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Now we have an replace on what has rapidly grow to be a really ugly scenario between Denise Richards and her estranged husband, Aaron Phypers.
Earlier this week, the latter filed for divorce from the actress.
Then, a short while later, Richards filed for a restraining order in opposition to Phypers and accused him of each bodily abuse and of constructing demise threats in opposition to her.
Now, Phypers has responded.
Aaron Phypers and Denise Richards attend the thirtieth Annual Race To Erase MS Gala at Fairmont Century Plaza on June 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photograph by Frazer Harrison/Getty Photographs for Race to Erase MS)
“I want to address recent rumors and speculation that have surfaced regarding my relationship with my wife, Denise Richards,” Aaron’s assertion from late Thursday reads.
“Let me be unequivocally clear: I’ve by no means bodily or emotionally abused Denise — or anybody. These accusations are fully false and deeply hurtful.
“Denise and I, like many {couples}, have confronted our share of challenges, however any suggestion of abuse is categorically unfaithful.I’ve all the time tried to strategy our marriage with love, endurance, 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.”
Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers attend Bravo’s Premiere Celebration For “The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills” Season 9 And “Mexican Dynasties”at Gracias Madre on February 12, 2019 in West Hollywood, California. (Photograph by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Photographs)
It’s secure to say that Aaron Phypers isn’t about to have his privateness needs granted, nonetheless.
Final evening, an Instagram clop went viral that featured a scene from The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 10.
On this scene, Richards and Phypers are holding palms as they stroll round… when she tells him to not “say a f-cking word.”
From there, Phypers tells Richards, “Don’t tell me what to say. I’m going to crush your f-cking hand. Stop it.”
To be truthful and clear, Phypers not NOT seen right here inflicting any bodily injury to his then-spouse. However even such a quote is somewhat disturbing to listen to.
Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers attend the “Paper Empire” Television Present Occasion at Annex Seashore on April 18, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photograph by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Photographs for Robert Gillings Productions / JOPR)
In the course of the season 10 reunion episode in 2020, host Andy Cohen requested Richards in regards to the troubling interplay.
“I didn’t even know that [he said that],” the actress replied. “I played it for him, and he said, ‘I don’t even remember saying that. I don’t know why I would say that because I’m afraid of you.’”
The truth star went on to make clear Phypers was “afraid of [her] … in a joking way.”
Nonetheless, all the pieces about this divorce and its aftermath paints a tragic image, that a lot is definite.
Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers arrive for the LA Premiere Of “7 Days To Vegas” at Laemmle Music Corridor on September 21, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photograph by Gabriel Olsen/Getty Photographs)
Earlier this week, Richards claimed that Phypers — who filed for divorce on July 7 citing “irreconcilable differences” — “repeatedly abused” her all through their six-year marriage.
“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,” she alleged in authorized paperwork.
Added Richards:
“Aaron frequently threatened to ‘break my jaw’ and would cry, beg me to remain, and promise to get assist — none of which ever occurred.
Citing a trio of concussions because of these incidents, Richards additional claimed that she has been “afraid” to talk out in regards to the abuse as a result of Phypers “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.”
Along with her allegations that “throughout our marriage, Aaron threatened to kill me and himself and the police,” Richards wrote that Phypers “owns at least eight unregistered guns” and “multiple bullet proof vests.”
