Aaron Phypers threatens to crush Denise Richards' hand in 'RHOBH' clip
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Denise Richards’ estranged husband Aaron Phypers, whom she accused this week of longstanding abuse, can be heard threatening to “crush” her hand in a resurfaced clip from their time on “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”
The resurfaced video shows the couple holding hands and walking away from 54-year-old Richards’ castmates on the Bravo show’s 10th season, as she warns Phypers, 52, not to “say a f–ing word,” because they were on camera.
“Don’t tell me what to say,” he says. “I’m going to crush your f–ing hand. Stop it.”
Richards, who has since made the jump to OnlyFans, explained during the Season 10 reunion that she hadn’t clocked Phypers’ remark in the moment.
“I played it for him and he said, ‘I don’t even remember saying that. I don’t know why I would say that, because I’m afraid of you,'” she told “Real Housewives” executive producer and reunion host Andy Cohen. She explained that Phypers feared her “in a joking way.”
This Wednesday, the “Wild Things” actress was granted a temporary restraining order against Phypers, who she has accused of physical abuse “throughout our relationship.”
Richards alleges that Phypers “would frequently violently choke me, violently squeeze my head with both hands, tightly squeeze my arms, violently slap me in my face and head, (and) aggressively slam my head into the bathroom towel rack.”
The complaint included a photo of Richards with a black eye, which she alleges Phypers gave her.
Richards also claims her ex Phypers owns at least eight unregistered firearms and previously threatened to kill her and himself.
Phypers must keep 100 yards away from Richards, her home, vehicle and place of business until their Aug. 8 court date.
Phypers, who told Us Weekly and TMZ the claims are “not true” and “conjured up,” filed for divorce last week, citing irreconcilable differences.
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