Richards alleged in court documents that her now estranged husband frequently choked her, slapped her in the face and head and threatened to kill her.

Aaron Phypers is denying Denise Richards’ allegations of abuse. He refuted the claims Thursday, shortly after the actress, 54, was granted a temporary domestic violence restraining order against him. Phypers, 52, told US Weekly that the allegations of physical abuse against Richards are “not true.”