Overview
- An eight-page State of California complaint filed Oct. 16 in Van Nuys charges Phypers with two counts of injuring a spouse and two counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat tied to Jan. 17 and May 3, 2022.
- Deputies removed and arrested Phypers on Oct. 17 during a break in court, and he was released later that day after posting a $200,000 bond.
- The judge continued Richards’ temporary restraining order proceedings to Nov. 7, keeping the civil case active alongside the criminal case.
- Richards has testified to repeated physical abuse, alleging at least three concussions and a black eye, with some claimed incidents overlapping the charged dates.
- Phypers denies the accusations and, in separate divorce filings, seeks spousal support and half of Richards’ OnlyFans earnings by asserting intellectual property rights to photos he says he took.