Denise Richards announced on Jenny McCarthy’s podcast this week that she will never marry again, following two divorces that left her disillusioned with the institution of marriage.
Speaking on The Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg Show, the 55-year-old actress and former reality television star delivered a definitive rejection of future weddings. “Will I ever get married again? Abso-f—ing-lutely not,” Richards told McCarthy, as reported by 247newsaroundtheworld.com. “I don’t want that piece of paper.”
Untangling a Second Divorce in Court
The candid declaration arrives as Richards continues dealing with a contentious divorce and legal battle from her second husband, Aaron Phypers. Phypers filed for divorce in July 2025, according to court documents cited by 247newsaroundtheworld.com.
Shortly after that submission, Richards pursued a temporary restraining order against Phypers, alleging she suffered verbal and physical mistreatment throughout their union. In November 2025, a court granted Richards a five-year restraining order. Later legal proceedings saw Phypers taken into custody and confronted with two felony counts of spouse injury alongside two felony counts of intimidating a witness through force or threats, according to 247newsaroundtheworld.com. Phypers has denied the abuse allegations, stating in court that he never physically harmed or threatened Richards.
Reflecting on that marriage during her podcast appearance, Richards described the union in starkly commercial terms. “What I’m having to unravel and learning, that to him I was a product and it was a business arrangement, this was not a marriage,” she said. When McCarthy asked about forgiveness, Richards replied bluntly: “I will never say I forgive him.”
Reflecting on Two Decades of High-Profile Splits
Richards acknowledged her unsuccessful track record with wedlock, offering a self-deprecating summary of her marital history. “I’m 0 for 2,” she said with a rueful laugh.
Her first marriage was to actor Charlie Sheen. The two began dating in 2000 after meeting on the set of the film Good Advice, became engaged in December 2001, and married in June 2002. They welcomed two daughters, Sami, born in 2004, and Lola, born in 2005. In March 2005, while six months pregnant with Lola, Richards filed for divorce, citing substance abuse and threats of violence, before the split was finalized in 2006.
Despite closing the door on marriage itself, Richards emphasized that she remains open to companionship. “I would have a partner,” she said on the podcast. “I want to fall in love again, so I don’t want to be bitter.”
