Former CBS anchor Josh Elliott is divorcing his spouse of practically 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 received engaged after two years of courting. They received married in July 2015. Flash ahead to June 20, 2025, and he filed for divorce. Based on 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 grew to become hostile between them afterward. Liz responded to Josh’s criticism on November 6 and filed a cross-complaint towards 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 suppose her estranged husband was devoted to her throughout their marriage!
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Per Web page Sixthe 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, apart 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 time-frame 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 advantage of any individual with whom you could have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship, apart from the defendant,” “property given or transferred by you to any individual with whom you could have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship, apart from the defendant,” “monies spent to your profit by any individual with whom you could have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship with, apart from the defendant.”
There’s extra! She additionally needs to examine information, together with “copies of all month-to-month checking account statements,” from January 1, 2020, by means of the date of his response, and “all paperwork which replicate 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 function 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, gives of employment, calendars (and) agreements.” Josh shut down all these requests, as properly.
Whereas her requests seem to be loads, 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 a radical doc request. The paperwork she is requesting are customary.”
This insider additionally pressured there is no such thing as a proof Josh had a relationship with anybody throughout his marriage to Liz. Umm, properly, it appears 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 towards Josh over their marital house in Connecticut. They apparently continued to dwell 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 together with her daughter from a earlier marriage on January 19 and stole from her, together with jewellery and their canines! What!
She claimed that he moved a “vital quantity of furnishings and furnishings from the marital residence,” and their “two Portuguese water canines,” 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 precious watch and earrings from her jewellery bag. As (Elliott) is the one different one that 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 maintain the canines 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 might be patently false and supposed to harass, harass and intimidate (Elliott). (Elliott) didn’t ransack the marital house. He didn’t harm 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 conduct direct at not solely (Elliott), however his minor youngster as properly.”
Josh continued in a separate submitting to allege Liz created “a hostile setting” 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 youngster from a hostile setting 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 and confirm the reality.”
He then accused her of “monitoring and listening to (Elliott’s) personal telephone calls; rifling by means of (Elliott’s) private belongings and closet; leaving the marital residence for prolonged durations with out communication regardless of the presence of two canines requiring every 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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