Denise Richards’ husband, Aaron Phypers, is being sued for alleged fraud and breach of oral contract.
The former Real Husband of Beverly Hills is accused of violating a verbal agreement regarding his wellness center, Quantum 360, in Malibu, CA.
The case against Aaron:
US Weekly reported a client of Aaron’s, Rupert Perry, filed a lawsuit against the self-proclaimed health expert. Rupert’s wife, Elina Katsioula-Beall, died of cancer in May 2024. She was being treated by Aaron the year prior, according to court docs.
The filing stated, “Katsioula-Beall was diagnosed with Sarcoma — a rare cancer that develops in the bones and soft tissues — in 2019.” She sought “a stem cell treatment for her cancer” that Aaron’s Q360 Club had provided. Rupert claimed that Aaron promised the treatment “would cure or at least ameliorate [Elina’s] condition.”
Rupert’s suit alleges that Aaron had “claimed that the treatment had a 98 percent success rate.” Additionally, “He was so confident in it that, if it did not work, he would refund” half of the money — $126,000 — that Perry and Katsioula-Beall paid him for the procedures.
Elina was treated at Aaron’s ‘wellness center’ between July and September 2023. “That December, she learned that her tumors had grown, prompting her and Perry to reach out to Phypers with a written request for a $63,000 refund.”
Aaron “ignored her request and instead proposed that she undergo another round of treatment,” Perry claimed in the filing. Also, he alleged that Aaron ignored further requests for a refund.
Aaron’s alleged breach of contract:
“On May 21, 2024, Ms. Katsioula-Beall succumbed to her illness and died,” the suit stated. “On June 28, 2024, Mr. Perry spoke with [Aaron Phypers] by telephone, who acknowledged the debt but proffered a series of excuses for his failure to pay the $63,000.”
Rupert requested a jury trial. He believes Aaron must pay Elina’s estate, as her illness became worse after treatment at his facility. Aaron’s “aforementioned misconduct was intentional [and] willful.” It was “done for the purpose of depriving Plaintiff of property and/or legal rights or otherwise causing injury.”
“This despicable conduct subjected Plaintiff to cruel and unjust hardship in conscious disregard of his rights.”
Aaron has not yet filed papers with an attorney in response to the lawsuit. However, his Q360 Club appears to have closed, but the website is still active.
