Denise Richards opened up about the alleged abuse she endured from Aaron Phypers, her estranged husband. The 54-year-old TV personality delivered testimony in court Tuesday regarding the temporary restraining order she was granted in July against her ex-husband. She is now seeking a permanent restraining order.
The two married in September 2018 in a ceremony that was featured on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Phypers filed for divorce in July 2025 claiming irreconcilable differences.
Richards says she initiated their split on July 4 and claimed her husband “got very angry at me and volatile, he got very close to me. I had just recovered from a full facelift, and I still had stitches behind my ears, and I felt extremely vulnerable.”
Richards’ legal claims included allegations that

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