Overview

• Denise Richards was granted a temporary restraining order on July 17 after accusing Phypers of repeated physical violence throughout their six-year marriage.
• Aaron Phypers filed a police report at the Lost Hills Station on July 20 alleging vandalism, theft and assault by Richards, though the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department declined to detail his claims.
• In a letter sent to family and friends Phypers denied ever harming Richards and accused her of a long-term Vicodin addiction and infidelity based on messages he said he discovered on her laptop.
• Richards made her first public appearance since the divorce filing with a casual lunch in Malibu alongside daughters Lola and Eloise on July 20.
• The couple’s divorce proceedings remain active as they negotiate spousal support and the division of their shared assets, including a production venture.