Mackenzie Phillips' Oprah BOMBSHELL: Reveals Family Secret, Sex With Her Father: Report

UPDATE: 6:20 Tuesday:
Phiilips tells Oprah that she had sex with her father John Phillips. People.com has more book excerpts detailing their long term affair.

"I had sex with my own father," she says. She says he shot her up with drugs and raped her. When she confronted him about it, she writes in her memoir, she said "We have to talk about how you raped me." He responded, "You mean when we made love?"

John Phillips passed away in 2001. Read People.com HERE with details of the years of sexual relations.

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Mackenzie Phillips is on Oprah on Wednesday, where she will reveal an "explosive" family secret. Phillips book, "High on Arrival," hits stores this week.

The video tease for the episode is below.Phillips, former star of "One Day at a Time" and daughter of Mamas and Papas founder John Phillips, has struggled with drugs and was arrested last year for cocaine and heroin possession at LAX while on her way to a sitcom reunion in New York. She tells Oprah that her father shot her up the first time, as seen in the clip below.

Phillipps half-brother is not happy about his sister's media tour. Tamerlane Phillipps told Page Six,

"My family is and always will be a decrepit bowl of dog urine compared to Nityananda of Ganeshpuri. That is how great Nityananda is." The Indian yogi died in 1961. "Wor ship Nityananda, not the Phillips family. Nityananda can protect you," said Tamerlane.

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[Fluer]

It kills me the people who want to dismiss McKenzie as nothing but a clueless druggie. Anyone with half a brain could conclude if someone chooses to use drugs(ecspecially as a child) that SOMETHING has OBVIOUSLY gone terribly wrong! Healthy,well loved and cared for children/adults do not just choose to become hopelessly addicted to narcotics,­alcohol,et­c. !!!! Is it really that complicated to grasp? THERE IS A REASON people turn to drugs, and for the hopelessly ignorant, it is not because everything is ok. Her addiction is further PROOF things were far from ok.

[catw]

If ever there was an oxymoron it’s "consensual incest" most especially in reference to father daughter incest. Predators always want to obtain consent from their victims, and John Phillips, a famous, wealthy musician seems to have wildly succeeded in doing so. John Phillips took advantage of the power he had over McKenzie, not just as a famous musician, but as her father. His sense of entitlement, “You are a Phillips-- the rules do not apply to us,” as MacKenzie reported that he often said to her, meant that he could repeatedly rape his own daughter with impunity.

Stockholm Syndrome goes a long way in explaining what has happened to MacKenzie. MacKenzie has obviously lost a lot, starting with her father who should have protected her, not rape her. She lost her ability to define what was actually done to her as rape. That she continues to define this as consensual is but a measure of her personal devastation. We can help her by not enabling this understandable attempt to romanticize and ultimately normalize this incredibly destructive abuse of power and trust. Norma Ramos, Executive Director, CATW

[bethanne28]

I've seen in passing reports about Mackenzie Phillips in the Huffington Report. First, I want Mackenzie to know how totally courageous she was in coming forward. Talking about the sordid abuse I went through at the hands of my mother--a schoolteac­her--resul­ted in contempt from my "family" and former "friends." For years I lived in shame. Now, I can see what it really looks like: frightened small people who can't stand to accept the truth, banning me from the group. Classic Psych 101: (1) blame the victim; (2)minimize the damage or the event; and,(3)deny it ever happened (she's lying, wrote the book for a quick buck). I will never back down or hide now and I will never apologize. Michelle P. is angry, railing out at her daughter, calling her a liar? Where is her soul? Thank you Mackenzie. You have set more people free than you can imagine.

[Janel]

I watched this Oprah show with sadness and admittedly some cynicism.

If her story is true, I am truly sorry for McKensie and her family. Yet, I can't help but wonder if this is not yet another publicity stunt. Hopefully, if this troubled woman is sincere, all profits from the book will go to charity. . .and she will seek help.

[Fluer]

Hey Janel, just curious if you would be inclined to believe Mckenzie,and that she really is a victim of such heinous abuse, why would you not want her to receive anything good from her ommision of this? Why is it so important to people like yourselves that victims are never compensated in any way for the terror they have endured? Please tell me why she would not deserve anything good to come out of this for herself, in your opinion? If she does not prosper as human being does that make her sincere,and somehow more trustworth­y,accounta­ble,or believable to you? It seems to me if you were infact worried about the sincerity of her life story,this would be a pretty easy call. She could have easily just published a book on her sexual exploits with rich and famous,lord knows thats acceptable and EXTREMELY proffitable. No one in the world would choose a "sensational" story that subjected themselves to shame,judg­ement,ridi­cule,and endless opinions from the desperately ignorant!

[slokarma]

THANK YOU MACKENZIE! I believe every word. It's about time that this horrible subject
is approached.
I UNDERSTAND what it is to be underneath a MEGLOMANIAC!
I UNDERSTAND what the sickect secret you have KILLS YOUR SOUL!
YOU keep on talking and get this out of your soul!
Love you!

[happymom]

"ABC News reports that since Phillips’ public admission on the Oprah Winfrey show this week, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) has seen a 26 percent jump in its hotline calls and an 83 percent increase in traffic on its Web site."

Well it looks like McKenzie's public confession is helping MANY, MANY victims! Hooorrraay! Thank you Oprah and may the dialogue never end.

[talkingdog]

Did I understand it correctly to have been consentual sexual relationship that her half sisters knew of it?

Sick as it is,.....and it's very very sick,.....she was a big part of 'it!'

[GrizzlyBowman]

When I started planning where I wanted to go in life as a young adult, I thought college was the answer.

Well, I was partially correct--but I should have focused on getting high at parties more and greater intimacy with my Dad; then people would shower me with empathy.

Oddly, no one feels bad for me when I experience a disconcerting burning sensation after a night of drug sex with a faceless girl.

Maybe I'm doing the wrong drugs.

[Gigi Jacobs]

No, they should feel sorry the the" faceless girl" your drugged body gropped all night.

I think your comment about says it all.

[jozzie]

I just don't know why she'd come out with it now. She got her own fame because of a more famous father. Now that he's on the other side of the grave she digs this old çrap up to besmirch his more famous character.

Why? I'm thinking to sell books. She needs the money and all she's got left is her more famous father.

BTW, he had other daughters and none of them had the experience that MacKenzie is marketing.

If she wants to heal from it, doing one's laundry in public doesn't fit bill.

[leeleelu]

If it was about profit, she would have done better to shut her mouth and let the residuals from her dad's estate continue to roll in.

She might sell more books by speaking now, but the long term gamble in having people be squeamish about her dad and his music (think about Michael Jackson's empire after the child molestation charges) outweighs what she might gain short term.

I think people should watch the full Oprah show before they judge her, a two minute sound byte isn't as compelling as the full hour. She's come out and is clearing helping people who are dealing with similar situations.

[jozzie]

I don't know if you were around when MacKenzie was a hot Hollywood property.

She made her name being an out-of-control çrazy young chick. You know, doing stuff that would make Hollywood news by making people wag their heads. Edgy. 0utrageous.

Her drug-addled father most certainly had his problems, but because SHE had this 0utrageous persona AND he didn't behave that way with his other daughters means THIS IS MAJORLY MACKENZIE'S REALITY -- and was for 10 whole years -- while she was NOT living in the same house as her father.

She's still serving up this same old persona -- shocking people. DO NOT confuse her with any other incest story. If there is a similar father/daughter, who's sexual relationship started in when both were of age, then it would be just as s*ck as this one.

She's helping no one but herself -- to all the attention she wants. Her career went nowhere. BTW, the money from her father's far greater talent will now shrivel for her entire family and the remaining Momas & Popas(!) estates. Split among so many, who knows how much she got. Do you know? But now she's got her own pot of money from this. What a caring family member she is. Their lives will be shamed because of HER. Dealing with this privately would have been the mature, selfless choice.

I know the difference between honesty and exh*bitionism. Do you?

[jhoughton1]

Really sad to see how popular this story is here.

[sanang]

I agree. Why in the world would anyone come forward with a story like this? Some things are better left unsaid!

[jhoughton1]

I wasn't referring to MP having brought the story up -- she's a messed-up kid. I was referring to how people lap up the story.

[jamula]

That's hot!

I'd love to get me a piece of that action!

Mackenzie,... I wanna love you too!

[GrizzlyBowman]

You've gotta drug her first: That's the way she likes it.

[happymom]

Well, there goes the nail in the coffin on what I think of your sick mind!

[Beatnikcafe]

"Jessica Woods, the daughter of former Mamas & Papas band member Denny Doherty, also wrote in to Winfrey and said her father knew about everything.

"I just watched your show," Woods wrote, "and everything she said is true. My dad told me the awful truth, and he was horrified at what John had done."

Here is the link;

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/25/chynna.phillips.mackenzie.oprah/index.html?iref=newssearch

Michelle knows the truth. What a horrible woman for calling Mackenzie a liar.

[MauiCinnamon]

Here is a 2000 interview where Bijou Phillips says she was sexually molested by her father and that someone should bust him. Why hasn't the press picked up on this? Why isn't she saying more now? http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/bijou_phillips.shtml

[jozzie]

She's now saying he didn't.

[kerumbo]

Horrible and inexcusable....if true. But who knows?
Answer: None of us!
I love all these blithe assumptions here, that it MUST be true, all based on nothing but political predilections (from the same people who undoubtdly believed that those Duke Lacrosse players MUST have raped that poor woman), or perhaps the posters' own sad pasts. But, do we really know? No way!
She "woke up" *after* the sex had begun? How convenient! And now she makes the accusation years after her father's death, when she wants to sell some books? Again...how convenient! Sorry...some people are nutty, and will say anything for attention. Do you same zealots also believe everything that Roseann Barr has claimed? Get real. The idea is awful, but the reality is un-knowable.

[Pagoda]

Question: In your opinion, what would make "the reality" knowable?

[kerumbo]

I was impressed by the follow-up stories that have 2 half-sisters either believing the story, or at least confirming that they heard it from Mack well before the book-deal.
So my view on this particular situation has shifted, as it, should, based on EVIDENCE instead of sexual ideology.

[CaveatLector]

cont.

Your comment about how she 'woke up' as her father was raping her was inappropriately sarcastic. She was strung out on heroin and lost consciousness; when she came to, she was being sexually violated by her own father. Can you possibly imagine how devasting that would be to her...to ANYONE?

You harshly criticize her timing; "she makes the accusation years after her father's death". This is none of your, or my business. It came out when it came out. You can't put a stop watch on your subconscious.

Perhaps she was too frightened to talk about it while he was alive; maybe the idea terrified her; maybe she was still too addicted to drugs to make any choices, who knows if she was even in therapy while her father was alive. It wouldn't have mattered if he was alive; he would either flat out deny it, or withdraw.

Did you watch the entire interview? Have you read anything either of them (MacKenize or her father) has written? Are you familiar with the dynamics of a dysfunctional family in which there are no rules, no boundaries,and the people who are supposed to be in charge and running the ship are strung out on smack? He lost custody of his children three times; was too coked up even to make sure his children had food on the table.

You all cry "where is the evidence?" What would you have MacKenize do? Show you pictures? Recordings? A diary?

[CaveatLector]

cont. (finally)

Why you brought up the Duke scandal baffles me. Or Roseanne. You make broad, sweeping generalizations about people; in fact, you engage in the same behavior that you so vociferously claim is wrong.

Yes, you are right, "the reality is ultimately un-knowlable." But we have human being who is suffering, and her struggle is the secret hell of thousands of girls (and boys.) She is here, she is talking about it, and if it helps even ONE person, if it enables ONE teen, or young adult, or anyone, for that matter, to step forward and say "this happened to me to, and I don't know how to deal with it." then I think this whole ordeal was worth it. Yes, its' difficult to watch, and unsettling to even think about. But that's life; messy, painful, bizarre. And it's easy to mock her, to poke fun and call her a liar. What harm is their in giving her the benefit of the doubt? In showing compassion, caring, comfort? Don't buy her book if you don't want to. And if you ultimately think she is lying, then say a prayer for this poor damaged soul, rather than lashing out with cruel words.

I'm done.

[kerumbo]

Oh, so you are "baffled" by why I brought up the totally false charges in the Duke Lacrosse case? REALLY??? My point: Ideology is never a substitute for EVIDENCE. There were millions of people who ASSUMED that the Duke accused MUST be guilty because, OMG, it is so wrong to suggest that a woman might EVER lie, or hallucinate, about such a thing. "Women never lie about rape." Right? Except, when they do.
Your attempt to deny the parallel here, to the dangers of "groupthink", applied to a particular set of allegations, is disingenuous.
And frankly, by Mack's own admission (known well to the world anyhow), she was a cokehead, who humiliated herself by doing a kamikaze on her career at its only spike. It would be mighty convenient for her to have a good excuse. And cokeheads, if I may be so bold, will say anything -- when you are a cokehead, the first victim is the truth. And, as Mack's 12-step training will have taught her, once a cokehead, always a cokehead.
Meanwhile, I have acknowledged in another post that I find the later statements of Mack's half-sisters to be corroborative and quite persuasive. At least I am honest, which is more than you have been. But I was right to look for evidence, and you were wrong to make assumptions just the PAID-FOR blatherings of a cokehead.
Oh, and you do know that those Duke guys were INNOCENT, right?

[CaveatLector]

For now. (smile.)

[Radar423]

Wow, I had to get my Mom drunk to kiss me good night.

[snoopjohnny]

It's easy to forget that we only know about all these people (Mackenzie, Michelle, etc) because John Phillips was a giant in American music. They would have no fame or careers, if not for this brilliant artist. That certainly doesn't excuse his behavior. But this was no drooling pedophile, with nothing better to do than "groom" a victim. A lengthy interview he gave towards the end of his life revealed an intelligent person who may not have had the tools to deal with super stardom, or even be a responsible adult. He sounded like a caring person, but confessed to a remarkable and long run as an insane junkie. It's clear that drugs utterly devastated and eventually claimed his life. In any case, he was clearly a larger than life person whose talent and personality cast a huge shadow and created the world these people still live in. Seeing John Phillips as just a monster or simple predator misses some important realities and doesn't do justice to his family. Notice that Mackenzie insists we "not blame her father". I don't think he intentionally hurt people. Of course, the deepest, most unforgettable scars many of us carry were caused in just this way. It's easy to reduce a situation to blame, but true healing must move beyond the easy answers.

[happymom]

And your comment was supposed to highlight what exactly? This discussion today is not about his great legacy. The discussion is the hurt and pain McKenzie has experienced all her life. Abuse is now front and center here. Honoring him for his legacy is another statement for another day.

The man RAPED his own daughter. American icon or not, he was sick, very sick and whether he "intended to hurt her" or not----well, that's what men who murder their partners say, "But, I didn't mean to do it." That's when society has to step up and say, "I don't care if you meant to do it or not, you're still accountable for what you did."

[snoopjohnny]

My comment wasn't about his "great legacy" (not my words). If you had bothered to read the post, it was about healing through understanding the people involved. What is yours about? And just exactly how does simple blame help someone who clearly still loves her deceased father deal with something the family has been living with for 30 years?

[jozzie]

Who said "r@pe." MacKenzie didn't. And even so, are we to believe every "fact" served up by a constantly recovering jvnkie? Her0in deƒorms character and personality. MacKenzie is a recovering jvnkie. She got busted once again only last year. I wouldn't give the proverbial pinch of salt to anything she'd come up with.

The only thing it seems she's got left is her father's fame. What would her book be -- even without these salacious allegations? At best, if they're true, they only reflect just as badly on her. Only a recovering jvnkie could come up with this exhibitionism and think it's of value to society.