ABC News anchor Liz Cho has filed a protective order seeking to avoid testifying in her divorce proceedings with former CBS host Josh Elliott. The motion, filed on July 17, aims to prevent Elliott's legal team from deposing Cho on July 23, 2026. Cho's attorneys stated that the deposition was scheduled without checking for availability and that they had offered alternative dates due to prior commitments.
According to court papers, Cho's legal team informed Elliott's counsel of scheduling conflicts for July 23rd and proposed alternative dates for the deposition. Cho alleges that Elliott's legal team did not respond, citing a vacation as the reason for the lack of response. Cho invoked a court rule that allows for orders protecting parties from "annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense," including specifying terms and conditions for discovery.
In addition to seeking to avoid the deposition, Cho has objected to requests for documents, including communications with individuals with whom she has had romantic or sexual relationships between July 11, 2015, and June 23, 2025. However, reports indicate that Cho agreed to provide communications at a July 24 virtual court hearing. A Connecticut judge has also ordered Cho to supply conversations with journalists about the divorce and to provide information regarding a $500,000 transfer from a joint bank account to her daughter's account in October 2025.
Elliott, 55, filed for divorce from Cho, 55, on June 20, 2025, after nearly a decade of marriage. The divorce has been marked by accusations from both sides. Cho previously requested Elliott's communications with romantic partners and regarding his job search. She also claimed Elliott moved significant furniture and furnishings, including their dogs, from their Connecticut home, and that a valuable watch and earrings were missing, alleging Elliott was the only other person with access.
Elliott has denied these claims, stating he did not "ransack the marital home" and removed only limited personal property to establish a "safe haven" from what he described as Cho's "escalating and erratic behavior." He also denied allegations concerning the jewelry. In court documents, Elliott accused Cho of monitoring his phone calls, going through his belongings, leaving the residence for extended periods without communication, and exhibiting erratic behavior towards him and his child.
Cho and Elliott met while working at ABC and married in July 2015. Both had been married previously. Elliott was a host on "Good Morning America" from 2011 to 2014 before a brief tenure at NBC and then joining CBSN. He was later let go from CBS after less than a year.