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Mackenzie Phillips announces incest, 2009

Mackenzie Phillips Exposes Her Family Secret

During an emotional, headline-making interview, former child star Mackenzie Phillips revealed a family secret she said she'd been keeping for 31 years. On September 23, 2009, Mackenzie broke her silence and said she had an incestuous relationship for 10 years with her father, rock legend John Phillips.

Mackenzie opens up about incest

Published on April 15, 2011

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