Phypers arrested at LA courthouse as Richards seeks permanent order

Denise Richards and her estranged husband Aaron Phypers returned to Los Angeles court on Friday as their divorce and related criminal and civil matters continued to unfold, culminating in Phypers’ arrest outside the courthouse on an outstanding warrant and his release later that night after posting a $200,000 bond.

The arrest followed a hearing in which Richards sought to upgrade a temporary domestic violence restraining order to a permanent order. Prosecutors filed a criminal complaint earlier this week charging Phypers with four counts, including two counts of injuring a spouse or cohabitant and two counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat, with alleged incidents dated January and May 2022, according to court records. Phypers was taken into custody during a break in proceedings on the outstanding warrant and was booked at the Lost Hills Sheriff Station before posting bond and being released the same evening.

Richards, who was granted a temporary restraining order after Phypers filed for divorce in July, has testified in court that she suffered repeated physical abuse during their marriage and said the confrontations left her with multiple concussions. In testimony...