Denise Richards has launched a legal bid to separate her joint bank account with ex-husband Charlie Sheen.

The 37-year-old has a number of financial obligations – including paying her late mother’s medical bills – and is demanding the accounts are divided equally so she can start spending her share.

In her motion, Richards is demanding between $100,000 and $250,000 is split between the pair, reports TMZ.com.

The couple split in 2005 after three years of marriage. Their divorce was made official a year later.

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Denise Richards may focus on staying (and looking) fit – but she’ll never complain about her weight in front of her daughters.

“I’ll never talk about weight around them,” the actress tells Shape magazine in its May issue. “And they’ll never hear me say, ‘Mommy’s feeling fat today.’ That kind of attitude just makes young girls grow up to be dissatisfied with their bodies.”

Instead, Richards says she tries to set an active example for her girls, Sam, 4, and Lola, 2.

“Working out is part of my life, not just an I-have-to-get-ready-for-a-photo-shoot thing,” she tells the magazine. “I exercise almost every day. The girls usually play in the workout room with me, so they’re learning by example.”

And while Richards has been criticized by some (including ex-husband Charlie Sheen) for including her daughters in her upcoming E! reality show, the actress says she works hard to stay positive.

It’s an attitude she attributes to her late mother, Joni, who died of cancer in November. Says Richards: “Even at the end, when things were really dire for my mother, she was never negative. There was an inner strength about her.”

That, in turn, is what she hopes to pass along to her daughters. “I want to teach my girls the importance of picking yourself up and moving forward.”

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Ryan Seacrest knows a lot about Denise Richards’ daily activities these days — including her romantic life.

The Idol host, whose company is producing Richards’ upcoming reality show, recently revealed that the former Mrs. Sheen was out with a new man.

“I can tell you she is on a blind date tonight,” Seacrest, 33, told People during a Details magazine party to mark its 3rd annual “Mavericks” issue, with Seacrest on the cover.

The Idol host was mum about the lucky guy’s name. But there is one thing Richards is certainly making a point to do: Erase her ex-husband, Charlie Sheen, from her life.

On Friday, Richards, 37, formally requested a family court to legally restore her maiden name from “Denise Sheen.” Over the weekend, she also visited a tattoo parlor where she had her “Charlie” tattoo changed into a fairy — in front of cameras for her show, her rep confirms.

The actress and single mom is set to star in an untitled E! series that will follow her as she “navigates Hollywood, romance and motherhood,” according to the network. The show, to be produced by Seacrest’s company, will debut this summer.

Even before the cameras started rolling, the series had made news over the objections raised by Sheen, who was unhappy with plans to feature their two daughters, Sam, 3, and Lola, 2. (In January, a court commissioner granted Richards permission to include the children on the air.)

Regarding how the kids will factor into the series, Seacrest said, “How we deal with it really is up to her and Charlie. If she wants them to be a part of it, and if its okay, then great. If not, that’s her call. It really is up to her.

“This series is about her life and what she is doing with it. It’s her call. She’s an executive producer on the show, so I’ll leave it to her.”

Denise Richards shopping in Malibu, March 23rd.

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Martin Sheen has gone public with his criticism of former daughter-in-law Denise Richards’ decision to include his granddaughters in a reality TV show.

The veteran actor fears Richards is making “a mistake” in turning her home life into the basis for a new reality series on America’s E! cable network. Richards recently won a court battle allowing her to feature her two daughters with Charlie Sheen, Sam, three, and Lola, two, in the upcoming show, much to her ex-husband’s dismay.

And now his father is weighing in on the TV project. He tells PageSix.com, “We were hoping they wouldn’t be exposed to that. It’s unfortunate. But she’s (Richards) of a mind where it’s important to her. “Maybe she has to get involved with something to realize how big a mistake it is.”

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