Mackenzie, who has battled drug addiction for years, wrote in her new memoir, High on Arrival, that she and her father John, who was a member of the iconic pop 60's group, The Mamas and the Papas, had sex on many occasions, from the time she was 19 until she was 29.
Mackenzie revealed on The Oprah Winfrey Show earlier this week, that the improper relationship ended when she had an abortion because she didn't know if the child she was carrying belonged to her father.
The actress said her father paid for the abortion, and she refused to let him touch her again.
Mackenzie's step-mother, Michelle Phillips, told The Hollywood Reporter that she doesn't believe the allegations.
"She told me, then she called me back and said, 'You know I'm joking,' I said it wasn't funny. Mackenzie said, 'I guess we have different senses of humor.' "
Michelle also criticized Winfrey for inviting Mackenzie on her chat show to discuss her book and told the Hollywood Reporter:
"I think it's unconscionable that Oprah would let her do her show. I have every reason to believe it's untrue. Oprah should be more judicious about who she has on her show. Mackenzie has a lot of mental illness. She's had a needle stuck up her arm for 35 years. She was arrested for heroin and coke just recently. She did 'Celebrity Rehab' and now she writes a book. The whole thing is timed. Mackenzie is jealous of her siblings, who have accomplished a lot and did not become drug addicts."
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