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Richards Ex-Husband Ordered to Pay $160K Fraud

Denise Richards' estranged husband Aaron Phypers has been ordered to pay a six-figure sum after failing to respond to a fraud lawsuit brought against him by wid...

Richards Ex-Husband Ordered to Pay $160K Fraud
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Bintano News

March 27, 2026

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' estranged husband Aaron Phypers has been ordered to pay a six-figure sum after failing to .

A County Superior Court judge granted a default judgment in the amount of approximately $160,000 against Phypers, according to TMZ

It comes after the so-called 'frequency medicine' practitioner was  from Richards.

Perry, whose late wife Elina Katsioula-Beall had been a client of Phypers at his Malibu wellness center before her death from sarcoma in May 2024, sued Phypers in November 2024 for alleged fraud and breach of contract.

Katsioula-Beall had sought alternative 'stem cell treatment' at Phypers' wellness center in June 2023 when she didn't respond to her traditional medical treatments.

According to Perry's lawsuit, Phypers told his client that his center's stem cell treatment could cure her cancer or make it more bearable at the very least. Perry claimed Phypers promised a 98 percent success rate and a 50 percent refund if the treatment was unsuccessful.

Denise Richards' estranged husband Aaron Phypers (pictured in January 2025) has been ordered to pay approximately $160k after failing to respond to a fraud lawsuit brought against him by widower Rupert Perry

The default judgment comes after Richards was ordered by another judge to pay Phypers $5k-a-month in spousal support

The treatment didn't work, so said Perry, whose wife asked for a refund of $63,000, half of what she had paid.

Phypers allegedly ignored Katsioula-Beall's requests for a refund and continued to dodge re-paying after she died.

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His holistic healing center, Quantum 360, reportedly shuttered its doors in early 2025.

Perry's late wife had sought alternative treatment at Phyper's Malibu wellness center to help cure her cancer and the widower sued Phypers for alleged fraud and breach of contract when he ignored requests for refund

Phypers, 53, and Richards, 55, have been embroiled in a highly contentious divorce and legal battle since their separation in July 2024

The actress (pictured on Thursday) has also been in the spotlight for speaking about the facelift she had in June 2025, 'I wanted to put things back up, where they were before'

Richards was also ordered to pay Phypers temporary spousal support of $5,000 a month 'commencing March 5, 2026, and continuing in a like manner until further order of the court.'

The actress has also been under the spotlight recently for speaking to Allure about the facelift she had in June 2025.

'I wanted to put things back up, where they were before,' Richards revealed. 'I was terrified. Being in the public eye since my 20s, people know what I look like - a facelift is not something that I could hide.'

She added, 'It is night and day. It’s shocking, actually.'

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