Overview

• Testifying in Los Angeles, Phypers said he never harmed or threatened Richards and rejected each allegation.
• Judge Mark A. Juhas denied a defense motion to dissolve the temporary restraining order during the hearing.
• Richards previously testified that she suffered repeated assaults, including concussions and a black eye documented in photos entered into evidence.
• Phypers told the court the black eye was self-inflicted while Richards was drinking tequila and claimed she placed 17 calls to him within a week after the order was issued.
• Court filings list potential witnesses such as Charlie Sheen and Brandi Glanville, and Phypers’ divorce papers seek spousal support and assert copyright over images he says he took of Richards.