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Denise Richards‘ now-estranged husband, Aaron Phypers, is seen threatening to “crush [her] f*cking hand” in a shocking throwback scene from the 10th season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

As Aaron, 52, denied her horrific claims of physical abuse, which included being allegedly hit in the eye by her spouse, a resurfaced clip from the series shows Denise, 54, who was granted a temporary restraining order against Aaron on Wednesday, and Aaron experiencing a very tense moment as they storm out of a barbecue at Kyle Richards‘ home.

“Baby, don’t say a f*cking word,” Denise says.

“Don’t tell me what to say,” Aaron fires back, warning, “I’m going to crush your f*cking hand.”

“Stop it,” he demands.

The clip began resurfacing on social media on Wednesday after Denise, who tied the knot with Aaron in 2018, accused Aaron of threatening to kill her and of hitting her in the face with his palm. This caused major bruising around her eye, which she submitted photos of in her request for the restraining order.

While Denise was immediately granted her request, Aaron has denied all wrongdoing in a statement shared with TMZ on July 17.

According to Aaron, he never physically or emotionally abused Denise or anyone, and he found her accusations against him to be “false and deeply hurtful.” He also said that despite their marital challenges, he always approached Denise and their relationship with “love, patience, and respect.”

In her court documents against Aaron, Denise accused him of “frequently violently [choking her], violently [squeezing her] head with both hands, tightly [squeezing her] arms, violently [slapping her] in [her] face and head, aggressively [slamming her] head into the bathroom towel rack,” among other behaviors.

Additionally, Denise said that when she threatened to call the police amid a fight earlier this month, Aaron told her, “I would like to see the cops take me away, I will blow everything up if they try.”

Denise Richards was featured in a full-time role on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills during its ninth and 10th seasons.