Denise Richards’s husband, Aaron Phypers, files for divorce after 6 years of marriage

   

Aaron Phypers has pulled the plug on his nearly seven-year marriage to Denise Richards.

The actor filed for divorce from the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum in Los Angeles on Monday.

According to court documents obtained by Page Six, he listed July 4, 2025, as their separation date and cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split.

Denise Richards slammed for collaborating with daughter Sami Sheen on OnlyFans

Aaron Phypers and Denise Richards have called it quits. deniserichards/Instagram

Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers attend the "Paper Empire" Tv Show Event at Annex Beach on April 18, 2023 in Cannes, France.

The businessman filed for divorce from the TV personality in Los Angeles on Monday. Getty Images for Robert Gillings Productions / JOPR

Phypers, 49, requested that the court grant him spousal support.

The self-employed businessman, who revealed he has not earned income since shutting down his wellness company last year, claims that he and Richards’s monthly expenses total $105,000.

As part of his community and quasi-community property declaration, Phypers requested that he and Richards, 54, divide their Smoke & Mirrors Entertainment company 50/50.

 

He stated in his petition that he and Richards have no minor children together.

Denise Richards poses with her husband.

He listed their separation date as July 4, 2025. deniserichards/Instagram

Denise Richards poses for a photo.

Phypers cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split. deniserichards/Instagram

Her reps did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

Phypers was once in the process of adopting the “Wild Things” star’s 13-year-old daughter, Eloise Joni.

“He’s amazing as a Daddy,” Richards gushed during a 2019 interview on “The View,” per People. “He’s amazing with my daughters, and he’s adopting my youngest, so it’s really great.”

The actress initially adopted Eloise in 2011.

Aaron Phypers and Denise Richards attend the Jonathan Foundation's 11th annual Spring Fundraiser at Sheraton Universal Hotel on May 17, 2025 in Universal City, California.

He requested spousal support. Getty Images

Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers pose together.

Phypers asked a judge to split his and Richards’s Smoke & Mirrors Entertainment company. Nicole Weingart/E! Entertainment

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Aside from Eloise, Richards also shares two adult daughters — Sami Sheen, 21, and Lola Sheen, 20 — with her ex-husband, Charlie Sheen, to whom she was married from 2002 to 2006.

Phypers, meanwhile, previously wed “Desperate Housewives” star Nicollette Sheridan in 2015 but called off their marriage a year later.

Richards and Phypers, who tied the knot on Sept. 8, 2018, worked together on several business endeavors, including the TV personality’s OnlyFans account.

Denise Richards and husband Aaron Phypers seen at the 91st Hollywood Christmas Parade

The couple have been married since 2018. APEX / MEGA

Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers attend Bravo's Premiere Party For 'The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills' Season 9 And 'Mexican Dynasties'at Gracias Madre on February 12, 2019 in West Hollywood, Calif

They share no minor children together, per court documents filed by the actor. WireImage

During a 2022 interview on SiriusXM’s “Jeff Lewis Live,” Richards claimed her now-estranged husband photographed “a lot of [her] content.”

Phypers also made several appearances on “RHOBH” and starred on Richards’s latest series, “Denise Richards & Her Wild Things.”

 

Despite Phypers listing his and Richards’s separation date as the Fourth of July, the latter seemed to be in good spirits that day as she posted a patriotic bikini photo via Instagram. “Red, white, and a little bit ooh la la \,” she captioned the spicy snap.