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Chynna Phillips: I Knew About Incest

Half-sister also thinks mutual heroin addiction could have led to incest

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 23, 2009 12:43 PM CDT

(Newser) – Chynna Phillips’ half-sister Mackenzie told her of the 10-year affair she had with their father in 1997—a claim Chynna believes to be true. “Somebody could have dropped a piano on my head and I probably wouldn't have felt it,” the former Wilson Phillips singer tells Us. “But I knew it was true. I mean, who in their right mind would make such a claim if it wasn't true?” Chynna also confirms that John Phillips did drugs with his daughter.

"After long nights of heroin use, she's claiming that she once woke up and that my father was on top of her having sex with her. Was he actually raping her? I don't know. Do I believe that they had an incestuous relationship and that it went on for 10 years? Yes."

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John Phillips of the pop group 'The Mamas and The Papas,' left, and his daughter MacKenzie in 1981. (AP Photo)

Mackenzie Phillips in 2008. (AP Photo)

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After long nights of heroin use, she's claiming that she once woke up and that my father was on top of her having sex with her. Was he actually raping her? I don't know.
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jaguarj

Sep 25, 2009 6:40 AM CDT

don't like you.... TOTALLY AGREE!!!

bahari@bellsouth.net

Sep 24, 2009 12:52 PM CDT

This is sick

prowlerzee

Sep 24, 2009 11:12 AM CDT

Well, in Woody Allen's case, his "seduction" resulted in marriage and kids and he's walking the streets a free man, with enough people still talking to him for him to continue to make movies, not a one of which I will watch. All the people who think it's ok he scammed on his daughter because she was "adopted" consider this: Woody made his own children's "sister" into their stepmom. So of course Papa John didn't have to face any music. What celebrity ever has to?

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Chynna Phillips: I Knew About Incest