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Aaron Phypers, the former husband of actress Denise Richards, is pressing for immediate spousal support amid their ongoing turbulent divorce proceedings. According to documents accessed by Page Six, Phypers asserts that he is experiencing financial instability due to disruptions in his business operations that began in late 2024.
Despite facing a domestic violence arrest and an ensuing criminal case, Phypers contends that he is entitled to temporary spousal support. He argues that such support is crucial to uphold a “status quo” of financial fairness throughout the litigation process.
In the legal filings submitted in Los Angeles, Phypers emphasizes that temporary spousal support is primarily concerned with the need and ability to pay, rather than fault or final property distribution. He insists that the court has a responsibility to maintain “equitable interim conditions” by mandating that Richards provide financial assistance.
Phypers, who has consistently refuted allegations of domestic abuse, has entered a plea of not guilty regarding the criminal charges against him. He highlights the absence of any criminal conviction in his case, reinforcing his position in the legal dispute with Richards.
Phypers — who has repeatedly denied Richards’ claims of domestic abuse — also stated that he’s entered a plea of not guilty in the pending criminal case against him and emphasized that “there has been no criminal conviction.”
Additionally, he claims he has a right to “50% compensation” from Richards’ OnlyFans venture, which he previously claimed brings in up to $300,000 per month.
“She is literally making money every single month from my intellectual property in the form of the photographs that I took of her that she has posted on her OnlyFans page,” documents read.
Phypers went on to claim that he expected to be paid for his role on her Bravo reality show, “Denise Richards & Her Wild Things,” but has never been compensated.
“I was supposed to receive 50% of the production income received by Smoke & Mirrors Entertainment, LLC, for that show and instead, I have not received any of the production profits, nor any accounting for what the company received for that show,” he alleges.
Reps for Richards and Phypers did not immediately return Page Six’s requests for comment on Friday.
In January, Richards asked a judge to deny Phypers’ requests for half of her OnlyFans earnings, citing a missed deadline for an updated income and expense declaration.
In documents filed in October 2025, Phypers previously claimed he “helped [Richards] to build her OnlyFans account” and that he holds “the intellectual property rights to most, if not all, of the pictures that are in use on her page.”
Phypers further claimed that the “Wild Things” star has “cut [him] off from accessing that joint income that we earned together.”
He claimed at the time that he was “out of money and financially desparate [sic],” after rent and other expenses piled up.
Richards (who had already moved out of their rental home) and Phypers were subsequently evicted from the Calabasas residence in December over $84,000 in unpaid rent.
In January, Phypers’ family members launched a since-deleted fundraiser on GoFundMe in January — an effort the “Starship Troopers” actress labeled “outrageous.”
The former couple, who tied the knot in 2018 and split in 2025, have been embroiled in a contentious divorce that saw the “RHOBH” alum obtaining a permanent restraining order against her ex in November — he is still facing criminal charges in the case.