Denise Richards' ex Aaron Phypers has been arrested, Us Weekly can confirm. Richards' lawyer confirmed to Us that Phypers was charged with "spousal abuse." "He's been arrested outside the court and taken down a nearby escalator. [He] did not come back into [the] hallway," an eyewitness told Us on Friday, October 17. "Denise is here. She's calm and talking to her team." Phypers seemed "confused," as did his attorney, per the second eyewitness, who noted that the fitness instructor "didn't seem to understand that he was about to get arrested.