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June 1, 2007

Denise: 'I Knew Heather Would be Hurt by Our Relationship'


Denise Richards is baring all in a shockingly candid new article for Glamour magazine.

Titled “The Whole World Hated Me,” Denise is recounting how her world fell apart after she divorced notorious bad boy Charlie Sheen – and hooked up with Richie Sambora, the ex of her former friend Heather Locklear.

Richards said being labeled a home-wrecker and a husband-stealer was “incredibly painful” and “traumatic.”

“Suddenly, the world hated me,” Denise explained. “I was devastated. It felt absolutely horrible to hear those kinds of things said about me, and there were days when I just lost it and cried.”

She defended her relationship with her friend’s ex-husband, saying that she never had an affair and that when she hooked up with the rocker in April of 2006, she “wasn’t looking for a relationship.”

“Obviously, I knew Heather would be hurt by our relationship,” Denise admitted. “And if I had felt there was any chance of those two putting their marriage back together, I never would have gotten involved with him.”

Heather and Richie divorced after 12 years of marriage.

As for what caused the rift between Denise and Heather in the first place, Denise said she doesn’t want to go into details, but warned, “There are two sides to every story.”

Denise said that the pressure on her grew so strong, she went into a rage when she saw a paparazzo taking pictures.

“I just snapped. I grabbed his laptop and threw it over a balcony, where it landed on the ground,” Denise recounted.

Instead of staying angry, Denise said she focused on her two daughters, Sam and Lola.
Then, she received devastating news: her mother had incurable cancer, and Richie’s father was fighting cancer as well.

“Thank God we had each other,” Denise said. “I would have a bad day where I was crying, and Richie would help me and give me support. Then he would have bad day, crying about his dad, and I would be there for him.”

But her relationship with Ritchie didn’t last forever. The two split just a few weeks ago.

“I would never want to relive the past two years of my life,” Denise said. “But I learned a really important lesson from all this: I had no idea how strong I was. This experience has made me a better mom, person, actress, everything. I feel like if I can survive this, I can survive anything.”


NEXT: Heche Divorce Battle Explodes

 

Does anybody else out there think Anonymous is a little….unhinged.


- WOW
Posted 06/05/07 06:36 AM
 

Sorry Anonymous I actually went back and looked at one old rag and it clearly souces Richie as stating “I did not ask for the photos they were sent to me” yah okay Richie wow nude photos of his assistant come onto his email and are found out by his wife but He knows nothing about it geee never heard that one before and do you think Heather would leave her family for a Maybe it happend? Doubtful she knew, she saw, she left. Simple as that. Good on you Heather hope all is well with the new love! And Denise if she thought Heather would be hurt then why the hell do it? Plenty of men in Hollywood and she takes him oh girl come on he almost looks like a middle aged man now go for a younger man and join the ranks of cougars everywhere!!Sorry for poor little AVa who was once so close to Denise and her girls now how do you explain that to a child?


- The insider
Posted 06/04/07 06:31 PM
 

He did NOT say that ”the insider”

He did not speak at all. There were no photos

Simple as that

Heather hsa all the class of a wombat

and I personally despise every inch of her for what SHE has done


- Anonymous
Posted 06/04/07 06:01 PM
 

Wow anonoymous relax take a breath it is not as if you know either of these people first hand. And look back at your local library for all the gossip rags,Richie even said; “I did not ask her to email me those photos: so if he is so innocent why mention it in the first place? She saw what she saw and had enough class to leave quietly. She has never spoken publicly about the incident since that deserves credit! Denise got the sloppy seconds and now is left holding the bag that all folks!


- the insider
Posted 06/04/07 04:45 PM
 

who cares?!!??!


- Anonymous
Posted 06/04/07 01:09 PM
 

Denise, you need to be enlightened…..this experience did not make you a better actress…YOU CANNOT NOW AND WILL NOT IN THE FUTURE BE ABLE TO ACT!…and as for making you a better person…give it up…you have anger management issues!
You are a dimwit with zero talent.


- norman
Posted 06/04/07 10:52 AM
 

~~~~~~~~ HOMEWRECKER~~~~~~~~~


- dottie
Posted 06/03/07 09:55 PM
 

Actually if anyone remembers the beginning of all this gossip it was Richie who was recieving nude pictures of his assistant and Heather found out and thus left him, which I commend, her for her self esteem and class. Never stay with a man who cheats it only shows that they are selfish, immature, and untrustworthy.There are plenty of well deserving men out thier in the industry as well as out do not waste a moment with one who cheats for he will only do it again and this time he may bring one STD or HIV with him!!! Good for you Heather for Densie should have thought her actions out first and when did she get involved with him in the first place? Were they already flirting prior to him and heathers split? I feel sorry for their children thier families are now split and everyone kmows their business and how slimy both these men are Richie and Charlie anyone is better than these two men come on!!!


- friends
Posted 06/03/07 06:19 PM
 

Anonymous, you’re calling me judgemental? Better read YOUR postings before you start slinging words around.


- OMG
Posted 06/03/07 02:01 PM
 

Safe to say that I completely disagree with you OMG

Richie got dumped. He and Denise had a lot in common.

Heather didn’t want him anymore and made that publicly clear. So why attack either him or Denise?

Heather thought so little of her marriage vows that she was already flaunting her new relationship(S)

Urgh I despise her. and when you break someones heart the way she broke Richie’s, of course he was going to need support. Denise needed support ASWELL.

So why beat them up?

Thank God Im not as judgemental as you.


- Anonymous
Posted 06/03/07 09:25 AM
 

Excuse me, but Heather was the one who cheated on Richie in the FIRST place, OMG. With several men.

SHE put Richie through hell and the only person who truly showed him any respect was Denise.

The marriage was over, so when their feelings for eachother changed why SHOULDN’T they have supported eachother the way they did?

If Heather had kept her underwear on NONE of this would hvae happened.


- Anonymous
Posted 06/02/07 05:37 PM
 

I don’t blame Heather, and I don’t think Denise has much of a brain so I’ll cut her some slack in this situation. Come on, she was married to Charlie Sheen, so what kind of woman do we really think she is? Ok, a little bit of slack. I’d like to know why no one has stated the obvious. What kind of man takes up with his soon to be ex-wife’s once good friend? A no good, low class, weak, dog of a man. There is no excuse for what he did. California is full of women,low class, high class, in between class. He could have picked up anyone, but NOOOOOOOO instead he chose DR. Talk about back stabbing. I said at the time it wouldn’t last, but the more I thought about it, I think they really deserve each other. So here’s hoping they’ll get back together.


- OMG
Posted 06/02/07 02:53 PM
 

There are no victims here! Heather may have caused the dissolve of her marriage, but Denise made a concious decision to persue a relationship with a friend’s husband and to scream foul afterwards is just ridiculous! We have to take responsibility for our decisions and live with them. That’s why you have to think things through and then decide if you can take the heat when it come…and believe me, it will come in the world of public opinion. Sounds like they both started a relationship too soon after their splits anyway. Never move in the heat of the moment, it never turns out good.


- NC
Posted 06/02/07 06:29 AM
 

FRIENDSHIP? Are you KIDDING ME?

Heather was NO friend to Denise, and Heather caused this whole situation.

I hope Heather rots in HELL.


- Anonymous
Posted 06/02/07 06:08 AM
 

I agree with Brandi’s comments, there are lines of friendship that you just do not cross. You never come between your friend and her husband. She had no respect for the 12 yrs of marriage or the same value for the friendship as Heather did. She probably was already flirting with Sambora before he and Heather split. Now she wants some sympathy from the public. If he was a dog, she should not have been the B-dog, she got just what she deserved - DUMPed. Nobody feels sorry for a BFF who dates the BFF husband.


- MonetChadon
Posted 06/02/07 03:12 AM
 

I feel so bad for her

She didn’t deserve ANY of this, neither did Richie

I guess that’s not the consensus of opinion but I really love Denise and I hope she and Richie both find happiness


- Anonymous
Posted 06/02/07 02:07 AM
 

I don’t care if a friend of mine and I had fallen out several years ago, I’d never stoop as low as to date her ex husband. You can dress it up and put a pretty little bow on it but it’s still WRONG!!! They both should have known better.


- Brandi
Posted 06/01/07 05:07 PM
 

The truth hurts.


- some girl
Posted 06/01/07 04:45 PM
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