Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Denise Richards claims her ex-husband Aaron Phypers subjected her to physical abuse and threatened to kill her and has been granted a temporary restraining order
Denise Richards has claimed her ex-husband, Aaron Phypers, threatened to kill her. New details of their split have emerged after the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was granted a temporary restraining order against her ex, according to reports in the USA.
According to TMZ, the restraining order will last through August 8, when the pair are due in court. The publication says he been ordered to stay 100 yards from Denise, her home, her place of work and vehicle.
The pair filed for divorce earlier this month after being married for six years. They listed the official date of their separation as July 4, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason behind their split. Meanwhile, Phypers is asking the court to grant him spousal support from Denise, 54.
However, they will still appear on their joint reality show, Denise Richards & Her Wild Things, alongside her daughters. Earlier this week, Denise filed for protection from the court, claiming that she had suffered physical abuse during their marriage.
Now, new court documents show Denise claimed that she feared for her life after Aaron allegedly threatened to kill her. The reality star said: “Throughout our relationship, 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.”
In the filings she went on to say that Aaron would often threaten to break her jaw and beg her to stay with him if he sought help, “none of which ever happened,” she added.
She added: “Aaron has caused me at least three concussions. Aaron has told me that he has left recording devices to record me while I was alone in hotel rooms and at my townhouses.” On July 4, Denise claimed that Aaron repeatedly became very close to her face, branding her a “c***, w***er,” and a “piece of s**t.”
The day after, she claims that Aaron and his dad got within inches of her face, yelling vile words at her once again, with him allegedly hitting her on the bill of her hat with the back of his hand, causing her hat to fall to the floor. Aaron has not responded to the allegations made against him.
In his spousal support documents, he claims he has no income of his own, and estimates that Denise earns over $250,000 per month, which is around £185,000, from OnlyFans, TV work, brand deals and public appearances.
In the filing, he estimates that they spend $105,000 – around £77,000 – a month on average and that Denise has been covering it. Their monthly spending is said to include $20K on clothes and $15K on eating out, which is around £15,000 and £11,000 respectively.
Aaron has asked to keep their assets and debts as separate property. The request is said to include his power tools, a motorcycle and a sports car. Recently, more details have emerged from their split, with it being said that the “last thing she wanted was another divorce, so he gave her a divorce”.
“Aaron wanted to hurt her, and he has. Meanwhile, the last thing he wants is to be broke – so she’s cutting off his cash flow,” a source recently claimed to MailOnline.
Following the claims, Aaron has since told TMZ the claims are “not true”. He said: “I have all the details. She is creating a story to save her image reporting a conjured up story when I have all the real evidence.”
The Mirror has approached Denise’s spokesperson for comment and reached out to Aaron.
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