Former CBS anchor Josh Elliott has filed for divorce from his wife Liz Cho after nearly 10 years of marriage, and the two are currently embroiled in a vicious legal battle.
According to Connecticut court documents obtained by Page Six, Elliott filed for dissolution of her marriage to the ABC anchor on June 20, 2025.
“The parties’ marriage has irretrievably broken down,” court documents say, and Elliott is seeking “dissolution of the marriage” and “equitable distribution of all real and personal property.”
On November 6, Ms. Cho filed a counter-complaint against her estranged husband, stating that their marriage had “irretrievably broken down.”
The divorce became messy when Cho requested “transcripts of any written communications, emails, cards, WeChat messages, Facebook messages, social media messaging, instant messaging, telephone text messages, voicemail messages, or any form of written communication” between Elliott and “any person other than defendant with whom[Elliott]has or has had a romantic or sexual relationship from July 11, 2015 to the present.”
Elliott opposed the request on the grounds that “the period of the request is unreasonable, unnecessary, harassing, and unlikely to result in the discovery of admissible evidence.”
Cho also seeks “money spent for the benefit of someone other than the defendant with whom you have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship,” “property that you have gifted or transferred to someone other than the defendant with whom you have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship,” and “money spent for your benefit by someone other than the defendant with whom you have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship…”
She requested to inspect records, including “copies of all monthly checking account statements” from Jan. 1, 2020, to the date of the response, and “all documents reflecting your travels, personal and business,” including “travel agent invoices, travel agent itineraries, hotel, motel, motor inn, inn receipts and invoices, airline receipts and invoices, limousine or auto service receipts and invoices.”
Cho also wants Elliott, who was ousted from CBS in 2017, to have “all communications related to his employment search,” including “social media communications, text messages and emails, employment offers, calendars, and contracts.”
Elliot objected to the request.
A source close to the couple told Page Six: “This is standard in divorces. Her lawyers are doing a thorough document request. The documents she’s requesting are standard.” Officials also claimed there was no evidence that Elliott had an affair with anyone outside of marriage.
Later, on January 29, Cho filed a contempt complaint against his ex-wife regarding their joint Connecticut residence, alleging that she continues to reside in the state during the divorce process.
In court documents, the Eyewitness News anchor described how Elliott arranged for a moving truck to come to the couple’s residence on January 19, 2026, while she was on vacation with her daughter from a previous marriage.
Cho claimed that Elliott removed “a significant amount of furniture and furnishings from the couple’s residence,” along with “two Portuguese water dogs” that were “supposed to be staying at the couple’s residence.”
She claimed that despite her requests, he has not returned her personal property that was taken from the house.
“On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, Ms. Cho noticed that her valuable watch and earrings were missing from her jewelry bag,” court documents said. “Because (Elliott) is the only other person who had access to the missing watches and jewelry, (Cho) believes that (Elliott) owns such personal property…”
She called for sanctions to be imposed on the former anchor, claiming his actions were a “willful violation” of the court’s order.
Officials claimed Elliott was in charge of caring for the dog and took “a small amount of furniture.”
Ms. Elliott responded to her complaint and opposed her request, calling her allegations “false and inflammatory.”
“While (Mr. Cho) alleges that (Elliott) ‘ransacked’ and ‘abandoned’ (Elliott) the couple’s residence, this allegation is demonstrably false and intended to embarrass, harass, and intimidate (Elliott),” he said in court papers.
“(Elliott) did not vandalize the marital home. He did not cause any damage to the property. He did not render the residence uninhabitable. The removal of limited personal property and furniture was intended to provide a safe haven from (Cho’s) escalating and erratic behavior toward (Elliott) as well as his minor children.”
He continued to defend his actions in a separate filing, saying, “After (Mr. Elliott) removed himself and his children from the hostile environment that (Mr. Cho) had created, he removed only limited furniture and furnishings from the basement solely to furnish his new residence. All property remains intact and is subject to equitable distribution.”
Regarding the jewelry claims, Elliott said, “Perhaps most egregious is (Cho’s) unsubstantiated accusation that (Elliott) stole the jewelry. This allegation is made without evidence or support and without any honest attempt to verify the truth.”
He also accused her of “surveilling and eavesdropping on (Elliott’s) private telephone calls, rummaging through (Elliott’s) personal belongings and closets, and leaving the couple’s residence for extended periods without contacting them, even though they have two dogs that require daily care.”
He is asking the court to dismiss her contempt motion. The case is still ongoing, with a court hearing scheduled for March 20th.
Attorneys for Cho and Elliott did not respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
Elliott, 54, and Cho, 55, met while working at ABC and got engaged after two years of dating.
The Eyewitness news anchor married Elliott in July 2015 in a ceremony in Montecito, California. Their last public appearance was in 2016.
She was previously married to Evan Gottlieb from 2008 to 2012, while Elliot was previously married to Priya Narang. The two have one daughter from a previous relationship.
Cho has been with the station since 2003, while her estranged husband worked at ABC’s “Good Morning America” from 2011 to 2014.
He had a brief stint at NBC before joining CBS as CBSN’s daytime lead anchor in March 2016, but was fired nearly a year later in February 2017.
Elliott announced during the broadcast that he was leaving CBS’ digital channels for a larger role at CBS News, an announcement that allegedly blindsided his bosses.
“Josh was chased out of the building by security after being told he showed poor judgment by making this announcement,” a source told Page Six at the time.
CBS confirmed in a statement: “CBS News and Josh Elliott are parting ways. Josh will no longer report for CBS News.”
Yet another source said, “Josh was told by executive producers to make an announcement on Friday, but the plan was not communicated up the chain of command. David Rose was embarrassed and fired Josh, who did nothing more than thank his colleagues at CBSN. This was due to poor communication on CBS News, and Josh was fired to cover up their mistake.”
Elliott is currently eyeing a return to television, with CBS Morning’s Gayle King and Nate Burleson reporting that “Awful Announcement” has been considered for the role.
