Aaron Phypers has accused his estranged wife, Denise Richards, of a long-term Vicodin addiction, among other allegations, in a private letter to friends and family, as reported by Page Six on July 21, 2025. Phypers claims Richards has been dependent on Vicodin for nearly a decade, referring to it as “Vitamin D” or “white chestnuts,” and alleges she mixes it with Adderall and tequila, leading to dangerous behavior like passing out and endangering their daughter, Eloise, while driving. He also accuses Richards of an ongoing extramarital affair, claiming he discovered explicit messages. Additionally, Phypers alleges Richards physically attacked him on July 4, 2025, the day he filed for divorce, and hid his smashed phone in a trash bag. He denies Richards’ prior domestic violence accusations against him, calling them “completely false” and claiming she fabricated them to cover up her affair.
Richards, in turn, was granted a temporary restraining order against Phypers on July 16, 2025, after alleging years of physical and verbal abuse, including choking, slamming her head, and death threats. She claimed Phypers caused her at least three concussions and threatened she would “disappear” if she reported him to the police. Richards also alleged he hacked her devices and stole private messages.
Phypers denies all abuse allegations, asserting he has never physically or emotionally harmed Richards and calling her claims “deeply hurtful.” He also claims Richards’ 2022 bruised face photo, used as evidence in her restraining order filing, was from a fall while intoxicated, not abuse. The couple, married since 2018, is now in a contentious legal battle following their divorce filing on July 7, 2025, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
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