Denise Richards Says ‘Terrifying’ Incident May Have Been Mistaken Identity

Former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Denise Richards opened up about a shooting she was involved in back in November 2022.

At the time, several news outlets reported that Richards and her husband Aaron Phypers were involved in a road rage incident where another driver pulled out a gun and began shooting at the pick-up truck occupied by Phypers and Richards. However, while chatting with Jeff Lewis on his SiriusXM radio show on February 9, 2023, Richards revealed that it may not have been a road rage incident at all.

“Aaron was driving me to set and honestly, we were at the wrong place at the wrong time. Wrong area. And I believe that they thought we were someone else. And they shot at us,” Richards told Lewis.

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Denise Richards Says She Was ‘Screaming Like a Lunatic’ During the Incident

 

Richards explained that she and Phypers were traveling on the freeway when a man in another vehicle began following them in an aggressive manner. She admits that she started “screaming like a lunatic” when she saw that the “guy had a gun.”

“It was quite scary, he kept following us and kind of blocked us in,” the former reality star recalled on the radio show. “I was literally on the floor, almost peeing my pants. I’m not joking.”

Richards told Lewis her husband faced the man in the other vehicle in a last-ditch effort to calm the assailant down. “I don’t know how Aaron had the balls to do this, but he rolled the window down and put his hands up and he said, ‘I don’t know what you’re upset at. I’m just trying to take my wife to work,'” she recalled.

Richards said her instinct was to get out of the truck, but her husband “pulled” her back in. So, she, too, began explaining to the man that her husband was simply driving her to work.

“The guy just looked at both of us and then he rolled up the windows and drove away,” Richards said.

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Denise Richards Previously Said She & Her Husband Were ‘Very Grateful to Be Safe’

A few days after the incident, Richards took to her Instagram feed to share a post, thanking fans for their well wishes, support, and prayers.

“I want to give my sincerest thanks to all who have reached out to me and Aaron during this time. We are both very grateful to be safe. The love and support from all of you has been overwhelming!! We are so thankful for each and every one of you,” Richards wrote in an Instagram post on November 23, 2022.

Richards didn’t elaborate on what exactly had happened but did take to Twitter to respond to someone who wished harm on her.

“Don’t care kinda hope she would have taken a grazing shot to the neck honestly,” the now-deleted tweet read.

“Thank you. I would never wish any harm on anyone. What I experienced yesterday with my husband, not that you care. Was the most terrifying situation I have ever been in. I’m sorry a shot didn’t graze my neck…a******,” Richards tweeted in response.

Richards and Phypers, founder and CEO of healing center Q360 in Malibu, California, were married on September 8, 2018, Us Weekly reported.

“I am so happy to officially be married to the love of my life,” Richards said in a statement at the time. “I can’t wait for everyone to go on this incredible journey with me this season on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. It’s been a wild ride so far!”

Richards shares daughters Sami, 18, and Lola, 17, with ex-husband Charlie Sheen. She adopted a third daughter, Eloise, in 2011. Phypers was previously married to Desperate Housewives actress Nicollette Sheridan, but they divorced in 2018.

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