{"id":2109147,"date":"2025-10-22T21:23:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2109147"},"modified":"2025-10-22T21:23:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:23:48","slug":"aaron-phypers-accused-of-threatening-cousin-for-testifying-on-denise-richards-alleged-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/aaron-phypers-accused-of-threatening-cousin-for-testifying-on-denise-richards-alleged-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Phypers accused of threatening cousin for testifying on Denise Richard&#8217;s alleged abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Aaron Phypers was accused of threatening his cousin Kathleen McAllister from sounding the alarm on his alleged abuse against Denise Richards.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors alleged that the businessman, who was<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/17\/celebrity-news\/denise-richards-ex-aaron-phypers-arrested-in-court\/\"> arrested on Friday<\/a> on two counts of injuring a spouse and two counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat, \u201cknowingly and maliciously\u201d warned McAllister not to speak out through \u201cimplied threat of force and violence\u201d in January 2022, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/denise-richards-ex-aaron-accused-of-threatening-cousin-over-testimony-excl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Us Weekly reported <\/a>Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Reps for Richards and Phypers,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/18\/celebrity-news\/denise-richards-ex-aaron-phypers-all-smiles-after-bailing-out-of-jail\/\"> who bailed himself out of jail<\/a> after paying a $200,000 bond, weren\u2019t immediately available to Page Six for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Aaron Phypers allegedly threatened his cousin Kathleen McAllister about discussing his alleged abuse against Denise Richards. <span class=\"credit\">Aaron Phypers\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>According to Us Weekly, prosecutors claimed that the businessman \u201cknowingly and maliciously\u201d warned McAllister not to speak out in January 2022. <span class=\"credit\">Clint Brewer Photography \/ NORTH SUNSET \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In Richards\u2019 July <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/29\/celebrity-news\/denise-richards-claims-estranged-husband-aaron-phypers-stole-her-private-photos-violated-restraining-order\/\">restraining order request <\/a>against Phypers, 53, she recalled an unnamed family member being present in an alleged January 2022 incident that occurred at her estranged husband\u2019s former holistic wellness center in Malibu, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>The Bravolebrity, 54, claimed Phypers brought potted plants into the workplace and \u201cbecame paranoid that they contained listening devices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Per the filing, Phypers became enraged and allegedly slammed his palm into Richards\u2019 eye, leading to bruising.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cDenise Richards &amp; Her Wild Things\u201d alum \u2014 who was granted the temporary restraining order \u2014 claimed that Phypers told her to say that she hit her face on stored equipment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>They claimed he \u201cimplied threat of force and violence\u201d toward McAllister. <span class=\"credit\">Aaron Phypers\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Phypers was arrested on two counts of injuring a spouse and two counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat on Friday. <span class=\"credit\">Aaron Phypers\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100% \" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/7243f1477b3245f2f0745dd957e58dbc\" scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"\" allow=\"camera; fullscreen;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 6, McAllister<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/06\/celebrity-news\/aaron-phypers-cousin-saw-him-choke-and-slam-denise-richards-against-a-wall\/\"> recalled the alleged incident<\/a> during a hearing to make Richards\u2019 restraining order permanent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw Aaron hit Denise and immediately she had a really bad black eye,\u201d she testified. \u201cI\u2019m literally in shock now to this day about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McAllister, who worked at the healing center from 2017 to 2022, echoed Richards\u2019 allegations that Phypers believed his now-estranged wife had put listening devices in his office.<\/p>\n<p>She also claimed [it was an] evening of chaos and arguing [that] kept escalating,\u201d saying \u201cthere was alcohol mixed in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He has been appearing in court for Richards\u2019 restraining order request. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Bravolebrity has accused her estranged husband of domestic abuse. <span class=\"credit\">Superior Court of California<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During McAllister\u2019s testimony, she claimed there was \u201ca period of escalating abuse\u201d between Phyers and Richards from January 2022 to May 2022.<\/p>\n<p>She alleged that Phypers\u00a0\u201cthreatened to kill\u201d\u00a0her and the \u201cReal Housewives of Beverly Hills\u201d alum if they told anyone about the abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Phypers has previously denied Richards\u2019 claims, saying in response to her restraining order request in September, \u201cI have not abused her and will not abuse her.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>At the time, Phypers also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/16\/celebrity-news\/aaron-phypers-accuses-denise-richards-of-harassment-in-domestic-violence-denial\/\">alleged that the TV personality was the aggressor<\/a> in their relationship, and slammed the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/17\/celebrity-news\/denise-richards-estranged-husband-aaron-phypers-denies-abuse-allegations\/\">allegations against him as \u201charmful\u201d and \u201cbaseless.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>However, Phypers has denied the allegations against him. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The exes called it quits in July. <span class=\"credit\">Gigi Iorio \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Phypers further <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/09\/celebrity-news\/aaron-phypers-dismisses-denise-richards-physical-abuse-allegations-she-bruises-easily\/\">dismissed the abuse claims<\/a> during the restraining order hearing on Oct. 8, stating that Richards \u201cbruises easily\u201d and claiming he didn\u2019t have a memory of the latter having a black eye.<\/p>\n<p>The duo, who wed in 2018, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/07\/celebrity-news\/aaron-phypers-files-for-divorce-from-denise-richards-after-6-years-of-marriage-requests-for-spousal-support\/\">pulled the plug on their marriage<\/a> in July, citing \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d as the reason for their split.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>at 800-799-7233.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Phypers was accused of threatening his cousin Kathleen McAllister from sounding the alarm on his alleged abuse against Denise Richards. Prosecutors alleged that the businessman, who was arrested on Friday on two counts of injuring a spouse and two counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat, \u201cknowingly and maliciously\u201d warned McAllister not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2109148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[335067,22164,29953,49106,24003,305849,375012,21913],"class_list":["post-2109147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-aaron-phypers","tag-abuse","tag-celebrity-arrests","tag-celebrity-divorces","tag-celebrity-news","tag-denise-richards","tag-domestic-abuse","tag-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Aaron-Phypers-accused-of-threatening-cousin-for-testifying-on-Denise.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2109147"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2109149,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109147\/revisions\/2109149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2109148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2109147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2109147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2109147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}