Aaron Phypers has maintained his innocence after being accused of giving estranged spouse Denise Richards a black eye, claiming in court docket that she “bruises simply.”
Phypers, 53, took the stand on Wednesday, October 8, telling his legal professional that “sure,” it’s protected to say that Richards “bruises simply.”
His response got here after he was proven a photograph of Richards, 54, with a black eye from January 2022, which Phypers mentioned he by no means noticed till after he filed for divorce in July.
Phypers claimed he didn’t have a reminiscence of the black eye, however did recall Richards being “bruised” across the eye on the time in query.
“She would bruise her arms, all types of stuff,” he alleged. “She’d bruise herself whereas cooking … falling down.”
Phypers claimed he witnessed the Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills alum getting injured “usually.”
When talking in regards to the bruises Richards sustained all through their marriage, Phypers famous, “It might have been by accident [done], I don’t know.”
His lawyer reminded Phypers that he solely needed to testify whether or not he witnessed Richards giving herself the bruises, to which he responded, “No. I don’t really feel she was deliberately doing it.”
Earlier on Wednesday, Phypers claimed throughout his testimony, “I don’t abuse my spouse,” when his legal professional was laying out totally different occasions Richards claimed he obtained bodily along with her. His lawyer then requested a few July 4 incident, wherein Phyper allegedly grabbed her arm “aggressively.” He denied the claims.
Denise Richards will probably be calling her estranged husband Aaron Phypers’ mom to testify in court docket about his alleged “abuse,” Us Weekly can solely report. On August 29, Richards, 54, submitted her witness listing for the listening to subsequent week, and it contains Aaron’s 84-year-old mother, Patricia Phypers. On the listening to, Richards is anticipated to argue for […]
Phypers and Richards had been married six years earlier than they cut up earlier this 12 months. Amid their divorce, Richards was granted a short lived restraining order in opposition to her estranged husband.
“Aaron would incessantly violently choke me, violently squeeze my head with each fingers, tightly squeeze my arms, violently slap me in my face and head, aggressively slam my head into the toilet towel rack, threaten to kill me,” she alleged in her July petition, claiming he would, “Maintain me down along with his knee on my again to the purpose the place I must plead with him to get off me in order that he wouldn’t kill me and hack into my laptop computer and telephone and obtain all of my textual content messages.”
Richards took the stand on October 8 in an effort to acquire a long-term restraining order in opposition to Phypers, claiming that he abused her whereas they had been married. Phypers has denied all abuse allegations.
Denise Richards’ estranged husband, Aaron Phypers, filed a police report in opposition to the actress days after she accused him of home violence, Us Weekly can solely report. Sources inform Us that Phypers, 52, went into the Misplaced Hills station for the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Division on Sunday, July 20. The insiders inform Us the report that […]
After Phypers cousin, Dr. Kathlreen McAllister, testified in court docket that she noticed him hit Richards at his wellness heart, he took the stand to defend himself. McAllister alleged earlier within the trial that Richards had a black eye from the assault.
Phypers, nonetheless, claimed on Wednesday that he didn’t get bodily with Richards in 2022 when she reportedly obtained the black eye.
When requested in court docket on Wednesday whether or not he struck Richards, Phypers replied, “Completely not.” He additionally denied grabbing Richards’ hair and choking her as Richards claimed he did throughout one other alleged incident between the exes.
After Richards’ make-up artist Pamela Brogardi claimed in court docket she heard Phypers threaten the actress, he once more denied the allegations. “No. Completely not,” he informed the court docket when requested whether or not he threatened to interrupt Richards’ legs.
Denise Richards is addressing Aaron Phypers’ dishonest allegations in court docket. Richards, 54, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday, October, 7, as a part of her effort to show her non permanent restraining order in opposition to her estranged husband right into a everlasting order. Throughout the proceedings, which Us Weekly was current for, a video Richards recorded to […]
He additionally denied ever threatening to kill Richards or calling her a “whore” in July. “I’ve by no means referred to as her a bitch. … I’ve referred to as her a liar sure, however a bitch no,” Phypers later testified.
Previous to her marriage to Phypers, Richards was married to Charlie Sheen. The exes, who referred to as it quits in 2006, share daughters Sami, 21, and Lola, 20. Richards can be the mom of daughter Eloise, whom she adopted in 2011.
The following court docket listening to in Richards’ case for a long-term restraining order in opposition to Phypers will probably be on Friday, October 17, at 8:30 a.m. The court docket is hopeful to conclude the listening to in a single session, however is planning for 2 days, Us Weekly can affirm. If a second date is required, it’s going to happen on Friday, November 7.
