<p id=”par-1_90″>After nearly seven years of marriage, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/denise-richards/?swcfpc=1″>Denise Richards</a> and Aaron Phypers are officially parting ways. Phypers filed for divorce in Los Angeles County on July 7, 2025, citing “irreconcilable differences” and marking July 4 as their official date of separation. In his petition, he requests spousal support, citing his lack of income since closing his wellness business in 2024, and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/denise-richards-spends-25000-month-food-divorce-filing.html/”>highlights their lifestyle expenses</a>, which he alleges are approximately $105,000 per month. Now, a source says Richards and Phypers had a “toxic” marriage. Here’s what was allegedly going on behind the scenes.</p>
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<p id=”par-2_25″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/denise-richards-aaron-phypers-has-to-be-careful-talking-about-his-job-says-theyre-being-followed.html/”>Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers</a> are officially calling it quits on their marriage. Phypers filed for divorce in early July 2025, allegedly blindsiding Richards. </p>
<p id=”par-3_90″>The couple first crossed paths in 2017 at his Malibu wellness clinic, Quantum 360, where she sought alternative “frequency medicine” treatments. They married in a private Malibu ceremony in September 2018, just 48 hours after getting engaged. He went on to adopt her youngest daughter, Eloise, while co-parenting her two older children from her marriage to Charlie Sheen. The pair opened up their family life on Bravo, appearing together on <em>The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills</em> (2019–2020) and later starring in <em>Denise Richards & Her Wild Things</em> in early 2025. </p>
<p id=”par-4_19″>Richards and Phypers appeared to have a loving marriage. However, a source told <a href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14887175/Denise-Richards-Aaron-Phypers-toxic-marriage-humiliating-reason-debt.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>DailyMail.com</a> that the couple fought constantly.</p>
<p id=”par-5_13″>“All they were doing was fighting,” the source alleged. “It was very toxic.”</p>
<p id=”par-6_17″>The source added that Richards and Phypers got into a verbal altercation over the July 4th weekend.</p>
<p id=”par-7_33″>“They have been having trouble for some time, but they had a row over the weekend where they basically were like, ‘F*** you,’ and he marched off to file for divorce,” they alleged.</p>
<p id=”par-8_20″>The source added that Richards feels “devastated and relieved,” as she’s “mentally exhausted from the fighting” and “glad that’s over.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-sami-sheen-advised-about-toxic-relationships-on-tiktok-one-day-before-aaron-phypers-filed-for-divorce”>Sami Sheen advised about ‘toxic’ relationships on TikTok one day before Aaron Phypers filed for divorce</h2>
<p id=”par-9_28″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/denise-richards-daughter-sami-revealed-huge-worry-getting-breast-implants-removed.html/?swcfpc=1″>Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen’s daughter, Sami Sheen</a>, 21, took to <a href=”https://www.tiktok.com/@samisheen/video/7523684452980034847?lang=en” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>TikTok</a> to discuss “toxic” relationships a day before Aaron Phypers filed for divorce from her mother. </p>
<p id=”par-10_20″>“My advice on how to remove the rose-colored glasses in a toxic relationship,” she captioned the social media post. </p>
<p id=”par-11_103″>“If you’re dating someone toxic, but you don’t really know if they’re toxic, deep down, you know,” Sheen said on July 6. “But you’re like, ‘Is it that bad? I can look past this. Well, he’s so good to me some days, but then other days, he treats me like s***.’ You need to ask yourself, if you had a daughter and she was dating a man like this, what would you tell her? And then, boom! You’re like, OK, I would tell her to break up with him, block him, move on. Like, he’s a piece of s***, treats her like s***.”</p>
<p id=”par-12_22″>Sheen didn’t directly mention Phypers in the post. However, several of her followers commented with speculation regarding who she was referencing. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-denise-richards-previously-admitted-that-being-married-to-her-isn-t-easy”>Denise Richards previously admitted that being married to her isn’t ‘easy’</h2>
<p id=”par-13_52″>Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers clearly didn’t have a perfect marriage, as evidenced by the divorce filing. However, in March 2025, the couple discussed their union on <em>Denise Richards & Her Wild Things</em>. Richards admitted that marriage to her wasn’t easy. She and Phypers publicly stated that they would never get divorced.</p>
<p id=”par-14_27″>“It’s not easy being married to me,” she admitted, according to <a href=”https://people.com/denise-richards-insisted-never-divorcing-aaron-phypers-before-he-filed-11767709″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>People</a>. Phypers added, “It is not, and she said it! But this is it. I’m done.”</p>
<p id=”par-15_20″>“Yeah, I’m never getting divorced again,” Richards continued. “Even if we hate each other, I’m not gonna f***ing get divorced.”</p>
<p id=”par-16_17″>“No, we’ll just have different homes or something,” Phypers said. “But we’re not gonna hate each other.”</p>
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