
It all came down to another classic case of a man coming between two friends. At the time, Denise Richards was accused of "stealing" Richie Sambora from Heather Locklear. Richards refuted that claim, telling Us Weekly that she "[dated] a former friend's husband, [but did not] break up a marriage." The two started dating in 2006 and split up in 2007.
In a TV interview with Entertainment Tonight (via People), Richards explained in 2006, "The thing with Heather, that's been hard. You can't help who you fall for and that friendship, unfortunately, was done and wasn't salvageable." She continued, "People have gone on — 'Would you date your best [friend's husband?].' You know, she wasn't my best friend. She was a close friend in the last couple of years. I hadn't known her my whole life [like people are] portraying this."
Richards and Sambora did rekindle their romance in November 2011, but in June of 2012, the pair split up again. Of the second breakup, Richards told Us Weekly, "We went through a lot. Years ago, we both lost our parents at the same time and were going through other stuff, so we'll always have a bond with each other, and we will stay good friends forever."
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