Denise Richards’ Ex Aaron Called Out by Man Suing Him Over Alleged Fraud

Denise Richards’ estranged husband, Aaron Phypers, was called out via an advertisement placed in a newspaper over an alleged debt, Us Weekly can exclusively report.

According to court documents obtained by Us, Rupert Perry, who filed a lawsuit against Phypers in November 2024, placed ads in The Malibu Times on June 19, June 26, July 3 and July 10.

The ad notified Phypers, 52, that he was being sued in Los Angeles Superior Court and had 30 days to respond to the case in court.

As Us previously reported, Perry sued Phypers over payments his late wife, Elina Katsioula-Beall, made over stem cell treatments at Phypers’ now-closed wellness center, Quantum 360 Club.

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Katsioula-Beall, an award-winning art director, was diagnosed with sarcoma cancer in 2019. Perry said his late wife tried many treatments with no luck. She was starting to consider alternative treatments when she met Phypers, according to the suit.

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The suit claimed Phypers told Katsioula-Beall about a stem cell treatment that he claimed would “cure or at least ameliorate” her condition.

“[Phypers] claimed that the treatment had a 98 percent success rate and he was so confident in it that, if it did not work, he would refund to [Katsioula-Beall] and [Perry] fifty percent (of the money they [paid] to him for the treatment,” the suit read.

Perry said his wife had nothing to lose and believed in Phypers. She allegedly received treatment from Phypers from July 2023 to September 2023. Perry said his wife paid Phypers a total of $126,000. The treatments did not work, according to court docs.

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He said his wife had an MRI in December 2023 that showed her tumors had grown 25 percent in three months.

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In December 2023, the suit alleged that Katsioula-Beall told Phypers about the news. Perry said his wife asked for her refund of $63,000, but Phypers proposed she go for another round of treatment.

Katsioula-Beall did not agree and asked Phypers again for her refund a couple of weeks later, the suit alleged. Perry claimed Phypers acknowledged the money owed in a message sent to a third party.

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The suit claimed Katsioula-Beall sent Phypers an email in March 2024 “as she was dying from cancer” and asked for her $63,000. Perry said the email was ignored. He said his wife died on May 21, 2024.

Perry said he talked to Phypers who did not deny owing the money. He said he was offered a series of excuses but no refund. The suit read, “[Phypers’] aforementioned misconduct was intentional, willful, and done for the purpose of depriving Plaintiff of property and/or legal rights or otherwise causing injury. despicable conduct subjected [Katsioula-Beall’s estate] to cruel and unjust hardship in conscious disregard of his rights.

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The suit demanded the entire unpaid refund and punitive damages against Phypers.

Sources close to Phypers denied he was liable for the money owed. The insider said Phypers was the middleman in the situation and that the CEO of the company who provided the treatments was the one who promised a refund.

In February, Perry said he could not locate Phypers due to his business office being “closed and empty.”

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Perry told the court, “[Phypers’] place of business is closed and empty. [Phypers’] residence is not known. I have searched telephone books and property records in this county and have not found any records for [Phyper].” He asked for permission to serve Phypers via an advertisement in the newspaper, which a judge granted.

As Us previously reported, Phypers filed for divorce from Richards, 54, earlier this year. He claimed to have no income and believed she earns $250,000 a month. He asked the court to award him spousal support.

On top of the divorce, it was revealed this week that Richards’ Bravo show would not be returning for a second season. Us learned that it was always intended to be a limited series.