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Denise Richards has accused her estranged husband Aaron Phypers of years of alleged bodily and verbal abuse.
Richards, 54, filed a brief restraining order in opposition to Phypers, 52, claiming that he “frequently threatened to ‘break my jaw’ and would cry, beg me to remain, and promise to get assist − none of which ever occurred.”
In courtroom paperwork, filed on July 16 and seen by USA Immediately and different retailers, Richards wrote that Phypers “has precipitated me at the least three concussions.”
“Aaron has advised me that he has left recording gadgets to document me whereas I used to be alone in lodge rooms and at my townhouses,” Richards alleged within the paperwork.
Richards mentioned that all through her marriage to Phypers, he has “threatened to kill me and himself and the police. He owns at the least 8 unregistered weapons.”
The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills alum additionally hooked up a number of pictures to the submitting, together with one by which she has a black eye, claiming it was a results of Phypers’ abuse.
“Aaron would regularly violently choke me, violently squeeze my head with each fingers, tightly squeeze my arms, violently slap me in my face and head, aggressively slam my head into the lavatory towel rack, threaten to kill me, maintain me down along with his knee on my again to the purpose the place I must plead with him to get off me in order that he wouldn’t kill me and hack into my laptop computer and telephone and obtain all of my textual content messages,” Richards wrote, in response to Individuals.
Within the authorized paperwork, Richards additionally detailed a latest incident that she claims passed off over the July 4 weekend. She alleged that Phypers beat her and hacked into her personal messages. She urged the decide to take note of the seriousness of the alleged assaults and mentioned she feared it will occur once more.
“On July 4, 2025, Aaron repeatedly obtained inside two inches of my face and screamed at me degrading profanities,” Richards wrote. “Aaron repeatedly grabbed my left arm tightly.”
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“On July 5, 2025, Aaron got here into my townhouse along with his father and obtained inside inches of my face and commenced yelling at me… along with his proper hand violently hit the invoice of my hat with the again of his hand, which precipitated my hat to fly off my head,” she added.
Richards mentioned later that very same day her estranged husband “chased me and grabbed each of my arms forcefully and pushed me and dragged me to the bottom.”
“I landed arduous on the steps inflicting me immense ache,” she wrote. “Aaron stole my laptop computer and despatched personal textual content messages he had stolen from my laptop computer with out my permission. Aaron threatened that I might ‘disappear’ if I known as the police.”
The Wild Issues actor claimed that she didn’t report the previous alleged abuse as a result of she believed it will lead to extra harm.
“Till now, I’ve been afraid to report Aaron to the police or file for a restraining order as a result of he has repeatedly threatened to kill himself and me if I reported him to the police,” Richards wrote.
Richards additionally alleged that whereas she was asleep, Phypers went into her laptop computer and downloaded every part from her iCloud account and transferred it to his laptop computer.
The Drop Lifeless Attractive actor additionally alleged that Phypers screamed at her and smashed her over the top whereas she was on the bathroom, whereas demanding that she hand over her telephone. Richards is asking that Phypers haven’t any contact together with her and that he stays away from her residence and office, in addition to return the digital gadgets she alleges he stole from her.
She additionally famous that she needed Phypers to be “prohibited from utilizing, delivering, copying, printing or disclosing any textual content messages, emails, pictures, notes or different content material from my mobile phone or laptop computer or every other digital gadget.”
The Denise Richards & Her Wild Issues star requested that Phypers pay for her authorized bills and different bills attributable to the alleged abuse. She can also be requesting that Phypers attend a 52-week batterer intervention program.
She was granted a brief restraining order from the Superior Court docket of California on July 16.
Earlier this month, Phypers filed for divorce in Los Angeles, citing “irreconcilable variations” and itemizing their date of separation as July 4.
He’s additionally requesting spousal help from Richards and asking to maintain their property and money owed as separate property, together with his 2018 Indian Darkish Horse bike, his Shelby GT500 sports activities automotive and energy instruments.
Within the courtroom paperwork, Phypers claims that Richards is making over US$250,000 per 30 days from her OnlyFans account, TV appearances and different model offers. He says he has had no earnings within the final 12 months after closing his enterprise, Quantum 360 Membership, in 2024.
He claims that they spend about $105,000 per 30 days and estimates that $20,000 is spent on garments, $18,000 on hire, $25,000 on meals, $15,000 on leisure, $8,000 on utilities, $5,000 on upkeep and repairs and a further $5,000 on laundry and cleansing.
He additionally mentioned their telephone payments price $500 and bills related to their automobiles and transportation are round $1,500. Phypers additionally claimed that Richards spends over $7,000 per 30 days on baby care.
The previous couple don’t share any kids collectively, however Richards had beforehand mentioned that Phypers was within the strategy of adopting her daughter Eloise, 14.
Richards can also be mother to daughters Sami Sheen, 21, and Lola Sheen, 20, whom she shares together with her ex-husband, Charlie Sheen. Richards filed for divorce from Sheen in March 2005 after practically three years of marriage. The divorce was finalized in November 2006.
Phypers was beforehand married to Determined Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan from 2015 to 2018. They finalized their divorce in August 2018 earlier than his wedding ceremony to Richards.
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In the event you or somebody you realize is experiencing abuse or is concerned in an abusive state of affairs, please go to the Canadian Useful resource Centre for Victims of Crime for assist. They’re additionally reachable toll-free at 1-877-232-2610.
