Former CBS anchor Josh Elliott is divorcing his spouse of almost 10 years, ABC7 Eyewitness Information anchor Liz Cho! Don’t anticipate an amicable break up from these two, although! New particulars reveal that the divorce is extraordinarily messy!
For many who don’t know, here’s a transient breakdown of their story! Josh and Liz met whereas working for ABC in 2012 and acquired engaged after two years of relationship. They acquired married in July 2015. Flash ahead to June 20, 2025, and he filed for divorce. In keeping with Connecticut court docket papers obtained by Web page Six on Sunday, Josh claimed that their relationship “has damaged down irretrievably.” The sportscaster demanded a “dissolution of the wedding” and for “an equitable distribution of all property, each actual and private.”
Issues shortly turned hostile between them afterward. Liz responded to Josh’s grievance on November 6 and filed a cross-complaint in opposition to him. She additionally said their marriage “has damaged down irretrievably.” And that’s the one half these two can agree on within the divorce! Every part else, they aren’t on the identical web page about! And what’s extra? It seems Liz doesn’t assume her estranged husband was trustworthy to her throughout their marriage!
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Per Web page Six, the previous World Information Now anchor requested “copies of written correspondence, emails, playing cards, WeChat messages, Fb messages, social media messaging, on the spot messaging, telephonic textual content messages, transcribed voicemail messages or any written types of communication” between Josh and “any individual, aside from the defendant, with whom [Elliott] have or have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship, from July 11, 2015, to the current.”
Whoa!
Josh, nonetheless, objected to the request on the “grounds that the timeframe of the request for manufacturing is unreasonable, pointless, harassing and never prone to result in the invention of admissible proof.” Liz additionally requested for “monies spent for the good thing about any individual with whom you’ve gotten had a romantic and/or sexual relationship, aside from the defendant,” “property given or transferred by you to any individual with whom you’ve gotten had a romantic and/or sexual relationship, aside from the defendant,” “monies spent to your profit by any individual with whom you’ve gotten had a romantic and/or sexual relationship with, aside from the defendant.”
There’s extra! She additionally desires to examine information, together with “copies of all month-to-month checking account statements,” from January 1, 2020, by the date of his response, and “all paperwork which mirror your journey, private and enterprise,” together with “journey company invoices, journey company itineraries, resort, motel, motor inn, or inn receipts and payments, airline receipts and payments, limousine or automobile service receipts and payments.”
Josh was fired from CBS in 2017 after asserting on air that he was stepping all the way down to take a bigger position on the firm — allegedly blindsiding all of his bosses. He has not labored a lot since, however he’s reportedly within the operating to hitch Gayle King and Nate Burleson on CBS Mornings now. Liz has now requested for “communications in reference to the seek for any employment,” together with “social media communications, textual content message and emails, presents of employment, calendars [and] agreements.” Josh shut down all these requests, as effectively.
Whereas her requests look like quite a bit, a supply near the previous couple insisted to Web page Six that it’s “customary” within the proceedings:
“That is customary in a divorce. Her lawyer is doing an intensive doc request. The paperwork she is requesting are customary.”
This insider additionally careworn there is no such thing as a proof Josh had a relationship with anybody throughout his marriage to Liz. Umm, effectively, it appears to be like just like the journalist strongly suspects he might have cheated! Why else would she undergo the difficulty to gather his texts, emails, and whatnot?
Just a few months later, on January 29, Liz filed a movement for contempt in opposition to Josh over their marital residence in Connecticut. They apparently continued to stay collectively amid the divorce, regardless of how nasty it had already gotten. Nonetheless, Liz claimed within the court docket docs that Josh organized for a shifting truck to come back to the residence whereas she was on trip along with her daughter from a earlier marriage on January 19 and stole from her, together with jewellery and their canine! What!
She claimed that he moved a “important quantity of furnishings and furnishings from the marital residence,” and their “two Portuguese water canine,” who had been “supposed to remain within the marital residence.” Liz allegedly requested that her private property be returned, however Josh ignored her. The court docket paperwork said:
“On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, [Cho] realized that she was lacking a priceless watch and earrings from her jewellery bag. As [Elliott] is the one different one who had entry to the lacking watch and jewellery, [Cho] believes [Elliott] is in possession of such private property.”
Liz alleged his actions are a “willful violation” of the court docket’s orders and requested that he be sanctioned. Defending Josh, the Web page Six supply mentioned he was the one to handle the canine and that he solely took “a small quantity of furnishings.” The Sports activities Illustrated journalist responded to her submitting, denying her request. He additionally referred to as her accusations “false and inflammatory,” including:
“[Cho] alleges [Elliott] ‘ransacked’ and ‘deserted’ the marital residence — claims which are patently false and meant to bother, harass and intimidate [Elliott]. [Elliott] didn’t ransack the marital residence. He didn’t injury the property. He didn’t render the residence uninhabitable. He eliminated restricted private property and furnishings so he would have a secure haven from [Cho’s] escalating and erratic habits direct at not solely [Elliott], however his minor baby as effectively.”
Josh continued in a separate submitting to allege Liz created “a hostile surroundings” for him and his child:
“[Elliott] eliminated solely restricted furnishings gadgets and furnishings, many from the basement, solely to furnish a brand new residence after eradicating himself and his baby from a hostile surroundings created by [Cho]. All property stays intact and topic to equitable distribution.”
In the case of the allegation that he stole her jewellery, Josh fired again:
“Maybe most egregious is [Cho’s] baseless accusation that [Elliott] stole her jewellery. This allegation is made with out proof, with out corroboration and with out even a good-faith try to confirm the reality.”
He then accused her of “monitoring and listening to [Elliott’s] non-public cellphone calls; rifling by [Elliott’s] private belongings and closet; leaving the marital residence for prolonged intervals with out communication regardless of the presence of two canine requiring day by day care” and extra. Josh is asking the court docket to disclaim her movement for contempt.
Presently, Liz hasn’t responded. They’ve a court docket listening to scheduled for March 20.
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