Aaron Vipers is accused of leaking nude photos of Denise Richards in court

Los Angeles – Denise Richards She continues to relive painful moments from her past.

On Wednesday, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills took home an award Temporary restraining order Against her estranged husband Aaron Phypers on July 17 amid their ongoing divorce – she said her ex-husband’s alleged efforts to destroy her reputation not only left her feeling ashamed and “embarrassed” but also affected her children as well.

According to Richards, weeks after Phypers filed for divorce from the reality TV star, the 53-year-old allegedly leaked nude photos of his estranged wife.

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“It’s been hard on my daughters, especially with the nude photos,” Richards, who shares two daughters with ex Charlie Sheen and one daughter with Vipers, told the judge during Wednesday’s court proceedings. “I’m very embarrassed and ashamed as a mother. (My daughter) can’t go to church.”

In July, Richards filed a petition in court, claiming Vipers stole her computer and “disseminated private information, including nude photos” to various media outlets. Judge Nicole Pershon ordered Phypers to return the device within 48 hours.

On July 29, a judge barred Vipers from distributing any “private” or “sensitive information,” as well as any images of a sexual nature he may have downloaded from her phone or computer.

Denise Richards breaks down in court as she recounts the trauma of the alleged assault

“Aaron stole my laptop and sent private text messages that he stole from my laptop without my permission. Aaron threatened that I would disappear if I called the police,” Richards wrote in her petition for a temporary restraining order.

In a statement to People magazine, Vipers denied Richards’ claims: “I completely deny the false allegations that I violated a restraining order or stole Denise’s laptop or cell phones. These allegations are not only untrue — they are being used as a weapon to damage my reputation and distract from the truth.”

During Wednesday’s hearing, Richards’ attorney, Brett Berman, put Vipers in the hot seat.

He asked: How did you get (those pictures).

“I took pictures with my phone, her phone,” Vipers said. “These were things she was hiding from me. I didn’t think they were private… My wife was cheating on me.”

When Berman asked Phypers if he thought publishing such private material would be an “invasion” of Richards’ privacy, he replied: “Not at all. She was already sharing it with someone.”

After Berman asked Vipers how he would feel if the roles were reversed and sensitive photos of him were posted, he replied: “If you put it out there, I’ll put it out there.”

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Vipers I filed for divorce From Richards on July 7. He cited irreconcilable differences and is seeking spousal support from the “Real Housewives” star.

The judge granted Richards’ request for a Temporary restraining order against Phypers amid their ongoing divorce on July 17.

“Throughout our relationship, Aaron would often violently choke me, violently squeeze my head with both hands, forcefully squeeze my arms, slap me violently in the face and head, forcefully slam my head into a bathroom towel rack, threaten to kill me, hold me down with his knee on my back to the point where I would have to beg him to get off me so he wouldn’t kill me, hack my laptop and phone, and Download all my text messages. As stated in documents submitted on July 16.

“Aaron would regularly threaten to ‘break my jaw’ and cry, beg me to stay, promise to get help – and nothing of the sort ever happened. Aaron gave me at least three concussions.”

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Richards continued: “Until now, I have been afraid to report Aaron to the police or file a restraining order because he has repeatedly threatened to kill himself and me if I report him to the police, among other threats to harm me and himself if his abuse is reported to anyone.”

Phypers denied all allegations of mental or physical abuse in a statement at the time.

“I want to address the recent rumors and speculation that have surfaced regarding my relationship with my wife, Denise Richards,” he told People magazine. “Let me be unequivocally clear: I never physically or emotionally abused Denise — or anyone else. These accusations are completely false and deeply hurtful. Denise and I, like many couples, have faced our share of challenges, but any suggestion of abuse is absolutely false. I have always tried to handle our marriage with love, patience, and respect.”

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In court on Wednesday, Vipers again denied all allegations of physical assault. When his lawyer asked him if he had threatened to kill Richards, he said: “No, never.” He later added: “I’m not abusing my wife, no.”

Vipers also testified that Richards’ black eye — which she accused him of causing — was self-inflicted. “She said she fell and hit a pole,” Vipers said, adding that Richards had been drinking tequila.

Additionally, Phypers testified that Richards called him 17 times in less than a week after she obtained a temporary restraining order.

For her part, Richards admitted that she “called five times because this was after I had seen and heard… the pictures… and heard about the things he was saying about me in the press, and I was feeling that… finding this in itself is very scary for me,” she said, crying on the stand.

During Monday’s proceedings, Richards described multiple allegations of physical and emotional abuse, detailing terrifying incidents that left the mother of three fearing for her life.

At one point during the hearing, Richards asked for a tissue and began crying as he recalled a particularly offensive event that occurred in May. Richards claimed Phypers became “extremely moody” with her at the Four Seasons just hours after the reality TV star underwent several plastic surgery procedures – including a face lift.

Phypers allegedly tried to search Richards’ devices while she was asleep. He allegedly struck her in the face and damaged the drain in the process.

“That’s when I really realized that our marriage was over because we were physically abused, but it kept getting worse,” Richards testified. “But the fact that he did that to me five hours after I came out of a seven-hour surgery… it made me feel so many things. Scared and weak. I couldn’t walk on my own.”

Richards continued, “And the person I considered my husband to protect me was no longer there. That’s when I really realized there was no going back. To do this to your wife coming out of surgery?”

“I felt so broken and defeated and so alone and so vulnerable because I had just had extensive surgery. He knows the body and wellness and works on people…and he does this to your wife?”

On Tuesday, Richards took the stand once again to detail Phypers’ alleged “obsessive” behavior throughout their relationship.

In response to allegedly leaked photos that Phypers posted of her, Richards sent him a video — part of which was played in court — referring to Phypers as a “narcissist” and detailing multiple instances of alleged physical abuse.

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“You were the last person I thought would do that to me,” Richards told Phypers via a video recording submitted to the court. “I don’t know why I’m having a hard time with this. Things have been bad with me Charlie and I, But he never hit below the belt.”

She continued, “I told my father that I don’t know why I believed you, loved you, and really thought you were my soul mate.” “Never in a million years did I think we would break up.”

Richards denied engaging in any infidelity, but accused the Vipers of abandoning their marriage.

“You can claim I cheated, but I didn’t,” she said. “I’ve done things. And I don’t care how long it’s been. The fights were so bad, especially after your family moved (into their shared home). I did my best to make it not as bad as it was. I did my best. I couldn’t do this show anymore.”

“Aside from hitting me as hard as I did and filing a complaint Police report …Alleging that I hit you in the chest three times and scratched your eye. “Like come on,” she continued. “Low blow. And I’m upset that I filed the restraining order, but you hit me multiple times. And each time it got worse. I was obsessed,” she claimed.

She added: “I was the only person I always thought I could trust and that he would protect me, and I was the complete opposite.” “I think I’m having a hard time because I was married to someone I never knew.”

In court documents filed on September 29 and obtained by Fox News Digital, Vipers’ attorneys listed Richards’ ex Charlie Sheen and “RHOBH” alum Brandi Glanville as witnesses.

In the lawsuit, Phypers’ attorneys stated that Sheen could testify regarding Dennis’ “history of dishonesty and drug and alcohol abuse.”

Richards and Sheen married in 2002 and were married for less than three years before Richards filed for divorce in March 2005, when she was pregnant with their second daughter, Lola. They welcomed their first daughter, Sammy, one year ago.

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