Denise Richards’ ex Aaron Phypers has been arrested, Us Weekly can confirm.
Richards’ lawyer confirmed to Us that Phypers was charged with “spousal abuse.”
“He’s been arrested outside the court and taken down a nearby escalator. [He] did not come back into [the] hallway,” an eyewitness told Us on Friday, October 17. “Denise is here. She’s calm and talking to her team.” Phypers seemed “confused,” as did his attorney, per the second eyewitness, who noted that the fitness instructor “didn’t seem to understand that he was about to get arrested.”
As Us previously reported, Phypers, 53, appeared in court on Friday alongside Richards, 54, amid their ongoing divorce battle. According to an eyewitness, when proceedings started again after lunch for Richards’ final testimony, there were approximately eight officers standing near the courtroom.
Phypers’ attorney did not acknowledge the arrest when proceedings resumed. The hearing and TRO have been extended to November 7.
Us has reached out to Phypers for comment.
This story is developing.
