Denise Richards is publicly addressing her divorce for the first time.
The 54-year-old actress and her husband of six years Aaron Phypers split up earlier this summer and their divorce has been tumultuous since.
In a new Instagram video shared on Thursday (August 21), Denise spoke out about what she’s been going through for the past couple of months.
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“I was just checking in to see how your summer’s been going,” she started out. “Mine’s been wonderful. It’s actually been sh-itty, but I’m going to pretend like it’s all good. I’ve actually been posting on Instagram like nothing’s going on in my life, and I can’t do that anymore because there’s something obviously going on.”
She went on to acknowledge the kindness and support she has received from many fans online.
“I see all of your messages, I can’t comment because it’ll be taken out and put in the press, but I just wanted to, in all seriousness, say that this has been a very, very, very difficult time,” she said. “It’s so hard to go through a divorce.”
“Many of you have gone through that. This isn’t my first one, this is my second one,” Denise added, referring to her split from Charlie Sheen. “I never thought I’d get divorced again. This is why I always say never say never.”
She shared that there are “circumstances around my divorce that are difficult to talk about — which one day I will talk about it when the timing is right. I just want to process everything and get through this.”
“It has not been easy, so your messages mean a lot,” Denise said.
Since filing for divorce, Denise and Aaron have both accused each other of abuse and harassment, among other things.
She is also also seemingly set to appear on the next season of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, where she will likely talk to other housewives about the divorce.