In a candid revelation, Mackenzie Phillips urges understanding towards her father as she unravels a deeply disturbing past in her newly released book.
The former child star discloses a harrowing account of incestuous involvement with her father, John Phillips, a prominent figure from the iconic ’60s band the Mamas and the Papas.
At 49, Phillips, who has navigated through turbulent waters of substance abuse, legal entanglements, and marital breakdowns, bares her soul in the pages of High on Arrival.
She recounts how, amidst her rise to fame as a teenage heartthrob on the TV series One Day at a Time, her father violated the boundaries of their relationship by engaging in s–ual acts with her.
This dark episode unfolded on the eve of her marriage to Jeff Sessler, a member of the Rolling Stones entourage, back in 1979.
Reflecting on that fateful night, Phillips recollects the haze of drug-induced stupor that enveloped her consciousness as she found herself entangled in a disturbingly intimate encounter with her own flesh and blood.
The revelation of this perverse secret shattered her world, leaving her grappling with questions of how deep this betrayal had run in the past.
The aftermath of this revelation cast a long shadow over Phillips’ personal and professional life.
Her struggles with addiction culminated in her dismissal from One Day at a Time in 1980, a consequence of her unrelenting substance abuse.
Seeking solace in rehabilitation, she embarked on a journey to recovery, accompanied by the very source of her trauma – her father.
As the layers of her tumultuous life are peeled away in her memoir, Phillips lays bare the complexities of her existence.
From fleeting dalliances with rock royalty like Mick Jagger to the haunting echoes of her family’s reaction to her allegations of abuse, her narrative is a poignant mosaic of pain, resilience, and the enduring
