Denise Richards Didn’t Get a Prenup—Now Her Ex Wants Her to Fund His $105K/Month Lifestyle.

When Denise Richards says, “My problem with the tabloids? My real life is so much juicier,” believe her because she’s right. Get this: Her soon-to-be ex-husband is asking for spousal support in the dainty amount of $105k per month. Yes, seriously. He claims he doesn’t have any income and is shelling out $105,000 per month to cover his day-to-day needs, which is why Denise needs to compensate him. According to the Daily Mail, July 4 is cited as the official separation date. And the fireworks aren’t just on the calendar—they’re in the court documents. But did they have a prenup? What does this all mean? We get into all of Denise’s “juicy” life details below.

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🌊 A Look Back: Metallica in Malibu Vows

The couple began dating in 2017, got engaged in January 2018, and married just eight months later in a glam-rock-meets-reality-TV wedding filmed for RHOBH. Denise wore a short, strapless, floral Mark Zunino gown. Aaron showed up in… what looked like jeans. Lisa Vanderpump, Camille Grammer, and Rebecca Romijn were all among the guests of the affair. The backdrop? Pink roses. The soundtrack? Metallica. The vibe? Good as gold. However, by 2020, the marriage hit turbulence when fellow Housewife Brandi Glanville claimed she had an affair with Denise, with Aaron’s knowledge. Denise denied it, but the cracks were showing. It’s unclear what happened between 2020 and now, but Sami Sheen (Denise’s daughter) gave us some subtle clues as to what was going on behind the scenes. Just one day before Aaron filed for divorce, Sami posted a TikTok about cutting ties with toxic partners, advising her followers to imagine what they’d say to their daughter dating someone toxic or disrespectful. When a commenter asked, “What if you married one?” she didn’t hesitate: “It’s never too late to leave.” Yikes. Talk about timing.

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💵 Aaron apparently spends $105,000 a Month—and He Wants Support from Denise to Keep It Up

In the reported divorce filings, Aaron claims he needs $105,000 per month to maintain his lifestyle. Here’s what that looks like:

• $18,000 on rent
• $5,000 on repairs (huh?)
• $7,000 on childcare 
• $10,000 on groceries (Erewhon, we suspect)
• $15,000 on dining out
• $8,000 on utilities
• $500 on a cell phone
• $5,000 on laundry (seriously?)
• $20,000 on clothing 
• $15,000 on entertainment
• $1,500 on auto expenses (okay, fair…)

Oh, and he wants to keep all his power tools and a 2018 motorcycle. So, why list all of this? Well, he’s asking for spousal support from Denise to foot the bill. Apparently, he no longer has any income after he had to “close down his wellness center business” in 2024. And here’s where it gets really juicy: they never signed a prenuptial agreement. 

According to Phypers, Denise rakes in over $250,000 a month (that’s $3 million a year). Allegedly, her income comes from her OnlyFans account, brand deals, reality shows, and public appearances. But now, without a prenup, her financial success could be shared with her new soon-to-be ex-groom.

📝 A note on spousal support

It’s important to note what’s actually being asked here. Aaron is asking Denise to pay him monthly because he cannot support himself at all, or to the same level as was provided during the marriage. Spousal support is permissible in California, and the idea behind it is to prevent financial hardship for one spouse. However, it is possible for someone to receive a large amount of spousal support, beyond paying for basic necessities, if that was the norm during the marriage.

🚩 No Prenup? Big Problem.

Without a prenup, California’s community property laws step in. That means anything earned during the marriage is subject to equal division—including Denise’s OnlyFans revenue, reality TV income, and appearance fees.

A prenup could’ve:

• Protected her pre-marital and marital income (think: her Bravo checks and other streams of income)
• Protected her intellectual property (think: OnlyFans content that generates revenue)
• Limited or waived spousal support (which sounds like she really needed this clause)
• Defined who gets what, including… the power tools

Instead, Aaron—who reportedly only finished two years of college—is now seeking ongoing spousal support, as an unemployed husband of Bravo, from a woman who built her own multi-million-dollar modern media empire from scratch. Denise: You should’ve gone to HelloPrenup.com and waived spousal support!

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💔 Denise & Divorce: A Familiar Story

This isn’t Denise’s first rodeo. Before Aaron, there was Charlie Sheen—Hollywood’s ultimate party boy and the father of two of her daughters. Denise famously filed for divorce from Sheen while six months pregnant with their second child, citing “irreconcilable differences.” The two briefly tried to reconcile after baby Lola was born, but it didn’t stick. By early 2006, Denise was moving forward with the divorce, and they were legally free to remarry by late 2006.

On the Whine Down with Jana Kramer podcast earlier this year, Denise reflected on their differing co-parenting dynamic: “Truthfully, it wasn’t co-parenting. I parent my way. He parents his way.”

She added that while things are civil now, she wishes they had a closer relationship for their kids’ sake. Long story short? Denise has been through turbulent relationships and divorce before, but at least Charlie didn’t ask her to pay $5K a month for his laundry.

💰 So… Is $105K a Month a Bit Much?

Let’s be honest: $5,000 on laundry? $20,000 on clothing? $5,000 on repairs? Aaron’s budget reads more like a Paris Hilton expense report than an unemployed husband’s necessary cost of living. But when you don’t have a prenup, what’s “reasonable” becomes a court’s decision. And lifestyle during the marriage matters in California. If one spouse significantly out-earns the other and supports their shared standard of living, courts may find high amounts of spousal support appropriate—even if that includes designer wedding jeans and overpriced dry cleaning.Denise once said she’d never get divorced again. Aaron once said they’d never hate each other, but maybe just live in separate houses…. And yet here we are—with no prenup, a $105k per month spousal support payment at stake, and a laundry bill bigger than most people’s rent. Get a prenup and avoid all of this mess. It’s not about planning for the worst, it’s about having a back up plan to protect your ass(ets) if things go south.

by Nicole Sheehey, Esq. /  Hello Prenup