New
York
(ANI):
Denise
Richards
claims
of
not
being
a
husband
stealer
have
been
challenged
by
pals
of
Heather
Locklear,
whose
ex-husband
Richie
Sambora,
briefly
dated
the
'Wild
Things'
star.
Richards
has
claimed
more
than
once
on
her
new
E!
reality
show,
"It's
Complicated," that
she
and
Locklear
weren't
friends
for
months
before
she
started
dating
Sambora,
and
that
the
relationship
only
started
after
Locklear
and
Sambora
had
called
it
quits.
However,
a
Locklear
pal
has
said
that
all
the
claims
by
Richards
are
incorrect
and
absurd.
"Heather
has
phone
records
that
prove
Denise
was
calling
Richie
while
Heather
was
still
married
to
him," The
New
York
Post
quoted
the
source,
as
saying.
The
source
added:
"Heather
was
such
a
good
friend
to
Denise.
She
gave
Denise
clothes
and
offered
her
a
shoulder
to
cry
on
when
she
and
[now
ex-husband]
Charlie
[Sheen]
split
up
-
there
are
even
photos
in
the
press
of
Heather
taking
Denise
out
after
she
and
Charlie
split.
And
then
a
few
weeks
later
-
not
months
-
Denise
starts
dating
Richie.
"For
Denise
to
claim
that
not
only
did
she
not
initiate
contact
with
Richie
but
that
she
and
Heather
weren't
friends
for
three
months
before
she
took
up
with
him,
well,
that's
just
absurd
and
an
outright
lie.
Denise
also
claims
she's
still
friends
with
Richie
-
which
is
not
true.
He
doesn't
speak
to
her
at
all."
However,
Locklear's
rep
did
not
comment
on
the
issue.
Meanwhile,
Denise"s
other
claims
on
her
show
that
she
has
five
dogs,
four
cats
and
three
pigs
have
also
been
slammed
by
many.
"Please
-
she
has
over
20
dogs,
five
cats,
three
pigs
and
several
guinea
pigs.
Her
place
is
like
a
zoo.
She
collects
animals,"
said
a
source.
"I
will
not
respond
to
these
tireless
rumors.
It's
such
old
news.
I
will
say
I
have
10
dogs.
Is
there
a
law
against
having
a
lot
of
animals?
My
family
loves
animals,
I
live
on
a
ranch,
and
I
provide
a
great
environment
for
them,
so
I
am
not
sure
why
there
is
so
much
drama
about
how
many
animals
I
have,"
said
Richards,
via
a
rep.