Denise Richards’ husband files for divorce after six years, seeks return of his power tools

Denise Richards’s husband, Aaron Phypers, has filed for divorce after six years of marriage.

The couple wed in September 2018 in an impromptu ceremony documented on the ninth season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the Bravo show Richards starred on for years.

Phypers, 52, filed documents Monday in Los Angeles, according to US Weekly. Citing “irreconcilable differences,” the date of separation was listed as July 4.

In the documents viewed by the outlet, Phypers requested spousal support and the return of his power tools.

The couple do not share any children, though Phypers listed Richards’s daughter, Eloise, 14, as his stepdaughter.

Richards and Phypers began dating in June 2017 and were married just over a year later at Cypress Sea Cove in Malibu, California, and just days after announcing their engagement. Phypers, who practiced numerology, was intent on marrying Richards on September 8, because of the number’s infinity symbol significance.

Phypers was previously married to Desperate Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan for six months, while Richards was married to Charlie Sheen for four years, with whom she shares two daughters.

News of the split comes just months after Richards, 54, said on the March premiere of her spin-off Bravo show, Denise Richards & Her Wild Things, with Phypers by her side: “I’ll never get divorced again, even if we hate each other.”

During that same episode, Richards did admit: “It’s not easy being married to me.”

Phypers agreed with the statement, emphasizing that his wife was the one who said it first. “No, I know that!” she interjected. “On many levels, it’s not easy.”

Phypers, however, made it clear that he’s sticking by his wife’s side and noted that he has never separated from her.

“Yeah, I’m never getting divorced again,” Richards reiterated. “Even if we hate each other. I’m not going to f***ing get divorced.”

Phypers said that if necessary, he and his wife could just “get different homes.” However, he remained confident that they were “not gonna hate each other” throughout their marriage,” which Richards agreed with.

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