Denise Richards' photo denial

May 11, 2007, 13:00 GMT

Vintage Denise Richards - © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi

Denise Richards has denied inviting paparazzi to take photographs of her with her kids during her divorce battle with Charlie Sheen.

The actress has slammed reports she infuriated her Los Angeles neighbours by asking paparazzi into their gated community to capture images of her with her daughters, Sam, three and Lola, who turns one next month.

Denise told Glamour magazine: "Paparazzi were climbing over the fence to try to get shots of me inside my house.

"I had to hire a security guard to live with me and I kept the shades down at all times. It was awful.

"Women would come up to me on the street all the time and say, 'I admire you for conducting yourself so graciously.' A year later when I was dating Richie Sambora, I was on the cover of every tabloid again. Suddenly the world hated me. I was called a husband-stealer and a back-stabber in the press."

The 36-year-old beauty married 'Platoon' actor Charlie in 2002. Denise first filed for divorce in 2005 but later reconciled with Charlie and announced they were attending marriage counselling.

However, the couple split again soon after and divorced a year later, after Denise filed for a restraining order claiming Charlie made death threats against her.

Denise has since been linked with Bon Jovi guitarist Sambora, whose divorce with Heather Locklear was finalised last month.

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