United Kingdom, July 19 -- Denise Richards' estranged husband, Aaron Phypers, has alleged that she had an affair and claims to have text messages to support it.

The 52-year-old actor - who filed for divorce from the 54-year-old actress on July 7 - has been accused of physical abuse by his estranged wife. However, Aaron insists that "any suggestion of abuse is categorically untrue."

He has now explained the events that led him to file for divorce after nine years of marriage to the former Bond girl, including claims that she stole and broke his phone.

In an interview with TMZ, he recounted: "It's smashed to pieces. Unrecognisable. It's gone. I went over to her and was like, 'You broke my effing phone? Why? Why did you do that?'"

Aaron ...