Denise Richards' estranged husband, Aaron Phypers, is being accused of stopping his cousin Kathleen McAllister from talking out about his alleged abuse, Us Weekly can solely report.
Us obtained a duplicate of the legal criticism and arrest warrant filed by prosecutors in Los Angeles on October 15. The submitting exhibits the 4 felony counts that Phypers, 53, was charged with that led to his arrest on Friday, October 17, at court docket. As Us beforehand reported, the Deputy District Lawyer formally charged Phypers with two felony counts associated to injuring a partner and two felony counts associated to dissuading a witness by pressure or risk.
Within the new submitting, the prosecutors defined that one of many felony fees associated to dissuading a witness concerned — Phypers' cousin, who labored with him at his former wellness heart in Malibu, California.
The alleged incident occurred on January 17, 2022, throughout which prosecutors consider Phypers “knowingly and maliciously” dedicated an act that was accompanied by “pressure and an categorical and implied risk of pressure and violence” towards McAllister and Richards, 54.
In her petition for a restraining order filed in July, Richards described an incident at Phypers' wellness heart on January 17.
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She stated a female relative was current. “Aaron introduced a number of potted vegetation into the middle and have become paranoid that they contained listening units,” the report claimed.
Richards alleged {that a} police officer, who was within the car parking zone and is commonly within the neighborhood, approached the door after listening to yelling.
The court docket battle between Denise Richards and her estranged husband, Aaron Phypers, over a restraining order intensified as his member of the family and former worker testified towards him, Us Weekly can report. On Wednesday, October 8, Phypers' cousin who beforehand labored for him at his wellness firm, Dr. Kathleen McAllister, took the stand for a second […]
As soon as the officer left, Richards claimed Phypers resumed screaming, then used the heel of his palm to strike her within the eye whereas calling her a “f***ing bitch.” Richards claimed the member of the family current witnessed the assault and instantly retrieved frozen meals to scale back the swelling. She claimed Phypers insisted she inform others that she walked into a bit of kit saved on the constructing's balcony, “which was unfaithful.”
One in all Phypers' felony fees, associated to injuring a partner, is linked to the January 17, 2022, incident. The second felony cost over alleged accidents to his partner is over an incident on Could 3, 2022.
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In court docket, Richards testified that Phypers precipitated her to undergo a minimum of three concussions because of his alleged abuse. She claimed that he gave her a black eye after he “slammed” her towards a concrete wall and her “head hit it” whereas at his wellness heart between March and Could 2022. Phypers adamantly denied Richards' claims on the stand.
As Us beforehand reported, Richards obtained a brief restraining order on July 16, days after Phypers filed for divorce. The exes testified in court docket as a part of the actress' try and get hold of a everlasting restraining order towards Phypers.
Denise Richards' estranged husband Aaron Phypers addressed his courtroom arrest for alleged spousal abuse. “We will affirm that Aaron Phypers was, in actual fact, arrested close to the tip of the household legislation court docket day on October 17, 2025, and was later launched on bail,” his spokesperson solely informed Us Weekly on Saturday, October 18. Their assertion […]
Phypers was arrested on October 17 after testifying within the restraining order case and brought into custody. He was launched after posting $200,000 bond. If convicted, Phypers faces as much as 4 years in jail.
On Saturday, October 18, Phypers' lawyer, Michael Finley, informed Us, “We will affirm that Aaron Phypers was, in actual fact, arrested close to the tip of the household legislation court docket day on October 17, 2025, and was later launched on bail.”
Finley added, “We now have not seen the legal criticism, however we consider that it's most certainly primarily based upon the among the similar false accusations that Denise Richards has introduced towards Mr. Phypers within the household legislation home violence continuing, which she claims occurred practically 4 years in the past. If that's the case, we anticipate that the proof will display Mr. Phypers' innocence and that he will likely be acquitted.”
