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After Denise Richards arrived at Aaron Phypers’ home over the weekend, he claimed he “fears for his parents” in dispatch audio obtained by PEOPLE.
The Lost Hills Sheriff’s Department responded to a call at around 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, at the Calabasas, Calif., home Phypers currently lives in with his parents and his brother, PEOPLE previously confirmed. Upon arriving at the home, authorities “did not have any evidence that a crime occurred.”
Richards and Phypers are in the middle of a divorce. Richards was granted a temporary restraining order against the actor in July after making allegations of domestic violence during their relationship. Richards’ attorney, Brett Berman, told PEOPLE Sunday that Richards “did not violate a restraining order” by going to the home.
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Berman claimed Richards went to the home to “retrieve her dogs after learning that Mr. Phypers had put down one of her other dogs without her knowledge or permission.”
A source close to Phypers told PEOPLE this is “100 percent, absolutely false,” and went on to allege that Richards was screaming and banging on the door of the home to get inside. When Phypers heard her, he left through a side door, the source said.
“Absolutely false, not true on both accusations,” Phypers said in a statement to PEOPLE. “Denise’s attorney has consistently struck out in pursuit of the truth. There is a difference between telling the truth and trying to protect your client.”
“Having the title of attorney or being a celebrity does not put you above the law,” he continued. “It does not give you the right to humiliate others for the sake of your interests. Both of these actions have been readily apparent here in the last couple of weeks.”
According to dispatch audio obtained by PEOPLE, an emergency dispatcher said Phypers told them after leaving that he “fears for his parents.”
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Phypers, 52, and Richards, 54, were married for six years before Phypers filed for divorce on July 7. Richards later accused Phypers of physical abuse in court documents and included photos showing her with a black eye. She was granted a temporary restraining order on July 16.
Phypers later denied the allegations in a statement to PEOPLE.
“Let me be unequivocally clear: I have never physically or emotionally abused Denise — or anyone,” Phypers said. “These accusations are completely false and deeply hurtful. Denise and I, like many couples, have faced our share of challenges, but any suggestion of abuse is categorically untrue. I have always tried to approach our marriage with love, patience, and respect.”
On July 29, Berman claimed Phypers violated the temporary restraining order by “disseminating private information from Ms. Richards’ cell phone and laptop, which he stole.” Richards cited interviews Phypers gave in the weeks after filing for divorce, including one in which he alleged she had an affair and allegedly physically abused him. (Berman called those allegations “false.”)
“Nothing was stolen, and nothing is missing — except, perhaps, Ms. Richards’ moral compass,” Phypers told PEOPLE in response at the time.
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