real estate mogul was caught in the drama of endorsing "misleading" seminars. Back then, a court had agreed to put a temporary stop to Tarek and Christina Hall's pricey seminars.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA: With 'The Flipping El Moussas' being almost on the verge of release, HGTV fans wonder whether the reality stars ever got into some controversial conflict. Well, the answer is yes. 'Flip or Flop' stars Tarek and his ex Christina landed in hot water for charging a very high fee for their real estate seminar and giving very little information in return. Keep reading to know all the details.
RELATED ARTICLES
'Our baby boy is here': Heather Rae and Tarek El Moussa welcome first baby together
Tarek El Moussa and Christina Hall seminars named 'bogus' in FTC complaint
Tarek and Christina's real estate seminars back in 2019 were managed by the Utah-based company Zurizz LLC. However, a court agreed to put a stop to the seminars. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "The promises that the classes could make attendees rich were misleading and bogus," the complaint said. The seminars were initially held for free. But another three-day real estate class was charged for $1,997. The ones who ended up making the full payment were to be taught about applying for new credit cards and how to extend the limits of the credit card. The attendees were then asked to pay $41,000 extra for the additional training.
If the payment was refused by the attendees and they began complaining about the cost, Zurixx would offer a refund, but on one condition -- the attendees should not post anything negative about the seminar, and contact with the regulators was forbidden.
HGTV refused to take any part in the complaint filed against its stars
After the complaint was brought up by the real estate seminar attendees, Zurixx released a statement saying that it "welcomes scrutiny and anticipates a positive outcome as we work directly and openly with the agencies involved." However, HGTV did not take any responsibility for the mess created by its stars. The streaming platform released a statement that read, "HGTV, its sister networks, and its parent company are neither associated or affiliated with Zurixx nor are we involved in any of our talents' personal business associations with Zurixx."
'The Flipping El Moussas' will release on March 2, 2023, at 8 pm ET/PT on HGTV.
