Denise Richards’ husband of six years, Aaron Phypers, has filed for divorce, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’.
Denise, 54, and Aaron, 52, tied the knot in 2018 after meeting in 2017 when Aaron had yet to finalise his divorce from Desperate Housewives actress Nicollette Sheridan.
After just six years together, various outlets have confirmed that Aaron has filed for divorce against the Love Actually actress.
Paperwork seen by MailOnline confirms that the date of separation was just days ago on July 4, with the cause marked as ‘irreconcilable differences,’ with Aaron seeking spousal support from Denise.
It was reported that Denise’s income – due to her reality series, acting roles, OnlyFans account, and brand deals – is estimated at $250,000 per month, while Aaron, a self-employed businessman, has not had an income since his business closed in 2024.
It has been reported that Aaron has asked to keep their assets and debts as separate property, which includes his power tools, motorcycle, and sports car.
The couple doesn’t have any children together, but it was previously reported that Aaron was adopting Denise’s youngest daughter Eloise, 14.
It is unclear if the adoption process was ever completed.
Denise and Aaron met at his work, a healing centre in Malibu, Quantum, which closed last year, where she visited for ‘preventative DNA repair’.
The pair began dating in 2017, and within months, the couple were engaged.
The two wed in September 2018 in Malibu in a ceremony that was filmed for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, a show that documented some of their relationship.
The couple hit the rocks two years after their marriage when Denise was linked to a fellow Housewives cast member, Brandi Glanville.
The rumours led Denise to leave the show after season 10 in 2020.
Speaking about her marriage recently, Denise said she would never get divorced from Aaron.
During the March premiere of her spin-off Bravo show, Denise Richards & Her Wild Things, she said with Aaron sitting next to her: ‘I’ll never get divorced again, even if we hate each other.’
Aaron said if needed, they would just ‘get different homes.’ But was confident that they were ‘not gonna hate each other.’
Denise, who posts regularly on social media, hadn’t shared an image of her husband since April 9, when she shared a video of the two of them promoting the new season of their show.
In the same month, the star also posted an image of herself with her daughter and ex, Charlie Sheen, who made a cameo on her show when they went for dinner with their daughter.
Denise was previously married to Charlie from 2002 until 2006.
The former couple has two daughters together, Sami, 21, and Lola, 20, who appear in Denise’s Bravo series.
Richards also has a 14-year-old daughter Eloise, who she adopted in May 2011.
‘I felt like I wasn’t done having children, and I’ve always wanted to have a large family,’ Richards told PEOPLE in 2012.
‘And so after my divorce, I felt like, “Oh well, I’m sure I’ll soon enough get remarried and have my family [grow],” and that wasn’t in the cards at the time, so I decided to expand my family on my own.’
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