Denise Richards’ Fight That Sent Aaron Phypers Running: The Shocking Details Unfold

Denise Richards’ estranged husband Aaron Phypers’ bombshell court filing against the reality star provided insight into their marital woes.

And now, a source is shedding more light into their ‘toxic’ six-year marriage.

The insider told the Daily Mail that, ‘All they were doing was fighting. It was very toxic.’

Despite listing their separation as July 4, the source alleged that the couple got into a blowout fight over the weekend, which was, essentially, the last straw.

‘They have been having trouble for some time, but they had a row over the weekend where they basically were like “f**k you,” and he marched off to file for divorce,’ the source spilled.

‘Denise is both devastated and relieved at the same time. She is mentally exhausted from the fighting, and she is glad that’s over.’

Aaron Phypers (pictured) filed for divorce against Denise Richards on July 7 after six years of marriage

The 52-year-old disclosed that his wife (pictured) is allegedly earning $250,000 per month from being on OnlyFans, TV shows, having brand deals and doing appearances

‘But she is 100 percent not looking forward to the divorce, because he’s made it clear that he won’t go quietly,’ the source continued.

‘And she now has to gear up for a battle, which isn’t what she wants.’

The source added that their inner circle is aware of the part finances played in their issues, adding their marriage was based on the philosophy of ‘She earns and he spends.’

The 54-year-old, who was a cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for two seasons (and later made several cameos), returned to TV in her own reality show, Denise Richards & Her Wild Things, which aired earlier this year.

However, TMZ recently reported that it won’t be getting a second season, with sources saying it was supposed to be a ‘limited-run series’ from the start.

‘Aaron was hoping that their reality show was going to catapult him to reality stardom,’ a second source told the Daily Mail, but that wasn’t the case.

‘No one cares about him on the show. Without her, he has no reality career,’ they added.

Phypers, 52, was the founder of the Malibu wellness center, Q360 Club (also known as Quantum 360), until he chose to shut it down last year, on October 1, 2024.

A source told the Daily Mail that the couple’s marriage was ‘toxic’ and ‘all they were doing was fighting.’ They noted there was a blowout fight that took place during the 4th of July weekend

According to his petition for divorce, filed on July 7, he has not made any income since.

His estranged wife, Richards, allegedly makes $250,000 per month from being on OnlyFans, TV shows, having brand deals and doing appearances, he noted in the income and expense declaration obtained by the Daily Mail.

He’s requesting spousal support since he alleges his monthly expenses total $105,000, and is demanding he and Richards split 50 percent of their production company, Smoke & Mirrors Entertainment.

While there is some mystery as to what happened to the wellness center, the Daily Mail has exclusively learned the humiliating reason why Phypers could not ‘keep the business afloat and keep it running,’ according to a source.

The insider insisted the business ‘cost Aaron a fortune.’ 

‘Ultimately, it was too expensive to operate and get the machines he needed and to pay rent,’ they said, adding, ‘Denise was unwilling to invest in it.’ 

According to documents obtained by the Daily Mail, Richards and Phypers signed the Wellness Center’s lease on June 1, 2018, and the term was for seven years, set to expire on February 28, 2025 – five months after he shut it down.

They had paid a security deposit of $23,947.50, at the time and agreed to pay the monthly rent of $11,973.75.

A source told the Daily Mail, ‘Aaron was hoping that their reality show [Wild Things] was going to catapult him to reality stardom,’ but that wasn’t the case

Phypers shut down Q360 Club (pictured) in October 2024, months before his and Denise’s nearly $12,000 a month lease was set to expire, the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal 

A source told the Daily Mail that Aaron could not ‘keep the business afloat and keep it running’. Pictured: treatment chairs at Q360

It appears that there have been issues from the get-go. In 2018, Phypers separately filed an LLC for ‘Quantum R.E.A.C.H.’ (Q360 was under another LLC, Quantum Epigenetics Consulting). 

Although the business was never made public, the Daily Mail has learned it became a ‘liability’ from the beginning and the board of directors were dropping like flies.

An insider familiar with Quantum R.E.A.C.H. told the Daily Mail that Phypers lost board members early on.

‘There was a board of directors, but then they all decided to leave after a week,’ the insider spilled. ‘They decided to leave since it became a liability for their reputations. 

‘They just initiated the business for one week and then once they weren’t getting compliance with the guidance they were providing, they left. They separated themselves from Aaron and Quantum.’

Another mystery is why Phypers registered Quantum R.E.A.C.H. as a charity.

The July 2019 registration form, obtained by the Daily Mail, shows that Phypers and other directors stated that their business’ mission is to ‘research, educate and implement new innovative technologies for optimal health and wellness’.

A letter from the IRS granted Quantum R.E.A.C.H. a charity and stated that the company was exempt from paying federal income tax. It also noted that they are qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts.

Denise and Aaron got married in September 2018. They most recently appeared together on the reality star’s show, Denise Richards & Her Wild Things

Court documents obtained by the Daily Mail hinted that the couple do not have a prenup

However, it’s status as an exempt organization was later revoked by the IRS in March 2022. The revocation was apparently because they did not file a tax return.

Per the IRS website, organizations’ tax-exempt status can be automatically revoked if they fail to file required Form 990 series returns for three consecutive years. 

Although Richards’ name wasn’t listed in the initial registration form, she was named Secretary and Chief Financial Officer in the latest statement of information form filed in February 2024 – just months before Q360 shut down. Phypers was still listed as CEO.

The LLC itself was marked as suspended prior to this in October 2021, after they failed to file documentation with the California Secretary of State.

In recent years, Quantum Epigenetics Consulting LLC/Q360 had been named in numerous lawsuits and tax filings in the state of California (specifically from 2020 to 2021).

Although many tax issues have been paid off, there are still two ongoing cases.

The Creditors Adjustment Bureau filed a lawsuit against Phypers and Quantum Epigenetics Consulting LLC in Santa Monica Courthouse in July 2022.

They claimed he had not paid the principal sum of $190,000, loaned to him by Ontario Inc., by the due date November 1, 2020. A judgment was entered in June 2024 and the court ruled that he owed the plaintiff a total of $228,901.45. 

The former couple’s ups and downs played out on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

A source told the Daily Mail, ‘Denise is both devastated and relieved at the same time. She is mentally exhausted from the fighting, and she is glad that’s over’

Now, the OnlyFans star is ‘gearing up for a battle’ amid their messy divorce

The lawsuit took a shocking turn when the creditors attempted to drag Richards into it in January 2025 since Phypers wasn’t paying up – they argued the law allowed them to execute the judgment on the debtor’s spouse.

In May, Phypers’ attorneys opposed the motion and the Creditors Adjustment Bureau argued back, stating that he would have had to declare that they were not married.

They also stated that the business owner failed to provide evidence that he and Richards’ property is separate rather than community property – hinting that the duo might not have a prenup in place.

The bureau writes: ‘However, Judgment Debtors do not claim that such agreement exists between Aaron Phypers and his spouse. If such agreement existed, Aaron Phypers would have unequivocally stated so and would have presented the evidence in his Opposition. However, Judgment Debtor did not produce such evidence because it does not exist.’

A judge denied the motion without prejudice on June 4. Reasons included a lack of proof of service to Richards, an absence of evidence proving the marriage was inadmissible, and a lack of specificity in the motion that there were wage earnings on Richards’ part tied to the Plaintiff’s community property argument.

The case is still ongoing and the next hearing is set for September. 

Another lawsuit brought against Phypers was initiated in November 2024 by a California man named Rupert Perry, who filed on behalf of his late wife, Elina Katsioula-Beall – a former ‘award-winning art director for stage and television.’

Denise has two children from her previous marriage to Charlie Sheen – Sami, 21, (far left) and Lola, 20 (far right) – and she adopted Eloise, 14, in 2011 (in front)

His lawsuit was for breach of oral contract and fraud. In the court documents, he claims Phypers misrepresented the effectiveness of a stem cell treatment for cancer offered at Quantum 360.

Katsioula-Beall, who was diagnosed with sarcoma cancer in 2019, sought treatment  in 2023 after Phypers allegedly assured her the stem cell therapy would ‘cure or at least ameliorate’ her condition.

Phypers claimed it had a 98 percent success rate and allegedly promised a 50 percent refund of the $126,000 treatment cost if it did not work, per the court documents.

The widower noted in his complaint that, after undergoing the treatment, an MRI showed that Katsioula-Beall’s tumors had grown by 25 percent.

The couple requested the agreed-upon refund multiple times, but Phypers allegedly ignored these requests and instead suggested additional treatments. Katsioula-Beall died in May 2024.

The plaintiff claimed that he spoke to Phypers over the phone who acknowledged the debt, but ‘proffered a series of excuses’ for failing to reimburse them.

Perry is seeking $63,000 – 50 percent of the $126,000 they allegedly paid – plus additional damages through a jury trial. Phypers has yet to respond to the lawsuit. 

The most recent filing was on June 9, 2025 – an order for The Malibu Times to publish Perry’s lawsuit as a form of servicing the summons to Aaron since previous attempts have failed.

Neither Richards’ representative nor Phypers’ attorney have replied to the Daily Mail’s request for comment.