The court battle between Denise Richards and her estranged husband, Aaron Phypers, over a restraining order intensified as his family member and former employee testified against him, Us Weekly can report.

On Wednesday, October 8, Phypers’ cousin who previously worked for him at his wellness company, Dr. Kathleen McAllister, took the stand for a second time.

In the courtroom, in front of Richards and Phypers, McAllister detailed working for Phypers at his defunct wellness center in Malibu from 2017 to 2022, where she said she was “supporting his dreams and business.”

She claimed it was an “incredibly abusive” work environment and labeled Phypers as “manipulative.” McAllister claimed Phypers tried to make her “financially dependent” on him.

“I was absolutely his [Aaron’s] foundation of

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