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Los Angeles Times
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Denise Richards' husband, Aaron Phypers, files for divorce and wants alimony
It seems Denise Richards and husband Aaron Phypers are going their separate ways after six years of marriage. Phypers filed his petition to divorce actor and 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Richards on Monday, The Times has confirmed. The businessman filed his petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court. He cites 'irreconcilable differences' for the split and lists July 4 as the date of his separation from Richards. A representative for Richards did not immediately respond to The Times' request for comment. 'Wild Things' actor Richards, 54, tied the knot with Phypers, 49, in 2018. They do not share children, but Richards has two adult daughters with ex-husband Charlie Sheen. She and the 'Two and a Half Men' actor were married from 2002 to 2006. Richards is also the mother to a teenage daughter whom she adopted as an infant. Phypers was previously married to 'Desperate Housewives' star Nicollette Sheridan from 2015 to 2018. Phypers is reportedly seeking spousal support from his now-estranged wife, according to court documents reviewed by The Times. In his declaration, Phypers says he has made no income since closing down a business last year and estimates Richards makes more than $250,000 a month from several business ventures including brand deals, TV and OnlyFans content. Phypers has asked to keep their assets and debts as separate property, including his power tools, motorcycle and sports car, legal documents show. The couple began their relationship in 2017 and married a little more than a year later in a private ceremony in Malibu. They wed in September 2018, a month after Phypers finalized his divorce from Sheridan. Though Richards has not publicly commented on Phypers' decision to file, she made her thoughts on divorce pretty clear earlier this year. In the debut episode of her Peacock series 'Denise Richards & Her Wild Things,' Richards said in a confessional interview, 'I'm never getting divorced again. Even if we hate each other, I'm not gonna f— get divorced.' Phypers responded: 'No, we'll just have different homes or something. But we're not gonna hate each other.'
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Katherine LaNasa was always cast in 'sexual' roles. She's happy to ditch makeup on 'The Pitt.'
As a teen ballet dancer turned actress with a list of credits (including Two and a Half Men and Big Love) as long as her arm, Katherine LaNasa has spent most of her life in the spotlight. But starring as emergency-room nurse Dana on the hit HBO Max medical drama The Pitt has launched the 58-year-old into a new level of fame. It's coming just at the right time, she says. 'I saw an [article] yesterday on GQ about these men that are finding success in their 50s — like Pedro Pascal, Colman Domingo and Walt Goggins — and how they already have a well-established self-identity,' LaNasa tells me during our conversation for Yahoo Life's Unapologetically series. 'It's really nice to feel really settled in myself and to have done what I do with very relatively little praise. So getting praise now, it's a nice ride. You see kids get that, and they start thinking they need to adopt some other jaded or cool persona. I already am my grown-up cool/uncool self. This is just career stability and nicer accommodations and clothing.' LaNasa has a lot of self-acceptance when it comes to the subject of aging, and her confidence is infectious. 'I was walking on the street in Atlanta, and [this guy said], 'Your dog almost walked into my dog,'' she recalls. 'I was like, 'Were you inconvenienced?' And he goes, 'You look old.' I said, 'I am old!' [But] I feel like I'm in really good shape; I feel really strong.' Having an 11-year-old daughter, with her husband, '90s heartthrob Grant Show of Melrose Place fame, also keeps her young. But motherhood is hardly a new experience; LaNasa was in her early 20s when she and then-husband Dennis Hopper (30 years her senior) welcomed their son Henry, who is now in his 30s. What has LaNasa learned from her relationships, and why is she happy to let go of playing sexual characters? Here's what she told me during our candid conversation on aging, catcalling and not wearing makeup on TV. I'd always wanted to work for [The Pitt executive producer] John Wells, and I thought, If I could get in front of [casting], if they ever see my tape, I have a feeling I know what they want. And it just worked out. [As for] the success — it's kind of like if you loved making coffee, and you made coffee for someone every day, and you put a beautiful heart on it or different designs every day, and you did that for 30 years or so, and that was your job, and you got paid well, and you liked [it], and then, one day someone looked at you and said, "This is such great coffee. I really love your coffee." That's kind of what it feels like. Getting approval and praise I didn't think was ever coming my way — that I wasn't looking for and I didn't really need — is all just a bonus, and it feels like a nice warm bath. It's very enjoyable. I always played such sexual characters, and I think I always identified myself so much with my sexuality. I thought that if I became less sexually desirable as I got older or if I felt less interested in sex, I would lose a big part of my identity, and it would be terrible. And I find that I just really don't care. You know, this thing about older women being invisible? I'll take a step back. I used to get catcalled all the time, and it's a relief, and it's nice [to not have to deal with that anymore]. I also think [now is] a time in life — if you can let go of this feminine ideal of our physical beauty — it's really a time in life for deeper things, to think about the meaning of your life, to think about your own mortality, to think about what kind of legacy you want to leave and who you are. I really appreciate this season of life. I also appreciate feeling really seasoned in my craft. So often that's the thing I like the most about a day. It's like, 'I really knew how to make that scene work. I knew how to get the guest star to speed up with me. And then I stopped for the camera just so, and I can handle a lot of camera moves, choreography, notes at once, and it feels really easy.' There's a lot of technical aspects about acting that people don't think about, and it's nice to feel at a certain point that you have some mastery over them. I think we are flipping the script on that. I have to say, I think there've been some really incredible, brave women out there that have always portrayed real women — you know, the Allison Janneys and the Patricia Arquettes. And then you get these sex symbols like Pamela Anderson going [on the red carpet] with like almost no makeup. John Wells is a maverick at putting real, complex, imperfect-looking women on television and celebrating them, way before it was cool. So to work for him, it just really feels like I'm getting to step into that. I have to tell you: To play a part like Dana and to wear no makeup, it was really very freeing. It's also really freeing working for a mostly female writing crew. Feeling like I don't have to live up to that ridiculous, feminine, sexual ideal has freed up my acting. And I think it's why the acting's good on the show. Women can feel like they can just relax into being themselves. Yeah, I love clothes and style in general. I used to have an interior design business, and I'm sort of an amateur interior designer now. I'm very visual. I also love ceramics. I feel like I'm in really good shape. Like, I feel really strong. I do yoga every day. I like mixing the hot yoga with the regular yoga. I play a little tiny bit of pickleball. I hike. I really appreciate that my body is still really strong — [something] you take for granted when you're young. I'm glad I can still do all this. The one thing that was really hard was [the doctors] wanting to give me a C-section right away. They wanted to plan a C-section. Because of my age, they were worried. I grew up in a family of doctors, so I'm used to just listening to the doctor. But I wanted to push back a lot. I didn't want to incise my body if I didn't have to. If I had needed one, I definitely would have, but I didn't want to plan for it months early just because I was 47. I had some kind of pre-preeclampsia signs. I went in for some testing, and they kept me in the hospital, and they induced labor with Pitocin. But then I didn't want to have an epidural, because I didn't want to slow [labor] down. I was worried about too many drugs. So I had a natural childbirth on Pitocin, and I don't recommend it. It was super hard. I feel really powerful because I got through that, but it was really, really intense. [And] I fortunately got a doctor who helped me advocate for what I wanted. Don't get married at 22! I think if you marry someone that is so far apart in age, at least for me, there wasn't a lot of intimacy in that. It's nice to have someone that you can grow with — more of a friend as opposed to them being the successful teacher one, and you being the student, less successful, more dependent one. I would opt now for a relationship with more equality. The thing we have between us really is our craft. He wants to audition for a musical, so I'm gonna help him with the choreography. I've helped him with the choreography before when he had to dance on Dynasty. He helps me with all my self-tapes. We have a very artistic home. We're always singing, or he plays the piano, and it's a very creative space. That's the thing I like most. We have the same aesthetic; we like the same things. We move a lot, and he really trusts how I'm going to put together a home. [Despite] my longevity in the business and what I've done and the people that I've worked with already, like Billy Bob Thornton and Will Ferrell and Jay Roach, I never really got that kind of name recognition. I'm hoping that The Pitt will sort of catapult me into getting to work with some more artists that I really want to work with. Slow down, trust your instincts, and say what you mean — [but] don't say it mean. I [also] wish I appreciated that my skin wasn't wrinkly. To all the 30-year-olds out there, wear all the crop tops, wear all the short shorts. Love yourself. Love your body. Enjoy your body. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
Sky News AU
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Royal bride Lady Frederick Windsor says her wedding hair was 'disgusting' and dress picked out by her mother-in-law made her look 'barking' in candid new tell-all
Sophie Winkleman has shared an unfiltered take on her royal wedding, admitting her hairstyle was "so disgusting" it still upsets her husband, Lord Frederick Windsor, all these years later. The British actress, 44, married into the royal family in 2009 when she wed Lord Frederick Windsor, 46, the only son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. The pair met on New Year's Eve in 2006 after sharing a taxi from a party in Soho, where Frederick recognised her from her breakout role as Big Suze in the hit series Peep Show. Their wedding took place at Hampton Court Palace in front of around 400 guests, including Princess Eugenie, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, Lady Annabel Goldsmith, actress Jane Asher, Lady Helen Taylor, and musician Bryan Adams. But despite the grandeur, Winkleman admits she doesn't look back on the day with much fondness- largely due to her hair and the gown, which was selected by her mother-in-law, Princess Michael of Kent. "My hair was so disgusting and Freddy still gets upset about it," she told The Telegraph. "It was just disgusting. And my mother-in-law chose my dress, which was very sweet and puffy, but I looked barking." The gown, a silk design with lace sleeves and a three-metre train, was made by Anna Bystrova of Roza Couture, a designer favoured by Princess Michael, who reportedly took the reins on many aspects of the ceremony. "She sort of took it all over and I actually didn't mind at all," Winkleman added. "I thought, 'Great, do everything'. I was concentrating on this acting job and saying goodbye to my darling granny who wasn't very well and just doing other stuff. But now I look back on it and think I should have worn a simpler dress and I should have got my hair blow dried by someone who'd done it before." Adding to the whirlwind, Sophie and Freddie packed up and moved to Los Angeles the very next day to pursue work opportunities. "We got married on Saturday and moved everything, our whole lives out to America the day after," she recalled. Frederick transferred with JP Morgan, while Winkleman went on to star in Two and a Half Men opposite Ashton Kutcher, and wrote screenplays for stars like Salma Hayek and Penélope Cruz. "We thought we shouldn't just huddle in England but be brave, do something different, so we did," she told HELLO! last year, calling the experience "very interesting and freeing". The couple eventually returned to the UK after welcoming their eldest daughter, Maud. They now live in South London with their two daughters, Maud, 11, and Isabella, nine, while Frederick works as an executive director at JP Morgan. Winkleman says she's remained close with her royal in-laws. "Family isn't always brilliant but this lot are very sweet. I love all of them," she told The Telegraph. Back in 2020, she also told The Times that she hadn't had "a single negative experience" with the royals. "I was incredibly welcomed with open arms," she said at the time. "The Queen's been wonderful, Prince Charles (now King Charles) has been wonderful, Prince William's been heaven. "They'd never tell me off at all if I wanted to play some role. Everyone's looked after me. Oh God, please don't make me sound too gushing." Her comments contrast sharply with those of fellow actress-turned-royal Meghan Markle, 43, who, along with Prince Harry, 40, stepped back from official royal duties in 2020 and moved to California. Unfortunately, Meghan and Harry remain estranged from the royal family.
Otago Daily Times
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
‘Pike River' trailer released, first screening in Sydney
Robyn Malcolm takes on the role of Sonya Rockhouse in the movie Pike River. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED Greymouth is set to host the New Zealand premiere of the upcoming Pike River film this October, although it will screen first at the Sydney Film Festival next week. The trailer for the film was released yesterday, offering a glimpse into a retelling of the events leading up to the November 2010 explosion that killed 29 men underground at the Pike River coalmine, and the long battle the families of the miners have faced since. The New Zealand movie opens locally on October 30. New Zealand actresses Melanie Lynskey (Two and a Half Men, Yellowjackets, The Last of Us, Heavenly Creatures) and Robyn Malcolm (After the Party, Far North, Outrageous Fortune) play Anna Osborne (Lynskey) and Sonya Rockhouse (Malcolm), who both lost their loved ones in the disaster and became leading voices in the long fight for truth and accountability. The film also features Lucy Lawless (Xena, My Life is Murder) as unionist Helen Kelly, and Tim Gordon (The Kick) as Pike families spokesman Bernie Monk. Pike River was partly shot on location in Greymouth in 2023, and some families were closely involved in the production. The film is supported by the Families Committee and Families Reference Group. Film-makers say they have chosen to premiere the movie in Greymouth to honour the community at the heart of the story, though it will have its world premiere in Sydney on June 7, as a "special presentation" at the 2000-seat State Theatre. Some Pike River families from New Zealand and Australia will be attending that screening, along with members of the cast and crew. Melanie Lynskey stars as Anna Osborne. Greymouth Mayor Tania Gibson watched the trailer yesterday morning. "It's going to be an emotional time — watching the trailer was hard in itself." The film would be good for the community to see, 15 years on. "I'm sure there will be some mixed emotions around." Director Rob Sarkies, originally from Dunedin, commented: "After working closely for more than five years with many of the Pike River families it's gratifying to be sharing the first glimpse of the film. I hope Pike River will give New Zealanders an insight into the determination of these families and an understanding of what they went through, and why. "Melanie and Robyn have done an extraordinary job capturing Anna and Sonya's inspiring friendship that transformed them into leaders for their community." — Greymouth Star
Economic Times
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
The "disgusting" UK royal wedding scandal that forced Lady Frederick Windsor to speak out after 16 years
Getty Images Lord Freddie Windsor And Sophie Winkleman Wedding Lady Frederick Windsor, previously known as Sophie Winkleman and a British actress best known for her work on Peep Show and Two and a Half Men, is used to being in the spotlight. But in a refreshingly honest interview with The Telegraph, Lady Frederick Windsor has let on that not all royal weddings are like fairy tales—just not when it comes to hair. Winkleman, 44, wed Lord Frederick Windsor in 2009. Lord Frederick Windsor, is the son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. Prince Michael is a first cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II, making Lord Frederick a second cousin to King Charles III and is currently 54th in the line of succession to the British throne But, she recounts the rush of wedding bells and future demands didn't leave much time for pre-wedding beauty preparations. 'It was such a blur because we had to move to Los Angeles the day after [the wedding], and I had to start a brand new job the day after that,' she recalled. 'So we got married on Saturday and moved everything, our whole lives, out to America the day after. And I'd been so concentrating on the work that I hadn't thought about the wedding.'The outcome? A royal hair "don't." 'Which meant that my hair was so disgusting, and Freddie still gets upset about it,' Winkleman admitted with characteristic humor. 'It was just disgusting.' Regarding her attire, Winkleman disclosed that her in-law, Princess Michael of Kent, took charge. 'She sort of took it all over, and I actually didn't mind at all. I thought, 'Great, do everything,' she said. 'I was concentrating on this acting job and saying goodbye to my darling granny, who wasn't very well, and just doing other stuff. But now I look back on it and think I should have worn a simpler dress, and I should have got my hair blow-dried by someone who'd done it before.'In spite of the hair disaster, Winkleman speaks only praise of her royal in-laws. 'Family isn't always brilliant, but this lot are very sweet. I love all of them,' she a mother of two daughters—Maud, age 11, and Isabella, age 8—Winkleman has turned her attention to contemporary parenting issues, such as the dangers of screen time. Working alongside social psychologist Jonathan Haidt and actor Hugh Grant, she's become a vocal critic of over-use of screens in schools, going so far as to make a speech at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London. Looking back on her own royal wedding day, Winkleman's goofy crackle reminds us that even the most star-studded affairs can have their flawlessly imperfect moments. And sometimes, a bit of "disgusting" hair is just part of the story.
