In her new testimony, Denise Richards called her split from estranged husband Aaron Phypers a nightmare compared to her breakup from ex-husband Charlie Sheen, Us Weekly can exclusively report.
On Tuesday, October 7, Richards, 54, testified for the second day as part of her effort to obtain a permanent restraining order against Phypers, 53.
During cross-examination by Phypers’ lawyer, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum was shown a video she sent Phypers on August 21, weeks after she was granted a temporary restraining order against him.
The length of the video was 11 minutes and 30 seconds, according to Phypers’ lawyer, who struggled to play the video at the hearing before finally getting it to work. Richards sent the video to Phypers after he gave multiple interviews to media outlets where he trashed her.
In the video, Richards can be seen wearing a yellow baseball cap.
She stated, “I called you a couple of times.” Richards continued, “I have so many questions for you. I feel like you had this whole f***ing thing planned.”
Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers. Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images
Richards said she didn’t watch any of the interviews, but her team had told her what he said. She added, “Whatever. It is what it is … things were bad with Charlie [Sheen] and I but he never hit below the belt.”
Richards and Sheen, 60, were married from 2002 until their split in 2005. The exes had a bitter divorce, which was finalized in 2006.
In the video shown in court, Richards told Phypers, “I believed you and I loved you. I really thought you were my soulmate when we got married.”
Denise Richards is addressing Aaron Phypers’ cheating allegations in court. Richards, 54, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday, October, 7, as part of her effort to turn her temporary restraining order against her estranged husband into a permanent order. During the proceedings, which Us Weekly was present for, a video Richards recorded to […]
She added, “The fights were so f***ing bad, especially when your family moved here. I tried my hardest. I just couldn’t do that f***ing s***.”
“I get it, you’re upset that I filed a restraining order and other s***. You hit me one too many times and each time it was getting worse and worse,” she added.
“You did some serious damage. You were manic,” Richards alleged. “You were the one person I thought I could trust.”
Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen. Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Richards told Phypers in the video, “I feel like I was married to someone that I never even f***ing knew.”
“The last six months, when you didn’t stand up for me. Then I found stuff on your phone, that’s when I knew… this was all set up and I just had to bite the bullet. You filed [for divorce], I didn’t. You did.”
Richards called Phypers a “narcissist.”
Denise Richards’ estranged husband, Aaron Phypers, revealed he plans to call her ex-husband, Charlie Sheen, and her former friend Brandi Glanville as part of their ongoing divorce, Us Weekly can report. On Monday, September 29, Phypers, 53, filed a list of witnesses he plans to call to testify as part of the upcoming hearing next […]
“I don’t know you. That’s why I’m having such a hard time. Charlie, I know. Every other ex, I knew. I don’t know you. That’s why this has been so f***ing hard. That’s what I have to come to terms with. I don’t even know who the f*** you are.”
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.
Denise Richards filed an emotional declaration as part of her plea for a restraining order, where she detailed the days leading up to her estranged husband, Aaron Phypers, filing for divorce, Us Weekly can report. In her filing, Richards, 54, said she moved out of their marital home in late 2023 and into her own […]
On July 16, Richards filed for a temporary restraining order, claiming Phypers had been abusive throughout the marriage.
Phypers previously told Us, “These accusations are completely false and deeply hurtful. Denise and I, like many couples, have faced our share of challenges, but any suggestion of abuse is categorically untrue. I have always tried to approach our marriage with love, patience, and respect. I ask for privacy as we navigate personal matters, and I hope that the public and media will refrain from spreading harmful and baseless claims.”
