He calls her the abuser and shares proof of calls and texts in court.
The legal fight between Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers has gotten worse. Phypers filed a court response saying his ex-wife’s claims of domestic violence are not true. He says she was the one who was aggressive during their marriage.
Court papers from People show that Phypers thinks Richards started this to stop him from getting spousal support.
On September 15, he replied to the temporary restraining order for domestic violence that Richards, 54, asked for on July 17.
In her request, the actress said her ex-husband, 52, abused her many times during their six years of marriage, based on earlier court info.
Richards asked for no contact, payment for costs from the alleged abuse, Phypers to join a program for abusers, and spousal support.
Her ex said no to all of it by marking on the form that he does not agree with the order. He said there is no need for such orders because he has not abused her and will not.
According to him, Richards calls and texts him often, plus his father, and asks family and friends to contact him. He calls this harassment and says it shows she is not scared of him and that she is the aggressive one.
To back this up, he added screenshots of call logs. They show Richards called him on August 15, 17, and 21โnine missed calls that day. Also six times on September 2 and four times on September 12.
In the same paper, Phypers said he went through times when Richards attacked and harassed him many times. He added that on July 6, 2025, he found an AirTag tracker in his car and she admitted putting it there.
He also told about an event on August 3, when Richards came to his home to get the dogs, but her Corvette had no room for all, so she took one.
According to him, she forced her way into family spaces, including his brother’s room (which was recorded), broke privacy, and looked through others’ things.
“She broke my cell phone violently, threw it in a trash can with bags, and then lied about it, saying she did not take my phone,” his statement says.
On Richards’ ask for him to pay costs from the alleged abuse, Phypers said: “If anything, she should pay my costs, since I have not abused her and she is the abuser.”
“She has stopped me from making money, so she is the only one with income. She should support me,” he claims. He asks that Richards pay his lawyer fees and costs. He also said Richards did not ask for spousal support at first but added it later.
“That is ridiculous and clearly she is doing it to harass me, because she knows she is stopping me from making money by not letting me get my expensive and delicate equipment, which would be my main way to earn,” he questioned.
He added: “In fact, I think this whole domestic violence process is just a way to try to stop me from getting spousal support.”
In another part of the fight, Richards said on September 9 that Phypers took her phone and laptop, and asked for an order to get them back.
He denied taking the devices and said “Denise has very messy living habits, so it’s no surprise she can’t find things.”
He said he took photos of her open laptop: “She left it open with messages between her and a man [name omitted] planning an affair. That’s all I have from that laptop: photos I took of the screen before leaving that place.”
He also says the other photos Richards wants back are his: “There was no need to get them from her. I was the main photographer for her OnlyFans account, so I took many professional photos of her and I have the copyrights to all the photos I took.”
The back-and-forth got stronger after a court decision on September 8. It let Richards go to one of their homes on September 13 to get her mother’s things and her own, including the dogs.
Phypers had to stay 100 yards away from the home, as per the temporary restraining order. He could also get his things from the apartment and office on September 15.
The divorce started on July 7, when Phypers filed the petition. He put the separation date as July 4 and said “irreconcilable differences” as the reason. Richards left the separation date as “to be determined.”