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Actor Mackenzie Phillips' family’s reaction to admission of alleged 10-year incestuous relationship with her father

Reflecting on her dad more than two decades after his death, Mackenzie labeled him a 'genius' but conceded he had a 'very, very dark side'

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Joe Yates

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Actor Mackenzie Phillips' family’s reaction to admission of alleged 10-year incestuous relationship with her father

Reflecting on her dad more than two decades after his death, Mackenzie labeled him a 'genius' but conceded he had a 'very, very dark side'

Actor Mackenzie Phillips' family’s reaction to admission of alleged 10-year incestuous relationship with her father

Reflecting on her dad more than two decades after his death, Mackenzie labeled him a 'genius' but conceded he had a 'very, very dark side'

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