Aaron Phypers is firing back at Denise Richards' allegations of domestic violence, asserting that she is the "abusive" party in their relationship. On Monday, September 15, Phypers submitted a response to Richards' July 17 petition for a domestic violence restraining order, as revealed by court documents obtained by PEOPLE. At that time, Richards, 54, had sought a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Phypers, 52, accusing him of "repeatedly abusing" her throughout their six-year marriage, according to prior court documents acquired by PEOPLE.
Richards had demanded that Phypers comply with several directives, including a no-contact order, an order to cover expenses incurred due to the abuse, an order to provide spousal support, and an order to enroll in a batterer intervention program, among others. In response to each of these demands, Phypers checked the box indicating he would "not agree to the requested order" and refuted her accusations.
Alongside his various denials, Phypers stated, "There is no need for such orders, as I have not abused her and will not abuse her." He further claimed that Richards has been "frequently" calling and messaging him and his father, "as well as asking other family and friends to urge me to call her so often that it borders on harassment, demonstrating that she is not afraid of me and that she is the aggressive one," he alleged in his response.
He provided screenshots of his call history, revealing that Richards called him on August 15, 17, and 21—with the latter date showing nine missed calls. She allegedly also called six times on September 2 and four times on Friday, September 12.
Phypers went on to accuse Richards of "attacking" and "harassing" him "on numerous occasions." He added, "I discovered an AirTag tracker on my vehicle on July 6, 2025, and she admitted to placing it there."
He claimed that on August 3, she stated she went to his residence to retrieve her dogs but did not have sufficient space in her Corvette to transport more than one animal. "She barged aggressively and forcefully into other family members' living spaces, including my brother's room (which he recorded), violating his privacy rights and rummaging through his personal belongings," the filing continued. "Denise violently smashed my cell phone, buried it in a trash can under bags of trash, and then lied about it, claiming she had not taken my phone."
Regarding the payment of expenses caused by the alleged abuse, he wrote, "If anything, she should cover my expenses, as I did not abuse her and she is the abusive one." Concerning spousal support, he stated, "She has hindered my ability to earn income, so she is the only one with income. She should support me." He also requested that she cover his legal fees and costs.
"Denise did not initially request spousal support but later amended her papers to include it," Phypers claimed. "That is absurd, and she clearly intends it as a means to harass me, knowing that she is preventing me from earning money by refusing to allow me to retrieve my expensive and sensitive equipment, which would be my primary source of income."
"In fact, I believe that this entire domestic violence proceeding is merely a facade to try to cut me off from obtaining spousal support," he added.
Furthermore, Richards alleged on September 9 that Phypers had taken her phone and laptop and requested an order for him to return the items. However, he denied the claims, alleging that "Denise has extremely disorganized living habits, so it's not surprising when she misplaces things."
He said he took photos of her open computer. "She left it open with messages between herself and a man [redacted] planning an affair. That is all I have from that computer: pictures that I took of the computer screen before I left that place," he stated.
He also claimed that the other photos she is requesting to be returned were photos he took, and he holds the copyrights to. "So there was no need for me to obtain them from her. I was the primary photographer for her OnlyFans account, so I took many professional photographs of her, and I hold the copyrights to all of the pictures that I took."
The recent filing follows the September 8 ruling that allowed Richards to access one of the couple's residences on September 13 to "retrieve her mother's and her own personal property, including the dogs," according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
Phypers was ordered to stay 100 yards away from the home as stipulated in the temporary restraining order. He was permitted to retrieve his personal property from their townhouse and office on September 15.
Phypers filed for divorce from the actress on July 7. He listed their date of separation as July 4 and cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for their split, according to documents obtained by PEOPLE. However, Richards listed their date of separation as "TBD."
