Monday night was an emotional night for Oprah, the queen of TV, opened up to David Letterman about her past and discussed her traumatic first-hand experience of child abuse. The DailyMail reported that the 58-year-old star admitted that she not only survived a brutal rape at the age of nine, but constant episode of sexual molestation […]
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Rapist Mother
Mother ‘repeatedly raped her son and daughter when they were five and 11-years-old’ An Oregon mother turned herself in after her children went to police to give “detailed statements” about rapes and sexual assaults that they have suffered at her hands 10 years ago when one of them was only 5 and the other one was […]
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Phillips’ incest claim draws attention to taboo
Mackenzie Phillips: ‘I understand this is a difficult thing’
The reaction to Mackenzie Phillips’ detailed account of her sexual relationship with her father, John Phillips, has been explosive, and some of the strongest statements have come from her family. But as the former actress and musician talked with Oprah Winfrey for the second time this week — this time about the firestorm that erupted from her hour-long interview Wednesday — she said she doesn’t regret writing her memoir, “High on Arrival.” “I understand this is a difficult thing for my family,” Phillips told Winfrey via satellite Friday, “but nobody’s talking about this, and if I’ve started a national dialogue, then I’m forever grateful.” Phillips said she has gotten letters and Facebook messages from incest survivors, thanking her for coming forward.