Overview

• Phypers filed for divorce from Denise Richards on July 4 in Los Angeles County Superior Court seeking spousal support and the return of his power tools
• He cited zero income since closing his Malibu wellness business in 2024 while noting Richards’ estimated $250,000 monthly earnings
• Court documents list only Richards’ two older daughters, omitting 14-year-old Eloise despite previous adoption efforts
• Teddi Mellencamp and Erika Jayne criticized his support request as unfair to a working mother during their July 11 iHeartRadio podcast
• The court is now reviewing his asset and support claims and neither Phypers nor Richards has issued further public comment