Denise Richards’ estranged husband, Aaron Phypers, was reportedly arrested in court on Friday.
According to Fox News, the actor was handcuffed inside a Los Angeles courtroom and detained on spousal abuse charges amid his contentious divorce from the “Wild Things” actress.
Officers reportedly returned to the courtroom to get Phypers’ cell phone after escorting him out, with witnesses reporting that he shouted and argued with sheriffs while on an escalator.
Page Six has reached out to reps for Phypers and Richards.
Richards was previously granted a temporary restraining order in July, and is currently attempting to make the order permanent.
Earlier this month, the “Denise Richards & Her Wild Things” star, 54, testified that Phypers became violent with her on multiple occasions.
According to People, the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” personality gave testimony alleging that the incidents resulted in “at least three concussions,” and that she sustained a black eye after an alleged incident in January 2022.
In another incident, Richards claimed Phypers “was squeezing [her] head so hard” and that he “picked [her] head up.” Richards added that it “felt like he was crushing my skull.”
She also testified that in May, her estranged husband “smashed [her] on the top of [her] head with the palm of his hand while screaming at [her] repeatedly, ‘Give me your fucking phone,’” following a procedure, according to Us Weekly.
Phypers took the stand to refute Richards’ allegations, claiming to his attorney during his testimony that “yes,” it is safe to say that the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum “bruises easily.”
“She would bruise her arms, all sorts of stuff. She’d bruise herself while cooking … falling down,” he said. He alleged that he saw the reality star getting injuries “often” getting injuries and that he did not think she “intentionally” became injured.
He stated while on the stand, “I don’t abuse my wife.”
Phypers has denied Richards’ claims of alleged abuse and accused the actress of infidelity and of abusing painkillers and alcohol.
Phypers, 53, is also going after Richards’ OnlyFans earnings. In newly filed documents obtained by Page Six Friday, Phypers is requesting that he be granted half of the model’s income from the app, which he claims is between $200-$300,000 per month. He also claimed he’d been cut off from access to what he believes are their joint earnings.
Phypers wrote in documents that the money “is our joint income that we built and earned together, since I took the photographs and own the intellectual property rights.”
He added in a declaration, “I do not believe this constitutes spousal support, but a property right to half of the jointly-earned OnlyFans business income.”
Phypers also claimed he is “about to be evicted” and that he’s “out of money and financially desparate [sic],” and behind on utilities and other bills.
The former couple married in 2018, and Phypers filed for divorce in July citing “irreconcilable differences.”
