Denise Richards wants to put some distance between herself and her ex-friend
Heather Locklear.
Richards has placed the Los Angeles-area home she bought last year after her
initial separation from Charlie Sheen on the market for $4.3 million, the Los
Angeles Times reports.
In an only-in Hollywood twist, the 7,400-square-foot, six-bedroom home in
Westlake Village is located virtually next door to the home Locklear once shared
with her now estranged husband Richie Sambora, whom Richards is now dating.
Richards has claimed that she and Locklear were never "best friends," thus
making her decision to date her former confidante's soon-to-be ex-husband
understandable, at least in her mind.
"You know you can't help who you fall for and that friendship, unfortunately,
was done and wasn't salvageable," an unrepentant Richards told Entertainment
Tonight earlier this month.
The actress has already purchased another home closer to L.A., according to
People magazine.
Apart from her various real estate transactions, Richards has been staying
busy on both the personal and professional fronts.
ABC recently extended her pilot options for Secrets of a Small Town, a series
that wasn't picked up at the May upfronts. The extension means the show may
still make it onto the network's lineup next year as a midseason replacement.
Meanwhile, Richards' messy divorce battle with Sheen continues to rage on.
Last month, the Two and a Half Men star agreed to supervised visits with the
couple's daughters, Sam, 2, and Lola, 1, while the court evaluates what is best
for the children.
Richards has asked for sole custody of the kids, while Sheen wants joint
custody. They are scheduled to revisit the matter next month.
The warring duo were due back in court Wednesday for a hearing on an
extension of Richards' temporary restraining order against Sheen. However, that
hearing was postponed to July 13.
Sheen is likely having an easier time keeping his court-ordered distance from
Richards now that he, too, is working on some real estate transactions of sorts.
He has confirmed that he is dating Brooke Mueller, a Realtor whom he's been
seeing for several weeks.