Overview
- Speaking outside the Van Nuys courthouse, Phypers denied assaulting Richards, called her claims a performance, invoked the #MeToo movement, and urged a drug test while referencing Nick Reiner.
- Phypers waived his arraignment on Friday, saying his attorney did not appear because he had not been paid, which pushed the hearing to a later date reported as Monday.
- He was charged in October with two felony counts of injuring a spouse and two counts of dissuading a witness, posting $200,000 bail hours after his arrest.
- Richards obtained a five-year restraining order in November after alleging frequent and violent abuse and submitting photos of bruising; Phypers has repeatedly denied her accusations.
- In the separate Reiner case, Nick Reiner is jailed without bail on charges in the fatal stabbings of his parents, with an arraignment set for January 7, 2026.