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(Newser) – More unfortunate details from the Mackenzie Phillips saga: She tells Oprah on today's show that she ended her decade-long incestuous relationship with her father only after having an abortion. He paid for the procedure, but she wasn't sure who fathered the child, notes USA Today. After that, “I never let him touch me again." Phillips said she can't be the only person in this situation. "Someone needs to put a face on consensual incest."

Meanwhile, John Phillips' wife of that time, Genevieve Waite, issued a statement declaring that he was “incapable, no matter how drunk or drugged he was, of having such a relationship with his own child." Mackenzie acknowledged that members of her family "definitely have a problem with this."

A 2008 file photo of Mackenzie Phillips.
A 2008 file photo of Mackenzie Phillips.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew.File)
A 2008 file photo of Mackenzie Phillips.
A 2008 file photo of Mackenzie Phillips.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Mackenzie Phillips shares her story on Oprah.
Mackenzie Phillips shares her story on Oprah.   (YouTube)
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Collusive
Sep 23, 09 5:49 PM CDT
Yea someone does need to put a face on consensual incest, so that we can shoot it. Reply
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OWLWOMANXXXX
Sep 23, 09 8:03 PM CDT
many families of victims of incense have problems with it and seem to not believe the victim Reply
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BeatBlaster
Sep 24, 09 9:33 AM CDT
It's simply denial for those you speak of. Who wants to believe this could really happen to them or their family?
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JoeQ
Sep 23, 09 9:02 PM CDT
Then again its always possible she made the whole thing up to sell books. Reply
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blusky09
Sep 23, 09 9:12 PM CDT
lets hope that she didnt make it up. This has happened to a lot of people but are too afraid to admit it.
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