Denise Richards Granted Access to Home, Aaron Phypers Ordered to Stay 100 Yards Away

Denise Richards made her first appearance in court amid her tumultuous divorce from Aaron Phypers.

On Monday, Sept. 8, Richards’ restraining order request hearing was postponed to next month, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

In the meantime, a judge gave access to one of the couple’s residences to Richards on Sept. 13 to “retrieve her mother’s and her own personal property, including the dogs” while Phypers was ordered to stay 100 yards away from the home as stated in the temporary restraining order which Richards was granted in July.

The filing also states that Phypers is “take no action which would interfere with Ms. Richards access.”

Phypers was also ordered to give Richards back her laptop and old cell phone, which she alleged her ex stole from her after violating the restraining order, by end of day on Sept. 9. He has previously denied being in possession of the items.

The delay in the hearing comes after Phypers initially requested it be pushed back, but attorneys for Richards claimed “any further continuance will prejudice Denise and cause further distress to Denise by not allowing her finality to her Request For Domestic Violence Restraining Order,” according to a court filing obtained by PEOPLE.

The update comes more than two months after Phypers filed for divorce from the actress on July 7.

He listed their date of separation as July 4 and cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split, according to documents obtained by PEOPLE. Since the filing, the pair have made a myriad of allegations against each other.

Days after the filing, Richards accused Phypers — whom she wed in 2018 — of domestic violence and said he “repeatedly abused” her throughout their relationship, and she was later granted a temporary restraining order against him.

He denied the allegations of physical abuse as “completely false and deeply hurtful” in a previous statement to PEOPLE.

In July, Richards accused her ex of violating her temporary restraining order against him and requested that Phypers return her laptop and prohibit him from disseminating information contained within it, which he denied in a statement to PEOPLE.

Phypers told PEOPLE at the time, “Nothing was stolen, and nothing is missing — except, perhaps, Ms. Richards’ moral compass.”

Phypers also made several claims against Richards amid their divorce.

Phypers accused Richards of cheating on him with another man at the beginning of the year, in addition to her hitting him, scratching him and smashing his phone. 

He also claimed the reality star was addicted to Vicodin in a letter to friends and family that was obtained by Page Six, and claimed that Richards needs an “intervention.”

“Some of you know this has been an issue for over 20 years. She’s no longer eating real meals, and I’ve witnessed her pass out from substances — putting herself and others in danger, including while driving with our daughter,” he said, referring to Eloise.

In a statement to PEOPLE, Richards’ divorce attorney Brett Berman denied the allegations and accused Phypers of abusing and harassing the actress.

“In addition to the repeated abuse perpetrated by Mr. Phypers against Ms. Richards throughout the parties’ marriage, Mr. Phypers has continued to harass Ms. Richards since being served with the Temporary Restraining Order by, among other things, disseminating private information from Ms. Richards’ cell phone and laptop, which he stole,” the statement read in part. “These actions continue to disturb Ms. Richards’ peace.” 

In a response to the allegations obtained by PEOPLE, Phypers refuted the claims made by Richards’ lawyers.

“Unfortunately, it seems Denise is experiencing another one of her now-infamous ‘upside-down jacket’ moments — and her well-paid handlers appear determined to spin it upright, no matter the cost or collateral damage,” he said in part, referencing an appearance Richards made in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 13 in which she wore her jacket upside-down. “We genuinely hope she receives the help and support she clearly needs. As Denise herself once famously slurred in a less-than-sober moment — words that now echo with irony — ‘Stop it. I know what you are doing.'”

On Aug. 3, the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Department responded to the home Phypers and his family are living in after Richards showed up on the property despite her temporary restraining order against Phypers.

Authorities determined that they “did not have any evidence that a crime occurred” by Richards showing up at the property. Richards’ lawyer, Brett Berman, further told PEOPLE that she “did not violate” that temporary restraining order.

“On August 3, 2025, after confirming that Mr. Phypers was not present in her home, Ms. Richards entered the home to retrieve her dogs after learning that Mr. Phypers had put down one of her other dogs without her knowledge or permission,” Berman said.

However, Phypers denied Berman’s claims in a statement to PEOPLE, saying in part, “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.”

On Aug. 20, the actress requested that the court order Phypers and his family to vacate her Calabasas property, which he currently resides in with his parents and brother, so she can retrieve her dogs and belongings without violating the temporary restraining order they have in place. 

A source close to Phypers also told PEOPLE that Richards was allegedly screaming and banging on the door, and Phypers left through a different exit when he heard her.

In a statement to PEOPLE, Phypers alleged the actress didn’t have a relationship with or involvement in the lives of any of their pets. He claimed, “Denise hasn’t interacted with the animals in two years and never has wanted knowledge or wanted to give her permission to any type of care for the animals.”

Per the filing, the landlord informed Richards that he had made several attempts to contact Phypers due to unpaid rent but had been unable to reach him, resulting in an eviction.

“I left many of my personal items and my late mother’s items at the house based on Aaron telling me that his family would be moving back to Canada and we would be moving back into the [property],” she alleged in the complaint. “If I am not able to [retrieve] my dogs and belongings, I believe my dogs will be harmed and my property destroyed or discarded during the eviction process.”

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum further alleged that “Aaron and his parents and brother have severely damaged” the home, leaving it “in a state of disarray.”

In response to Richards’ allegations, a source close to Phypers said the filing is an attempt to “divert attention away from her adulterous affair.”

“We thought all these shenanigans were being dropped from courts,” the source continued. “We also don’t see an emergency as warranted with the current action, especially with Denise’s immediate interest in trying to get into the residence Aaron lives in is not only suspicious, but manipulative.”

Last week, Richards asked that Phypers, 52, pay her spousal support and that the court terminate its ability to award him support in a response to Phypers’ July petition for divorce.

She also requested that Phypers be responsible for her attorney’s fees, and stated that “the full nature and extent” of her “separate property assets and debts are unknown at this time,” as is that of their community assets. 

Richards listed their date of separation as “TBD,” although Phypers previously said it was July 4.

In a statement to PEOPLE, Phypers responded to Richards’ new request, saying, “Denise Richards is attempting to humiliate me again, just as she did with her first ex, Charlie Sheen, six years ago today! ”

“It is the same vengeance playbook as Charlie said, ‘D and her legal posse only deal in fiction. My day in court is painfully overdue. She is behaving like a coward, and the truth will prevail,” he said. “I, too, will be vindicated when the truth comes out, just as Charlie promised. Our family has been ruined by Denise’s lies of promising to end a year-long affair.”

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