Fired CBS anchor files for divorce from his glamorous ABC journalist wife after 11 years of marriage

An ousted CBS News anchor has filed for a messy separation from his glamorous ABC journalist wife after nearly a decade of marriage. 

Josh Elliott, 54, filed for divorce from Liz Cho, 55, in June of last year as court documents detail a nasty battle in court over their ‘irretrievable’ marriage. 

‘The marriage of the parties has broken down irretrievably,’ court documents obtained by Page Six show. 

The pair married in 2015 after dating for two years, not long before Elliott was fired from CBS in February 2017.

Cho’s response to the filing in November, echoing a similar sentiment, bit back at Elliott’s filing with a request for ‘copies of written correspondence’ between her estranged husband and ‘any person other than the defendant, with whom [Elliott] have or have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship, from July 11, 2015 to present.’

The request, according to the documents, covers a variety of platforms, including Facebook, WeChat, voicemails, text messages and social media messages. 

Elliott objected, claiming that it was ‘unreasonable, unnecessary, harassing and not likely lead to the discovery of admissible evidence’ based on the time frame, the outlet reported. 

However, Cho’s requests for a thorough array of evidence continued with demands for Elliott to hand over bank statements, travel documentation such as invoices for hotels, motels, airlines or car services, as well as any evidence of the former CBS anchor’s search for a job. 

Former CBS anchor Josh Elliott, 54, filed for divorce from his wife of nearly a decade in June of last year

Elliott and Liz Cho, 55, have been revealed to be in the throes of a messy divorce, which has been going back and forth since November as Cho responded to the filing

Elliott had been booted from CBS after he announced her was stepping down from a role to move onto a larger one within the company, allegedly unbeknownst to his bosses

Elliot has objected to the requests, as a source told the outlet that the practice was ‘standard in a divorce.’

‘Her lawyer is doing a thorough document request,’ the source said. ‘The documents she is requesting are standard.’

The source said there was no evidence that Elliott had engaged in a relationship outside of his marriage to Cho. 

In January, Cho filed for contempt against Elliott after he hired a moving truck to move out a ‘significant amount of furniture and furnishings from the martial residence’ while she and her daughter were on vacation, she claimed in documents seen by to the outlet. 

His removing himself from their home included taking their two Portuguese Water dogs, who she claimed were ‘supposed to stay in the marital residence’ that they had continued to share, Page Six reported. 

‘On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, [Cho] realized that she was missing a valuable watch and earrings from her jewelry bag,’ documents state, according to the outlet. 

‘As [Elliott]s the only other person who had access to the missing watch and jewelry, [Cho] believes [Elliott] is in possession of such personal property.’

Cho described the alleged actions as a ‘willful violation’ of court orders. 

The pair married in 2015 after dating for two years, not long before Elliott was fired from CBS in February 2017

Elliott was said to have been the main caregiver for the dogs and had only removed a ‘small amount of furniture,’ the source told Page Six. 

In his move to have the court object to Cho’s motion for contempt, Elliott said that the allegations were ‘false and inflammatory,’ including claims from Cho that he had ‘ransacked’ the home, documents seen by the outlet state. 

‘[Elliott] did not ransack the marital home. He did not damage the property. He did not render the residence uninhabitable. 

‘He removed limited personal property and furnishings so he would have a safe haven from [Cho’s] escalating and erratic behavior direct at not only [Elliott], but his minor child as well,’ the documents state, according to Page Six. 

He further claimed that he only took furnishings so that ‘he and his minor child’ could escape ‘a hostile environment created by [Cho],’ according to the filings. 

The filing also saw Elliott claim that Cho had been listening in and monitoring his phone calls, ‘rifling’ though his possessions and leaving their home for ‘extended periods’ without communicating ‘despite the presence of two dogs requiring daily care,’ according to Page Six. 

Elliott originally filed for a ‘dissolution of the marriage’ for ‘an equitable distribution of all property, both real and personal.’ 

Cho is seeking ‘monies spent for the benefit of any person with whom you have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship, other than the defendant… property given or transferred by you to any person with whom you have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship, other than the defendant…monies spent for your benefit by any person with whom you have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship with, other than the defendant,’ the outlet reported. 

Cho joined ABC’s Eyewitness News team in 2003 after working as an anchor for World News Now and working stories for Good Morning America, World News Tonight and Nightline

Cho’s response in November requested ‘copies of written correspondence’ between Elliott and ‘any person other than the defendant, with whom [Elliott] have or have had a romantic and/or sexual relationship, from July 11, 2015 to present’

Elliott had been booted from CBS after he announced he was stepping down from his role to move onto a larger one within the company, allegedly unbeknownst to his bosses. 

‘Josh was told he had shown bad judgement by making the announcement, and was walked out of the building by security,’ a source told the outlet at the time. 

He is rumored to ‘likely’ be returning to CBS Mornings while he continues to go through the throes of the messy divorce, Awful Announcing reported. 

The Daily Mail reached out to Elliott’s representation with Needle & Cuda and Cho’s with Blank Rome LLP and MeehanLaw LLC.