Phillips Incest Allegations Continued Discussion with Chynna Phillips

I’m glad I decided to watch yesterday’s Oprah Live episode because she had a follow-up interview with Mackenzie Phillips. They discussed the reaction from family and friends. Mac’s sister Chynna sat on Oprah’s stage to publicly declare she believed the allegations as they had been revealed years earlier. What else can I say?

[...]

September 26th, 2009 | Category: Acts of Faith Blog, Child Abuse, Cynna Phillips, Incest, Mackenzie Phillips, Oprah, Rape, Substance Abuse | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)

Mackenzie Phillips Follow-Up Interview on Oprah: Responses From Bijou & Michelle Phillips

After much public scrutiny and some serious blowback from family members, Mac returns to Oprah to defend herself. Who’d expect everyone to be happy with the public airing of such foul behavior? We cannot discount the fact that she has a story to tell even if it’s one of such unpleasant details. Apparently it will [...]

September 26th, 2009 | Category: Incest, Informed Consent, Mackenzie Phillips, Oprah, Sexual Exploitation, Substance Abuse | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

Mackenzie Phillips From Rape to "Consensual" Incest – The Ways Women Compromise to Cope With Abuse

“I can’t be the only one.” So says the daughter of Mamas & Papas founder John Phillips. Deconstructing the source of unresolved traumas that initially led her to abuse drugs as a teenager and up until now seems to be a never-ending process for Mackenzie. In this clip from her interview with Oprah she says [...]

September 25th, 2009 | Category: Abusive Relationships, Acts of Faith Blog, DBRs, Denial, Incest, Settling For Less, The Matrix | One comment - (Comments are closed)