Mackenzie Phillips - Diverted

16. BabyMomma, the judge isn't "dumb" for not knowing what show she was on. It was almost 30 years ago. And even then, not everyone watched that show. There are a lot of shows from 1980 that I don't remember either.

Posted at 3:18PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Johnny Cardenas

17. Hey Honey, soon as you get out of rehab stop by. First fix is free.

Posted at 3:36PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Dave the Pusher

18. Americans are idiots.Do you think if this was a poor black person with same record they woukd get same deal?Whats the matter with you people.Your justice system is a joke.

Posted at 9:02PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Rock On

19. Mac has lived in a world full of gorgeous women. A lot of them in her own house. The underlying reason for her relapses is not so much a chemical thing but a psychological one. She has always felt like she was the "Ugly Duckling" and never had the life of those ethereally beautiful around her. Even though her dad accepted her, doted on her, loved her and acknowledged her presence, he might not have told her enough that she was "pretty" the way he told other girls of her peer group in her presence.

I also believe Mac doesn't see an attractive person when she looks in the mirror. Her inner voice is hypercritical. She needs to cease and desist! Easy to say but hard to do.

Here's hoping that Mac realizes that "beauty" comes packaged in all sorts of ways. I hope she realizes her interior castle is one of depth and substance. Good luck Mac!

Posted at 3:38PM on Oct 31st 2008 by chicken stripper

20. Sometimes it takes a lot of rehab stints before one "sticks". God bless you, Mackenzie, here's hoping this is the time that sticks!

Posted at 3:41PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Larue

21. I wish her well. I have been sober for 11 years! It can happen for her too!

Posted at 4:06PM on Oct 31st 2008 by stan

22. 1. And how many rehab/diversion programs does this make for her now?

Posted at 1:34PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Sad

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Ummm, Sad, I believe it states clearly in the story: "After the bust, Phillips checked herself into rehab -- her 10th stint."

If you are writing in just to be a smarty-pants, at least have a valid point, and one that you can state with some clarity and intelligence.

Posted at 4:06PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Joan Short

23. I think she needs to go to school and find a calling! She could be a great at soemthing. She could be a great teacher!

Posted at 4:09PM on Oct 31st 2008 by stan

24. Sure, she has been to rehab alot of times but this I believe is her first arrest. That makes a big difference. God Bless her and I hope this time it works. I have been clean for going on 10 years and it took alot of tries to get clean and stay that way.

Posted at 4:27PM on Oct 31st 2008 by t.c.

25. You people aren't really stupid enough to believe Phillips is going to turn her life around for good THIS time are you? I know most people are naive in generally, but really, give me a freakin' break from that laughable hope.

Posted at 3:18AM on Nov 2nd 2008 by Don

26. Maybe lucky number 11 is the charm. If McK doesn't ditch her enablers she do 12, 13, 14 etc. till it kills her. An wise sage once said "When you crap your pants it is not enough to just change underwear; you gotta wash the crap off your body." So far it looks like all McK has done is change underwear.

Posted at 4:51PM on Oct 31st 2008 by somedays

27. She'll be selling her ass on the streets by next week.

Posted at 4:55PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Me love you long time

28. We have two unequal systems of justice in America and this is another prime example. This Hollywood has been celebrity gets arrested with heroin, cocaine and seringes, then is sentenced to to nothing, not even community servive, not even a criminal record. This is her 10th time in a fancy, country club, drug abuse rehab center for celebrities, which obviously failed in the past. If it was a common Black person caught with the same drugs and paraphenalia getting arrested, they would have been convicted of Felony possession for sales and sent to State Prison for at least a year or more. This unequal treatment and sentencing based on social status must not be tolerated in America.

Posted at 5:05PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Dean

29. 6. I wonder how many non-celebs would get their record wiped clean if they went to rehab?

Posted at 2:26PM on Oct 31st 2008 by mary

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Ok, and here is a valid answer to you, Mary, dear. Actually, many, many non-celebs have their arrests removed if they complete rehab - the deal Mckenzie got. That deal is made with people every day.

Folks, look. When I make a comment here, I look at all angles of what I am going to say, because I don't want to put my comment out there only to have someone blast holes in it because I was too stupid to consider it carefully before I opened my big mouth.

Mary, this is, in no way, all directed at you. I am speaking now to the public, in general.

I could make a living (if someone would pay me) rebutting comments that you people post on here that are asinine and hardly thought through. Most of my comments on TMZ do just that - drive trucks through the holes in your logic or ridiculous comments that you have not fully considered.

C'mon people. Think before you write. Your opinions will be taken much more seriously if do. As it is, your thoughts are easily dismissed because of the holes in your logic or the lack of fully considering your point.

I believe in you. You ARE intelligent. You simply must think before you write. C'mon, you can do it.

Posted at 5:13PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Joan Short

30. Makenzie has had this monkey on her back for many many years. She continues the battle with it, and I am suprised she hasn't died from it yet. For your own sake girl, I pray to God you kick it with this round of Diversion. However, It angers me that you get a clean slate after you complete it and us common folk live with that skeleton hanging out for the world to see. Everyone else has to go on with the shame, but not you. You should be as vunerable as the rest of us .IMHO-Suzanne

Posted at 6:37PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Suzanne