Washington DC, July 19 -- Actor Denise Richards has accused her estranged husband, Aaron Phypers, of domestic abuse and claimed that he also "threatened to kill" her.

According to PEOPLE, Richards has been granted a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Phypers. In her legal statement, Richards said she endured repeated abuse during their six-year marriage, including violent physical attacks and death threats. Richards further claimed that he also hacked her devices and owned at least "eight unregistered guns."

"Aaron would frequently violently choke me, violently squeeze my head with both hands, tightly squeeze my arms, violently slap me in the face and head, aggressively slam my head into the bathroom towel rack, threa...