Eleven days ago, Aaron Phypers filed for divorce from Denise Richards. I admitted at the time that I didn’t know much about them or their marriage, but from what little I knew, Aaron seemed completely bonkers. His own statements about his Malibu healing center and his ability to “regenerate” body parts with his mind were enough to convince me that he has serious issues. But I didn’t suspect that he was and is a garden-variety psycho and a violent domestic assailant. Denise has now gone to court to seek a temporary domestic violence restraining order. She provided the court with documentation of her injuries (inflicted by Phypers) as well a lengthy statement detailing the years of physical and emotional abuse:

Denise Richards is making shocking new accusations against her ex Aaron Phypers. In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Richards, 54, requested a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Phypers, 49, sharing alleged details and photos accusing her ex of physical assault.

“Aaron would frequently violently choke me, violently squeeze my head with both hands, tightly squeeze my arms, violently slap me in my face and head, aggressively slam my head into the bathroom towel rack, threaten to kill me, hold me down with his knee on my back to the point where I would have to plead with him to get off me so that he would not kill me and hack into my laptop and phone and download all of my text messages,” Richards alleged in the court documents. “Aaron regularly threatened to ‘break my jaw’ and would cry, beg me to stay, and promise to get help — none of which ever happened.”

She also alleged, that her ex “has caused me at least three concussions.” Richards said she has been “afraid” to report Phypers’ alleged behavior to the police “because he has repeatedly threatened to kill himself and me if I reported him to the police, among his other threats of harm to me and himself if he is reported for his abuse to anyone.”

She cited July 4-14 as the date of the most recent alleged assault, claiming that she asked Phypers and his family to move out of townhomes she had leased. In the documents, Richards alleged that on July 4, Phypers “got within two inches of my face” and “screamed degrading profanities” including calling her a “c— w—-” and a “piece of s—.” Richards also alleged that the next day her ex made the same comments in the presence of his father, Steven Phypers. Richards claimed that Steven also “began yelling at me” and threatened to tell the internet that she was a “w—-.”

The Bravo star alleged that later that same day Phyphers “grabbed both of my arms forcefully and pushed me and dragged me to the ground. I landed hard on the stairs causing me immense pain.” She also claimed that when she threatened to call the police on July 5, Phypers said, “I would like to see the cops take me away, I will blow everything up if they try.”

She alleged in the documents that “throughout our marriage, Aaron threatened to kill me and himself and the police.” She also claimed that Phypers “owns at least eight unregistered guns” and “multiple bullet proof vests.”

Richards also claimed that Phypers “threatened that I would ‘disappear’ if I called the police.” She said he “repeatedly abused” her throughout their marriage. The former couple tied the knot in 2018.

She also accused her ex of going through her phone and laptop while she slept and putting her messages on his laptop.

[From People]

Good lord, this is awful. Poor Denise. I believe her, and I believe Phypers is this violent. This in particular caught my eye: “‘Aaron threatened to kill me and himself and the police.’ She also claimed that Phypers ‘owns at least eight unregistered guns’ and ‘multiple bullet proof vests.’” A picture has emerged (for me) – I suspect that he’s armed to the teeth and fully prepared to shoot his way out if he’s cornered. I would also guess that he has money (Denise’s money, probably), guns and drugs stashed away somewhere. I hope Denise gets the restraining order and I hope she has people around her, because this is an extremely delicate situation.

Don't forget Aaron's parents lived in Denise Richards’s Malibu house, while she and her daughters were living in separate rentals. They were supposed to stay for a few months, but ended up residing there for over three years. That is outrageous.

— Kate Casey (@KateCasey) July 17, 2025

#DeniseRichards has been granted temporary restraining order against #AaronPhypers after accusing him of Domestic Violence:

“Aaron would frequently violently choke me, violently squeeze my head with both hands, tightly squeeze my arms, violently slap me in my face and head,… pic.twitter.com/XEcT5GSB9K

— jay (@JaysRealityBlog) July 17, 2025

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