Denise Richards no longer friends with Heather Locklear

NEW YORK - Denise Richards, who is seeking a divorce from Charlie
Sheen, says she is no longer friends with Heather Locklear, in the
next issue of People magazine.

Photos of Richards with Locklear's estranged husband, Bon Jovi
guitarist Richie Sambora, recently appeared in celebrity magazines. One
photo showed Richards kissing Sambora.

"I wish Heather well," the 35-year-old actress is quoted in the
magazine. "Unfortunately, our friendship had to dissolve and I'm sad
about that. The last thing I would want to do is create a media frenzy
like this, especially as I'm trying to get through a divorce."

Locklear, 44, filed for divorce from Sambora on Feb. 2, citing
irreconcilable differences. The two have been separated since Dec. 26,
according to the divorce filing.

Sambora, 46, is seeking joint custody of their 8-year-old daughter Ava.

Richards filed for divorce from Sheen in March 2005 after three years
of marriage. The couple seemed to have reconciled after the birth of
their second daughter, Lola, last year, but in January, they filed
legal papers asking a private arbitrator to handle their divorce.

"This is all hard - it's very painful," Richards says in People's May
15 issue. "The thing that's getting me through all of this is my
daughters, just staying focused on them."

Last month, Sheen was ordered to stay at least 300 feet from his
estranged wife and their daughters, 2-year-old Sam and 11-month-old
Lola, except during supervised visits.

Richards alleged in court papers that Sheen pushed her, shoved her, and
threatened her and her parents. The papers also include transcriptions
of phone messages Richards said Sheen left in April 2005.

Sheen, 40, denied the allegations.