Denise Richards’ estranged husband, Aaron Phypers, denied her claims of abuse shortly after the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum was granted a temporary restraining order against him.
When contacted by Us Weekly about Richards’ allegations that he got physical with her throughout their marriage, Phypers, 52, claimed, “Not true. Conjured up. I have the real evidence.”
The Wild Things star, 54, made the allegations against her ex, who she married in 2018, in a petition filed on Thursday, July 17.
Richards alleged, “Aaron would frequently violently choke me, violently squeeze my head with both hands, tightly squeeze my arms, violently slap me in my face and head, aggressively slam my head into the bathroom towel rack, threaten to kill me, hold me down with his knee on my back to the point where I would have to plead with him to get off me so that he would not kill me and hack into my laptop and phone and download all of my text messages.”
Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images for Robert Gillings Productions / JOPR
Richards detailed a fight on July 4 over their shared home when Phypers allegedly showed up at Richards’ separate townhouse uninvited. She claimed he screamed at her “within two inches” of her face while screaming profanities at her. Richards claimed that later in the day, “Aaron chased me and grabbed both of my arms forcefully and pushed me and dragged me to the ground.”
Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers’ split came as a shock to Us — especially when you look at how the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum used to speak about her then-husband and his … body. On Monday, July 7, Us Weekly reported Phypers filed for divorce from Richards after six years of marriage. He […]
She wrote in her declaration, “I landed on the stairs, causing immense pain. Aaron stole my laptop and sent private messages he had stolen from my laptop without my permission.”
In her filing, Richards said her ex owned eight unregistered guns. She said she feared for her safety without the court’s protection.
In addition to allegations of physical abuse, and including two photos of alleged evidence, Richards claimed Phypers was verbally abusive.
Aaron Phypers and Denise Richards Leon Bennett/Getty Images for A+E Networks
Richards told the court that she once woke up to Phypers yelling at her about messages he saw via her iCloud in May. She claimed he said, “You f***ing bitch. I went into your computer and saw your text messages because your laptop were open while you were watching the movie on Netflix. I clicked sync iMessage so that your text messages would appear on your laptop and everything downloaded and I took photo of everything you lying bitch.”
Months before Aaron Phypers filed for divorce, Denise Richards hinted that splitting was not in the cards for her. “After the divorce I went through with their dad … It’s not fun. It’s really kind of awful,” Richards, 54, exclusively told Us Weekly in an interview with daughters Sami and Lola in February. (Richards shares […]
As Us previously reported, Phypers filed for divorce on July 7. He listed the date of marriage as September 8, 2018, and the date of separation as July 4, 2025.
In his filing, he cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split. He asked the court to award him spousal support. Phypers said he had no income after shutting down his business late last year. In his filing, he said he believed Richards earned around $250k per month from OnlyFans, TV shows, sponsorships and appearances. In a financial declaration, Phypers said he spent $105,000 on monthly bills including $18,000 on rent, $5,000 on repairs, $10,000 on groceries, $15,000 on eating out and $20,000 on clothes.
Denise Richards’ relationship with Aaron Phypers has always been under the spotlight thanks to reality TV. Weeks before marrying Aaron in a September 2018 wedding, Denise announced she was joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for season 9. Although she was only on the Bravo show for two seasons, the reality star was able […]
Richards has yet to respond to the divorce petition.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.
