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After upsetting Heather Locklear terribly by hooking up with her ex-best friend, Denise Richards, Richie showed his true feelings by ending the romance.
Denise is devastated by the cover story development. According to a pal, the former Bond girl was “heavy-hearted and very anxious” when her new boyfriend suddenly stopped calling and e-mailing her.

What’s more, he still cares deeply for Heather. Right up until the moment he and Denise, 30, were spotted kissing on April 19, Richie, 46, had been trying to win his wife back. “He sent Heather flowers and a crystal-heart necklace,” says an insider. Then, during a recent date, Richie told Denise that Heather was the love of his life.

“Richie’s regretting the fact that the relationship is so public,” says a pal.

Richie became concerned about the effect it might have on (his eight-year-old daughter) Ava. “He doesn’t want anything to get in the way of his relationship with his daughter,” the friend says. “He’s very protective of her.”

The stress is getting to Denise & she’s even hired more security

“Denise never expected her romance would make her look like a home wrecker,” a pal says. She’s even a social outcast in her neighborhood, where former friends cross the street to avoid talking to her, a witness says.

Denise rarely leaves her Westlake Village home without a bulky bodyguard in tow. Denise is not only “living in fear” of Charlie, she’s received threats from Richie’s and Heather’s fans, a pal says. “She feels she’s being portrayed as the villain and could be attacked.”