Mackenzie's 'Shocking Revelation' on Oprah Wed, Sept 23 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

ontheroof · 09-18-2009, 12:39 AM

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Former "One Day At A Time" child TV star Mackenzie Phillips is going public for the first time with a bombshell of a family secret she says she's been living with for the past 31 years. What she reveals in her new memoir, "High On Arrival," is so shocking that it's been embargoed - literally under lock and key - until today. Plus, hear revealing stories of her father, rock legend John Phillips of "The Mamas & The Papas," Mick Jagger and her recent heroin and cocaine bust. Don't miss the family secret so explosive, it will stop you in your tracks...on Wednesday's Oprah.

This episode has already been filmed, and apparently Mackenzie reveals that she had an adult sexual relationship with her father.

catlover79 · 09-18-2009, 01:09 AM

I'm going to have to watch this one - and I'm not an Oprah viewer!

Brian Damage · 09-22-2009, 09:45 PM

"Don't hate my father," Mackenzie Phillips tells PEOPLE.

But in a tell-all book out Wednesday, the former childhood actress reveals that her dad, musician John Phillips of the '60s band the Mamas and the Papas, engaged with her in a long-term incestuous relationship.

Phillips, 49, who has survived drug addiction, arrests and divorce, writes in the book High on Arrival that she was already a star playing a boy-crazy teen on the TV sitcom One Day at a Time when her father had sex with her on the night before she was to marry Jeff Sessler, a member of the Rolling Stones entourage, in 1979.

"On the eve of my wedding, my father showed up, determined to stop it," writes Phillips, who was 19 and a heavy drug user at the time. "I had tons of pills, and Dad had tons of everything too. Eventually I passed out on Dad's bed."

Marvo301 · 09-22-2009, 11:14 PM

She has sure had one crazy life!!

Big C · 09-23-2009, 01:02 AM

Yikes!

catlover79 · 09-23-2009, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

She has sure had one crazy life!!

It's a miracle she's lived to tell about it!!

Marvo301 · 09-23-2009, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

It's a miracle she's lived to tell about it!!

It sure is!!!

Schmoopie · 09-23-2009, 04:47 AM

Ugh... how awful! She's very brave for revealing this on TV.

Shine · 09-23-2009, 12:53 PM

I feel bad for MacKenzie.

Her father was one sick and perverted man who additced his own child to drugs and raped her. What sort of scumbag was John Phiilips anyway?

Mackenzie is a true survivor and I look forward to reading her book.

catlover79 · 09-23-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Shine

I feel bad for MacKenzie.

Her father was one sick and perverted man who additced his own child to drugs and raped her. What sort of scumbag was John Phiilips anyway?

Mackenzie is a true survivor and I look forward to reading her book.

John Phillips was a very talented musician and songwriter, but all the drugs definitely fried his brain. He has several other children (including Chynna of Wilson Phillips) who seem to have turned out OK. (But then Chynna was mainly raised by her mother, Michelle). Mac has endured so much and is truly a survivor. I just hope it all gets better from here.

browneyes106 · 09-23-2009, 08:57 PM

I only watched bits and pieces of Oprah. I do feel for MacKenzie. I do hope she stays sober. I do like her as an actress. I liked her as the mom on So Weird.

catlover79 · 09-23-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by browneyes106

I only watched bits and pieces of Oprah. I do feel for MacKenzie. I do hope she stays sober. I do like her as an actress. I liked her as the mom on So Weird.

She also played Annie's sister in a very funny episode of Caroline in the City.

Retro4Life · 09-23-2009, 09:26 PM

Incredible. I cannot imagine the kind of damage this type of thing does to a psyche.

I agree with everyone else in wishing Mackenzie all the best. She's never seemed like a "bad" person, just misguided and lost and has been her own worst enemy.

I loved her as "Julie" and hope she can find more work in the future; but more importantly, that she finds peace and happiness very soon.

catlover79 · 09-23-2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Retro4Life

Incredible. I cannot imagine the kind of damage this type of thing does to a psyche.

I agree with everyone else in wishing Mackenzie all the best. She's never seemed like a "bad" person, just misguided and lost and has been her own worst enemy.

I loved her as "Julie" and hope she can find more work in the future; but more importantly, that she finds peace and happiness very soon.

That's my feeling exactly. In every interview I've ever seen Mac in she always seems very sweet, gentle and gracious. Sadly she inherited her father's demons and I hope at some point she can conquer them for good.

Marvo301 · 09-23-2009, 10:26 PM

I saw the second half of Oprah (I forgot Mac was on today so I missed the first half) and I have to say I greatly admire Mackenzie for her courage in airing all her dirty laundry in this very public forum. I also admire her desire to use her story to bring hope to other incest and abuse victims. I wish Mac health, hapiness, and peace in her life!

09-18-2009, 01:09 AM	#2
catlover79 Moderator Forum Legend God Bless Val Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 67,625	I'm going to have to watch this one - and I'm not an Oprah viewer! __________________ "Jesus loves you and He approves this message." "I'm alive. I'm feeling good. I'm trying to live every moment as much as I can." - Valerie Harper, March 2013

09-22-2009, 09:45 PM	#3
Brian Damage Moderator Forum Legend I'm Rich Bitch Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 62,155	"Don't hate my father," Mackenzie Phillips tells PEOPLE. But in a tell-all book out Wednesday, the former childhood actress reveals that her dad, musician John Phillips of the '60s band the Mamas and the Papas, engaged with her in a long-term incestuous relationship. Phillips, 49, who has survived drug addiction, arrests and divorce, writes in the book High on Arrival that she was already a star playing a boy-crazy teen on the TV sitcom One Day at a Time when her father had sex with her on the night before she was to marry Jeff Sessler, a member of the Rolling Stones entourage, in 1979. "On the eve of my wedding, my father showed up, determined to stop it," writes Phillips, who was 19 and a heavy drug user at the time. "I had tons of pills, and Dad had tons of everything too. Eventually I passed out on Dad's bed." __________________ The Key to the Kingdom of Heaven: John 3:3 *Money Doesn't Buy Happiness...But I'd Rather Cry in My Private Jet*

09-22-2009, 11:14 PM	#4
Marvo301 Forum Veteran I got a rock. Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 16,477	She has sure had one crazy life!! __________________ Only a life lived for others is worth living. Alfred Einstein A life isn't worth living unless it has impact on other lives. Jackie Robinson Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. Benjamin Franklin

09-23-2009, 04:47 AM	#8
Schmoopie Moderator Forum Veteran I adore David Hyde Pierce! Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Seattle-The home of Niles Crane, Cafe Nervosa and KACL 780AM Posts: 10,543	Ugh... how awful! She's very brave for revealing this on TV. __________________ Daphne: I hope some day some man will feel that way about me. Niles: Oh, Daphne, don't worry. You are a very special person, and some day a man worthy of you will come along... just as soon as the gods create him. Daphne: I feel very close to you. Niles: I feel very close to you too Daphne. You know it's easy being someone you feel close to when you feel close to someone who's so close.

09-23-2009, 09:26 PM	#13
Retro4Life Senior Member Accept No Substitutes Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 5,054	Incredible. I cannot imagine the kind of damage this type of thing does to a psyche. I agree with everyone else in wishing Mackenzie all the best. She's never seemed like a "bad" person, just misguided and lost and has been her own worst enemy. I loved her as "Julie" and hope she can find more work in the future; but more importantly, that she finds peace and happiness very soon. __________________ Alex Reiger :[Trying to convince Louie not to antagonize Bobby] "It's not hard to make people feel bad about their lives. What's hard is making people feel good about their lives."

09-23-2009, 01:02 AM	#5
Big C Senior Member I Lost A Bet With Ramona Join Date: Oct 21, 2006 Posts: 3,522	Yikes!

09-23-2009, 12:53 PM	#9
Shine Forum Veteran Jeff Bridges Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 22,796	I feel bad for MacKenzie. Her father was one sick and perverted man who additced his own child to drugs and raped her. What sort of scumbag was John Phiilips anyway? Mackenzie is a true survivor and I look forward to reading her book.

09-23-2009, 08:57 PM	#11
browneyes106 Senior Member Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,041	I only watched bits and pieces of Oprah. I do feel for MacKenzie. I do hope she stays sober. I do like her as an actress. I liked her as the mom on So Weird.

09-23-2009, 10:26 PM	#15
Marvo301 Forum Veteran I got a rock. Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 16,477	I saw the second half of Oprah (I forgot Mac was on today so I missed the first half) and I have to say I greatly admire Mackenzie for her courage in airing all her dirty laundry in this very public forum. I also admire her desire to use her story to bring hope to other incest and abuse victims. I wish Mac health, hapiness, and peace in her life!

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