Denise Richards is reportedly seething with anger after a court ordered her to pay a huge sum of money to her estranged husband Aaron Phypers during their ongoing divorce.
For those unaware, after six years of their marriage, the Phypers filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. The couple did not welcome any children into their relationship.
According to Radar Online, a judge has told Richards to temporarily pay her estranged husband $5,000 a month until their divorce is finalized.
He has also been ordered to pay $10,000 for March, April and May to help pay his attorney’s fees and other expenses.
“Denise never thought she’d be the one writing the monthly check — she’s sick of it,” an insider told the outlet.
real housewives of beverly hills The star feels “the system and the decision are completely unfair and she is now terrified that the fippers could get even more the next time they go back to court” due to her financial situation.
The source revealed, “Aaron is rubbing it in her face and taunting her, boasting about how he’ll get more, that he owes her and he’ll pay her back.”
Specifically, Richards really wants to fight with her, but any argument with her on this important point “could be an absolute disaster for her bank account because she could easily get stuck with (higher) legal fees as well,” the insider said.
According to the source, the Starship Troopers actress’s inner circle is forcing her to practice meditation to calm herself down, but she “won’t hear of it though – she’s very nosy about it and doesn’t want to give him a dime.”
The insider concluded, “She can’t believe he’s done so much for her that she now has to pay him, an adult, capable man, $60,000 a year to walk away.”
