Everyone that had witnessed the seemingly close relationship Denise Richards had with her daughter Sami Sheen on “RHOBH” were shocked to find out that may not have been the case. Sami dropped a bombshell when she chose to share a TikTok after moving in with her father, claiming that during her time at her mother’s house she was, “Trapped in an abusive household, hated myself, would go days without eating or sleeping, insanely depressed, hated school, etc” (via Page Six).
A source revealed to Us Weekly that the move was a result of Sami not appreciating Richards’ house rules, saying, “Denise set normal rules that any parent would be setting. She’s a mom and a parent and there are rules. She didn’t want to follow the rules.”
The mother and daughter had clearly lost touch, as Richards attempted to reach out by penning a touching birthday wish to Sami on Instagram on her 18th birthday where she admitted, “Privately many more words to share with you.”
Richards opened up about the strained relationship while speaking to SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis where she expressed, “Obviously, I would love for her to live with me … But I think it’s very difficult raising teenagers now and especially in Los Angeles. When there’s access to everything.” Confirming their estrangement, Richards shared, “Honestly, I have a strained relationship with her and it’s very difficult,” before hoping that things get back on track.
