Denise Richards was photographed moving furniture and more than a dozen rescue dogs out of her $3.3 million Calabasas home on Saturday as the actress continues to disentangle her life from estranged husband Aaron Phypers amid ongoing divorce proceedings.
The 54-year-old was seen in casual attire — a black T-shirt, sweatpants, sneakers and a trucker hat — coordinating with movers who loaded furniture and crates holding the actress’s collection of 15 rescue dogs into vans and trucks. She paused several times to take phone calls while items such as a pink chair were carried from the residence.
The moving followed a recent court ruling that allowed Richards to enter the former marital home to collect "her mother's and her own personal property, including the dogs," according to court documents filed in the Los Angeles County court. The judge also ordered Phypers to remain at least 100 yards from the residence and to "take no action which would interfere with [Richards'] access" to the property.
The stay-away order stemmed from a temporary restraining order Richards secured in July. The court additionally ordered Phypers to return an iPhone and a black MacBook that Richards said he took without authorization; the documents state that if Phypers does not possess the devices, he must serve and file a declaration to that effect.
Richards and Phypers announced their split publicly after Phypers filed for divorce in early July, stating the couple had separated three days earlier. The divorce has been accompanied by competing allegations and denials in court filings and in statements to media outlets.
Phypers has accused Richards of having a months-long affair with former special forces soldier Rudy Reyes, alleging in a letter to friends and family that Reyes sent explicit photos and videos and that he discovered evidence of an encounter at a Hilton Garden Inn in Burbank in May. Phypers told DailyMail.com he first learned of the alleged involvement in April, and that a later discovery of an alleged May tryst precipitated a confrontation in early July.
Richards responded by seeking a temporary restraining order in July that included claims of domestic abuse; Phypers has denied those allegations. The couple has also clashed in filings over whether Phypers possesses firearms, a matter the filings reflect as disputed between the two sides.
Local regulations limit the number of dogs residents may keep; in the city of Los Angeles the limit has been three dogs older than four months, though the City Council has been considering raising the cap to four. Richards’ move involved a large number of animals being transported from the property in crates and vans.
Representatives for Richards and Phypers did not immediately respond to requests for comment Saturday. The court’s orders and the public filings chart a rapid series of legal steps since the separation and the initiation of divorce proceedings in July, including the temporary restraining order, evidentiary disputes, and the recent authorization for Richards to retrieve personal property.
As the legal process continues, the court documents show both parties have sought to assert rights to property and to limit contact while allegations are litigated. The divorce case remains active, and further hearings or filings may address the items removed from the home, the custody and care of the animals, and the other evidence and claims presented by each side.