{"id":2513063,"date":"2026-07-22T19:58:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2513063"},"modified":"2026-07-22T19:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:58:28","slug":"aaron-phypers-says-denise-richards-is-stonewalling-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/aaron-phypers-says-denise-richards-is-stonewalling-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Phypers Says Denise Richards Is &#8216;Stonewalling&#8217; Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/aaron-phypers\/\"><b>Aaron Phypers <\/b><\/a>alleged in new documents that his estranged wife, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/denise-richards\/\"><b>Denise Richards<\/b><\/a>, is in contempt of a court order as their divorce dispute continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Phypers, 53, claimed in docs filed on Tuesday, July 21, and obtained by <i>Us, <\/i>that Richards, 55, still owes him $41,500 in temporary spousal support and attorney fees\u00a0 after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/denise-richards-ordered-to-pay-ex-aaron-phypers-5k-in-monthly-support\/\"><span class=\"s1\">she was ordered to pay him<\/span><\/a> $5,000 per month in February to cover costs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the newly filed paperwork, Phypers claimed that Richards hasn\u2019t made complete payments since the court order took effect and she is allegedly \u201cstonewalling\u201d filing additional paperwork in the proceedings. Phypers claimed that Richards made a $4,500 payment in April and another $2,000 in May and June, but he has yet to receive a payment this month \u2013 bringing the total he alleged she owes him to $13,500 and another $28,000 to his attorney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Phypers further alleged that he has yet to receive a payment this month, bringing the total of Richards\u2019 supposed debt to $13,500 and another $28,000 to his attorney.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/denise-richards-scores-legal-victory-in-aaron-phypers-battle\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/denise-richards-scores-legal-victory-in-aaron-phypers-battle\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Denise Richards Scores Legal Victory in Aaron Phypers Spousal Support Battle<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tDenise Richards has scored another victory in her legal battle with ex Aaron Phypers amid their ongoing divorce. Richards, 55, and attorney Mark Gross appeared in Los Angeles County court for a Monday, April 27, hearing, where they discussed her request to have sensitive documents related to her finances sealed, according to court documents obtained [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201c[Denise] showed adequate income on her last income and expense declaration to be able to make these payments,\u201d the documents read. \u201cThe attorney\u2019s fees payments were spread out over three months at [her] request in order to facilitate her ability to pay them. Meanwhile, [she] has been stonewalling [Aaron] regarding mandatory financial disclosures and discovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Richards has not publicly addressed Phypers\u2019 latest court filing. <i>Us <\/i>reached out for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Richards and Phypers were married for six years before he filed for divorce in June 2025. He subsequently filed a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/denise-richards-ex-aaron-phypers-reveals-massive-debt-in-plea-for-spousal-support-excl\/\"><span class=\"s1\">request for alimony<\/span><\/a> in December 2025, claiming that he is in financial debt. Phypers\u2019 mother, <b>Patricia<\/b>, also launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover her son\u2019s legal defense, also referring to Richards\u2019 daughter Eloise in the fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSay whatever you want about me, which they have. I\u2019ll deal with that after the divorce,\u201d Richards said on a January episode of<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/denise-richards-breaks-silence-on-outrageous-aaron-phypers-gofundme\/\"><span class=\"s1\"> the \u201cMisSpelling\u201d podcast<\/span><\/a>. \u201cBut when you cross a line and bring my youngest daughter into trying to get money from strangers \u2014 it\u2019s outrageous. That is wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/denise-richards-ex-aaron-phypers-reveals-massive-debt-in-plea-for-spousal-support-excl\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Feature-Denise-Richards-Ex-Aaron-Phypers-Drowning-in-Debt.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Feature-Denise-Richards-Ex-Aaron-Phypers-Drowning-in-Debt.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Feature-Denise-Richards-Ex-Aaron-Phypers-Drowning-in-Debt.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Feature-Denise-Richards-Ex-Aaron-Phypers-Drowning-in-Debt.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Feature-Denise-Richards-Ex-Aaron-Phypers-Drowning-in-Debt.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Feature-Denise-Richards-Ex-Aaron-Phypers-Drowning-in-Debt.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Feature-Denise-Richards-Ex-Aaron-Phypers-Drowning-in-Debt.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Feature-Denise-Richards-Ex-Aaron-Phypers-Drowning-in-Debt.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Feature-Denise-Richards-Ex-Aaron-Phypers-Drowning-in-Debt.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Feature-Denise-Richards-Ex-Aaron-Phypers-Drowning-in-Debt.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=74&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Feature-Denise-Richards-Ex-Aaron-Phypers-Drowning-in-Debt.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Feature-Denise-Richards-Ex-Aaron-Phypers-Drowning-in-Debt.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Feature Denise Richards Ex Aaron Phypers Drowning in Debt\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/denise-richards-ex-aaron-phypers-reveals-massive-debt-in-plea-for-spousal-support-excl\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Denise Richards\u2019 Ex Aaron Reveals Massive Debt in Plea for Spousal Support<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Denise Richards\u2019 estranged husband, Aaron Phypers, revealed his dire financial situation as he entered his plea for spousal support in their bitter divorce, Us Weekly can exclusively report. On Tuesday, December 16, Phypers filed court docs detailing his monthly expenses. The bills include $15,000 on rent, $1,500 on [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Richards adopted Eloise, now 15, in 2011 before marrying Phyphers. (The Bravolebrity also shares daughters Sami, 22, and Lola, 21, with ex-husband<b> Charlie Sheen<\/b>.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s hard enough going through a divorce and the loss of that, but then to discover who this person really is, that\u2019s what is beyond hurtful,\u201d Richards added on <b>Tori Spelling<\/b>\u2019s podcast, referring to her former mother-in-law claiming she took care of Eloise for weeks amid her mother\u2019s travel plans. \u201cTo go to this level, to bring my daughter into it, it\u2019s more [of] a personal thing. It is shocking, but whatever. I\u2019m not surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Before Phypers\u2019 newest filing, Richards scored two notable victories in the pair\u2019s legal battle. <i>Us <\/i>confirmed in April that a debt collection agency<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/denise-richards-wont-pay-ex-aarons-debt-after-legal-win\/\"><span class=\"s1\"> couldn\u2019t seize any \u201cwages and other assets\u201d<\/span><\/a> from the reality TV alum to settle Phypers\u2019 debt and that documents detailing Richards\u2019 financial assets <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/denise-richards-scores-legal-victory-in-aaron-phypers-battle\/\"><span class=\"s1\">were to be sealed<\/span><\/a>.<\/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 www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Phypers alleged in new documents that his estranged wife, Denise Richards, is in contempt of a court order as their divorce dispute continues. Phypers, 53, claimed in docs filed on Tuesday, July 21, and obtained by Us, that Richards, 55, still owes him $41,500 in temporary spousal support and attorney fees\u00a0 after she was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2513064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,22423],"class_list":["post-2513063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-divorce"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Aaron-Phypers-Says-Denise-Richards-Is-Stonewalling-Divorce.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513063","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=2513063"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2513065,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513063\/revisions\/2513065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2513064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2513063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2513063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2513063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}