Overview

• Richards testified that she feared for her life and alleged multiple incidents of physical abuse, saying Phypers 'almost killed me so many damn times.'
• Kathleen McAllister, Phypers’ cousin, told the court she saw him hit Richards, causing a black eye in 2022, and described a separate choking incident that she said led to a concussion.
• McAllister said she heard Phypers threaten to kill Richards and herself and described a period of escalating conflict in 2021–2022 that she linked to his drinking.
• Phypers has denied all abuse allegations in statements and filings, asserting that Richards is the aggressor and calling her claims false and hurtful.
• Richards obtained a temporary restraining order in July; the current Oct. 6–8 proceedings address whether to make it permanent, with Phypers’ witness list naming potential testimony from Charlie Sheen and Brandi Glanville.