Denise Richards Details Chilling Abuse Claims in Temporary Restraining Order
A mournful refrain drifts across Malibu sunsets as the bitter fallout of Denise Richards’s marriage unfolds in stark bruises and legal papers. In a court filing obtained by TMZ, the actress and reality star has secured a temporary domestic violence restraining order against her estranged husband Aaron Phypers through August 8. She accuses him of repeated physical and verbal abuse, documenting every harrowing episode with chilling detail.
Denise Richards’s legal request paints a portrait of a relationship turned dangerously violent. Beginning in 2022, the Real Housewives alum describes being violently choked, her head squeezed between his hands, and her arms gripped so tightly that bruises appeared like dark poems on her skin. She says one attack left her eye severely bruised after Aaron struck her with the heel of his palm, fueled by a paranoid belief that potted plants in his Malibu workplace harbored listening devices. Photographs from the red carpet in 2023 that show visible bruises on her arms serve as silent witnesses to her claims, Richards notes that she neglected to cover them up before stepping into the spotlight.
In another distressing episode she says occurred last year, Aaron allegedly seized her by the hair and slammed her to the ground when she suggested he skip a work trip. His alleged words were raw and possessive: You are not cancelling my flight, I am going with you and I do not trust you. Most recently in early July, Richards recounts an incident when her estranged husband barged into her office townhouse, demanding her phone. After she refused, she says he marched toward her, crushed her arm and warned that if she called 911 he would blow everything up.
Adding a layer of dread to her plea, Denise tells the court that Aaron is in possession of at least eight unregistered firearms. The temporary order requires him to maintain at least a hundred yards distance from her home, workplace and vehicle. The next hearing is set for August 8, when a judge will consider whether to extend the protection.
This shocking development follows Aaron Phypers’s divorce filing earlier this month, in which he cited irreconcilable differences. The couple wed in 2018 after Richards publicly vowed she would never divorce again. The news launches a painful new chapter for Richards, who previously endured a high-profile split from Charlie Sheen. As her testimony echoes in court, fans and onlookers brace for the next act in a saga that defies fame’s glossy veneer. A bittersweet ending, or merely the beginning?
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ
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