By Vanessa Serna
The actor filed for divorce from former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star in Los Angeles on Monday.
According to court documents obtained by Page Six, he listed July 4 as their separation date and cited 鈥渋rreconcilable differences鈥 as the reason for their split.
Phypers, 49, requested that the court grant him spousal support.
The self-employed businessman, who revealed he has not earned income since shutting down his wellness company last year, claims that he and Richards鈥 monthly expenses total $US105,000 ($162,000).
As part of his community and quasi-community property declaration, Phypers requested that he and Richards, 54, divide their Smoke & Mirrors Entertainment company 50/50.
Phypers stated in court documents that he and Richards have no minor children together.
Reps for Richards did not immediately respond to Page Six鈥檚 request for comment.
Phypers was once in the process of adopting the Wild Things star鈥檚 13-year-old daughter, Eloise Joni, in 2019.
鈥淗e鈥檚 amazing as a Daddy,鈥 Richards gushed during a 2019 interview on The View, per People. 鈥淗e鈥檚 amazing with my daughters, and he鈥檚 adopting my youngest, so it鈥檚 really great.鈥
The actress initially adopted Eloise in 2011.
Aside from Eloise, Richards is also the mother to two adult daughters 鈥 Sami Sheen, 21, and Lola Rose Sheen, 20 鈥 with ex-husband Charlie Sheen, whom she was married to from 2002 to 2006.
Phypers, meanwhile, previously wed Desperate Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan in 2015 but called off their marriage a year later.
Richards and Phypers, who tied the knot on Sept. 8, 2018, worked together on several business endeavours together, including the TV personality鈥檚 OnlyFans account.
During a 2022 interview on SiriusXM鈥檚 Jeff Lewis Live, Richards claimed her now-estranged husband took 鈥渁 lot of [her] content.鈥
Phypers also made several appearances on RHOBH and starred on Richards鈥 latest series, Denise Richards and the Wild Things.
Despite Phypers listing his and Richards separation date as July 4, the latter seemed to be in good spirits that day as she posted a patriotic bikini photo via Instagram. 鈥淩ed, white, and a little bit ooh la la,鈥 she captioned the spicy snap.
This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission