Originally appeared on E! Online
Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers are entering a new chapter.
The “Wild Things” actor’s husband of six years filed for divorce in Los Angeles on July 7, according to court documents obtained by E! News.
In the legal paperwork, Phypers listed the reason for their split as “irreconcilable differences” and noted the date of the separation was July 4 (a.k.a. Independence Day).
Phypers is also asking the court to award him spousal support in the divorce.
E! News has reached out to Richards and Phypers for comment but has not heard back. TMZ was first to break the news.
The filing comes several months after Richards’ oldest daughter Sami Sheen — who she shares with ex Charlie Sheen — hinted at trouble in the blended family.
“We’re not even that close,” the 21-year-old revealed of Phypers on the “Casual Chaos with Gia Giudice” podcast April 13. “We don’t ever hang out, we never talk.”
Like daughter, like mother! Denise Richards is following in Sami Sheen’s footsteps. The “Real Housewives” alum has joined OnlyFans just days after her eldest child’s debut on the platform. Denise announced the news on Instagram and invited followers to check out her page, which costs $25 a month or $67.50 for a three-month subscription bundle. The actress previously defended Sami’s OnlyFans presence, and said on Instagram she wished she had the “confidence” the 18-year-old does.
However, Sami Sheen noted she still supported her mom’s relationship since “he makes her happy.”
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One month prior, Richards — who is also mom to her and Charlie Sheen’s daughter Lola Sheen, 20, as well as adopted daughter Eloise Richards, 14 — gushed about what made her and Phypers’ relationship work before the breakup.
“We like being with each other,” the 54-year-old — who tied the knot with the entrepreneur in 2018 — told Bravo’s “The Daily Dish” in March. “He’s my best friend, too, and we just really enjoy each other’s company.”
“I tell every couple, especially with kids,” the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum continued, “if you could just do one night, at least a month, where you have a staycation where you can shut down and be with just each other, I think that helps so much with marriages or couples who have children.”
Richards also credited quality time together as a reason for their enduring love.
“It’s just nice to have that time with each other and romance and reconnect,” she said. “Not that you can’t do that at home, but with home, sometimes, there’s a lot of distraction. That’s something that we’ve always been really good at doing is to have, even though our older girls are older and Eloise is 13, they still always need mom and want mom and dad.”
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