When Mackenzie Phillips published her autobiography at the end of September 2009 and told the world that she had an incestuous relationship with John Phillips, her father and leader of the famous musical group The Mamas & The Papas. The public was shocked. Today, 14 years later, the former North American child TV star spoke about the issue again, detailing what she experienced when she was just 19 years old.
On this occasion, Mackenzie, 64, chatted with Chynna Phillips Baldwin, her half-sister, via her YouTube channel. During that conversation, he revealed that while he viewed his father as a “genius,” he was aware that he had a “very, very dark side.” Furthermore, he revealed that he was able to forgive him.
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A shocking revelation
That’s what Mackenzie Phillips said in her rough account of the worst years of her life The singer of the famous ’60s group raped her on her wedding day and this circumstance sparked a drug-fueled sexual relationship that ended after an unexpected pregnancy. Furthermore, he confessed that this sick act triggered an incestuous relationship that lasted a decade and that, despite everything he had experienced, over time he managed to forgive him.
Mackenzie She was 19 when John Phillips abused her. It only took a few hours for her to marry Jeff Sessler, as reported by the English newspaper The Mirror. Mackenzie later struggled with a serious drug addiction and had a consensual sexual relationship with her father during this time. He explained this in “High On Arrival,” the autobiography in which he admitted details of his incestuous trysts It all ended when she became pregnant and wasn’t sure whether the father was her husband or her own father. John Phillips gave her the money for the abortion and “she never touched it again.”
When the abuse came to light, Mackenzie went on Oprah Winfrey’s television show. There she explained that her relationship with her father had been strengthened through drug use, that she had first tried cocaine at the age of 11, and that her father had injected this substance more than once. “Now I’m clean,” she said, recalling that she was charged with possession of heroin and cocaine in 2008. “My father once suggested that I flee to a country where these practices were accepted. “I don’t hate him and I forgave him before he died,” he added on that occasion.
Between genius and monster
Mackenzie described her father, who died of heart failure in 2001, as a “big, terrible sun around which his children, wives, girlfriends, fellow musicians and drug dealers orbited, drawn relentlessly to its fierce, inspiring light and harmful.” Yet despite the pain , the confusion and shame she felt as a result of the abuse, Mackenzie explained that she was able to forgive the singer. She also confided that she realized that many had pointed this out to her.
In an argument with her younger sister Chynna, Mackenzie confessed that she was judged for “having forgiveness in her heart.” “Forgiveness is for me, not for the other person. And forgiveness does not mean that I sign or agree with what I forgive you or him. It is very complicated. It’s very, very complicated. And yet I have peace,” he confessed.
The actress and singer also spoke openly and expressed that she loved her father very much despite his “dark side”. Chynna, who is married to actor Billy Baldwin, also spoke about the late musician: She said he was one of her “favorite people in the whole world” despite having a “dark side.” The two daughters also agreed: “He was an incredible composer.” “A genius,” added Mackenzie. “I loved his laugh. However, Dad also had another side that was like a monster. It was so dark you just didn’t know who you were going to vote for, right? “It was very unpredictable,” he recalled.
John Phillips was a talented songwriter and singer who rose to fame in the 1960s with the group The Mamas and The Papas. At this time, several of his songs, including “Monday, Monday” and “California Dreamin'”, immediately became the most listened to.