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History of alleged abuse by biological father
In September 2009, Phillips' memoir High on Arrival was released, after which she appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show for an hour-long interview. She told Winfrey that she first tried cocaine when she was 11 years old and that her father had given her drugs and injected her with cocaine. During the interview, Phillips read excerpts from her book. She said that at the age of 19, on the night before her first wedding in 1979, "I woke up that night from a blackout to find myself having sex with my own father," and that when she confronted her father months later,[14] asking why he had raped her, her father simply replied, "Raped you? Don't you mean we made love?"[15] Phillips told Winfrey of having a "consensual" sexual relationship with her father,[16] describing her participation as "sort of Stockholm syndrome, where you begin to love your captor."[17] However, she has also described the initial incident as a rape and has said, "No matter what kind of incest, it is an abuse of power ... a betrayal of trust."[15]

The alleged abuse ended after Phillips conceived a child and, worried about its parentage, subsequently had an abortion, for which her father paid.[18]

Genevieve Waite, John Phillips' third wife, denied the allegations, saying they were inconsistent with his character. Michelle Phillips, John's second wife, also stated that she had "every reason to believe [Mackenzie's account is] untrue."[19] However, Chynna Phillips, Phillips' half-sister and Michelle Phillips's daughter, stated that she believed Phillips' claims and that Phillips first told her about the relationship during a phone conversation in 1997, approximately 11 years after the supposed relationship had ended.[20] Jessica Woods, daughter of Denny Doherty, said that her father had told her that he knew "the awful truth" and that he was "horrified at what John had done."[21]

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Maybe it’s because she wanted to whine about her problems, then blame him for not being emotionally codependent, therefore having him killed.

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Wtf is going on with Holland Taylor’s hand.

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May not fit the “bizarre” label, but the whole Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes thing was just odd.

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Wow, didn't know about all that...

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