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PEOPLE obtained court documents on Monday, Sept. 15, in which Aaron Phypers filed a response to Denise Richards’ claims of domestic violence and refuted her allegations

Richards alleged on July 17 that Phypers “repeatedly abused” her throughout their six-year marriage

However, in the Sept. 15 filing, he denies those claims and alleges Richards is the "abusive" partner

Aaron Phypers is responding to Denise Richards ’ claims of domestic violence, alleging that she is the "abusive" one in their relationship.

On Monday, Sept. 15, Phypers filed a response to Richards’ July 17 domestic violence restraining order , according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

At the time, Richards, 54, requested a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Phypers, 52, who s

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