{"id":25417,"date":"2026-08-02T18:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T13:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25417"},"modified":"2026-08-02T18:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T13:35:12","slug":"mackenzie-phillips-says-cocaine-use-triggered-one-day-at-a-time-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25417","title":{"rendered":"Mackenzie Phillips says cocaine use triggered &#8216;One Day at a Time&#8217; exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Mackenzie Phillips is reflecting on the moment that ended her run on &#8220;One Day at a Time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The sitcom star recently attended Fanboy Expo Knoxville in Tennessee, where she spoke about the &#8220;morals clause&#8221; in her contract and how it contributed to her abrupt departure from the series.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;One Day at a Time&#8221; made Phillips a household name alongside co-stars Bonnie Franklin and Valerie Bertinelli. Behind the scenes, however, the actress was battling addiction. The 66-year-old said her struggles with substance abuse led to additional provisions in her contract.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_509363\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/mackenzie-phillips-says-valerie-bertinelli-drank-wine-cocaine-sitcom-breaks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MACKENZIE PHILLIPS SAYS SHE AND VALERIE BERTINELLI DRANK WINE, DID COCAINE DURING SITCOM BREAKS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Mackenzie-Phillips-One-Day-at-a-Yime.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Mackenzie-Phillips-One-Day-at-a-Yime.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Mackenzie-Phillips-One-Day-at-a-Yime.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Mackenzie-Phillips-One-Day-at-a-Yime.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Mackenzie-Phillips-One-Day-at-a-Yime.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Mackenzie-Phillips-One-Day-at-a-Yime.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Mackenzie-Phillips-One-Day-at-a-Yime.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Mackenzie-Phillips-One-Day-at-a-Yime.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Mackenzie-Phillips-One-Day-at-a-Yime.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mackenzie Phillips posing in character as Julie Cooper in \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Mackenzie Phillips starred as Julie Cooper on the CBS television comedy series &#8220;One Day at a Time.&#8221; She recently told a panel at Fanboy Expo Knoxville in Tennessee that she had a &#8220;morals clause&#8221; in her contract before her abrupt end.<\/span> <span>(CBS\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We all had a morals contract, but mine was a little more specific,&#8221; she said at the event, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_509364\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mackenzie-phillips-recalls-being-fired-from-one-day-at-a-time-over-morals-clause-12018607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">People magazine reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">According to the outlet, the actress said that if producers suspected she was &#8220;under the influence,&#8221; they would &#8220;have the right to take [me] to a doctor for urinalysis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Sitcom-Star-Mackenzie-Phillips.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Sitcom-Star-Mackenzie-Phillips.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Sitcom-Star-Mackenzie-Phillips.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Sitcom-Star-Mackenzie-Phillips.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Sitcom-Star-Mackenzie-Phillips.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Sitcom-Star-Mackenzie-Phillips.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Sitcom-Star-Mackenzie-Phillips.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Sitcom-Star-Mackenzie-Phillips.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Sitcom-Star-Mackenzie-Phillips.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mackenzie Phillips stands as Julie Cooper in a studio portrait.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Mackenzie Phillips&#8217;s character was written off after she was fired.<\/span> <span>(CBS\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Phillips said everything changed during a lunch break between scenes.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>WATCH: MACKENZIE PHILLIPS REVEALS WILD COCAINE-FILLED BREAKS WITH VALERIE BERTINELLI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;One day, I was asleep on the couch,&#8221; she recalled. &#8220;It was lunch hour. Everybody would just take a little nap. And [co-executive producer] Patricia Fass Palmer, who I hated for years, and now we&#8217;re very good friends, she came up to me, and she said, &#8216;Mac, wake up. Wake up. We&#8217;re gonna take you to the doctor and have you pee in a cup.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Studio-54.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Studio-54.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Studio-54.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Studio-54.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Studio-54.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Studio-54.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Studio-54.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Studio-54.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Studio-54.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Cary Simon, James Taylor, Mackenzie Phillips and Peter Asher stand at a party in Studio 54.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Carly Simon, James Taylor, Mackenzie Phillips and Peter Asher attend a party at Studio 54 in New York City on April 17, 1978.<\/span> <span>(John Bright\/WWD\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Phillips told the panel her first reaction was to ask for more time, knowing that &#8220;cocaine runs through your system so quickly.&#8221; Palmer, however, immediately shut down the idea.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Palmer then told her it was time to leave.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/343\/192\/One_Day_at_a_Time_Cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/686\/384\/One_Day_at_a_Time_Cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/672\/378\/One_Day_at_a_Time_Cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1344\/756\/One_Day_at_a_Time_Cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/931\/523\/One_Day_at_a_Time_Cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1862\/1046\/One_Day_at_a_Time_Cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/720\/405\/One_Day_at_a_Time_Cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1440\/810\/One_Day_at_a_Time_Cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1200\/675\/One_Day_at_a_Time_Cast.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Cast of One Day at a Time\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The cast from &#8220;One Day at a Time,&#8221; from left to right: Mackenzie Phillips as Julie Cooper, Bonnie Franklin as Ann Romano Royer and Valerie Bertinelli as Barbara Cooper.<\/span> <span>(CBS via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;She said, &#8216;No, we&#8217;re not waiting until tomorrow,'&#8221; Phillips said. &#8220;And I said, &#8216;OK, well.&#8217; She said, &#8216;All right, Mac. Grab your stuff and get it together. Get all your stuff. And leave.&#8217; So that&#8217;s what I did. And that was that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Young.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Young.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Young.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Young.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Young.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Young.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Young.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Young.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Young.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mackenzie Phillips stands as Julie Cooper in a studio portrait.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Mackenzie Phillips left &#8220;One Day at a Time&#8221; for good in 1983.<\/span> <span>(CBS\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Phillips starred in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_509366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/sitcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;One Day at a Time&#8221;<\/a> from 1975 to 1980 before her character was written off following her firing, according to People. She later returned for a guest arc before leaving the series for good in 1983, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Phillips has continued to speak candidly about her struggles with addiction in recent interviews.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_509367\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Today.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Today.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Today.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Today.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Today.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Today.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Today.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Today.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Today.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mackenzie Phillips attends an event at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Mackenzie Phillips attends The Paley Honors: A Special Tribute to Television&#8217;s Comedy Legends at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, on Nov. 21, 2019.<\/span> <span>(David Livingston\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Back in May, Phillips told Fox News Digital that one memory from her time on the show might still surprise fans today.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Oh, I don&#8217;t know. Oh, OK. So, this might surprise you \u2014 during lunch break, Valerie and I would drive to my house, get in the pool, drink wine and snort coke,&#8221; Phillips said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Phillips quickly clarified that Bertinelli has also spoken openly about that period.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/343\/192\/one-day-at-a-time-los-angeles-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686\/384\/one-day-at-a-time-los-angeles-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672\/378\/one-day-at-a-time-los-angeles-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1344\/756\/one-day-at-a-time-los-angeles-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/931\/523\/one-day-at-a-time-los-angeles-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1862\/1046\/one-day-at-a-time-los-angeles-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/720\/405\/one-day-at-a-time-los-angeles-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1440\/810\/one-day-at-a-time-los-angeles-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1200\/675\/one-day-at-a-time-los-angeles-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"MacKenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli as Julie and Barbara Cooper in a scene from One Day at a Time\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>MacKenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli star as Julie and Barbara Cooper in the CBS series &#8220;One Day at a Time,&#8221; which aired from 1975 to 1984 and followed Ann Romano and her daughters moving back to Indianapolis after a divorce.<\/span> <span>(CBS\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Valerie talks about it openly, so it&#8217;s not like I&#8217;m pulling her covers or anything,&#8221; she said. &#8220;&#8230; Valerie didn&#8217;t have the kind of addiction that I had; she didn&#8217;t have addiction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_509368\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/child-stars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">former child star<\/a> said drug use was also common behind the scenes of the sitcom.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;And you know, so we would do coke together in the dressing room and stuff,&#8221; Phillips said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_509369\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Valerie-Bertinelli-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Valerie-Bertinelli-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Valerie-Bertinelli-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Valerie-Bertinelli-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Valerie-Bertinelli-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Valerie-Bertinelli-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Valerie-Bertinelli-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Valerie-Bertinelli-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Valerie-Bertinelli-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mackenzie Philips and Valerie Bertinelli stand as presenters.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>In this undated photo, Mackenzie Philips and Valerie Bertinelli present at an event.<\/span> <span>(M. Phillips\/WireImage)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I just happened to be the one that got caught. And thank God I got caught, you know?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Asked by Fox News Digital what keeps her grounded today, Phillips pointed to her faith and perspective.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;What keeps me grounded is my faith and just knowing how strong and \u2026 empowered my history has made me,&#8221; Phillips said.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Love-Boat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Love-Boat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Love-Boat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Love-Boat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Love-Boat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Love-Boat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Love-Boat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Love-Boat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Love-Boat.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mackenzie Phillips attends an event at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Mackenzie Phillips attends the &#8220;Love Boat&#8221; cast christening of the Regal Princess cruise ship at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Nov. 5, 2014.<\/span> <span>(Gustavo Caballero\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She said people sometimes respond to her life story with pity, but that&#8217;s not how she sees it.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Someone was just saying, &#8216;Oh my God, I feel so sorry for everything you went through,'&#8221; Phillips recalled. &#8220;And I was like, &#8216;Don&#8217;t feel sorry for me because everything I went through, even though it was horrible and difficult, made me the woman I am today.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>WATCH: MACKENZIE PHILLIPS SAYS FAITH AND RESILIENCE HELPED SHAPE WHO SHE IS TODAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Phillips said she does not believe she could erase parts of her past and remain the same person.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_509371\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Book-Signing.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Book-Signing.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Book-Signing.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Book-Signing.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Book-Signing.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Book-Signing.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Book-Signing.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Book-Signing.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Book-Signing.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mackenzie Phillips signs books at Barnes &amp; Noble at The Grove.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Actress Mackenzie Phillips signs copies of her new book, &#8220;Hopeful Healing: Essays on Managing Recovery and Surviving Addiction,&#8221; at Barnes &amp; Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles on Feb. 28, 2017.<\/span> <span>(Paul Archuleta\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;If I could go back and just take this part out, then I might not be who I am,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And I feel very blessed in my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The actress has been candid for years about addiction, trauma and recovery. Phillips is the daughter of John Phillips, co-founder of The Mamas &amp; the Papas, and his first wife, Susan Adams. She chronicled her life in her memoir <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_509372\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;High on Arrival&#8221;<\/a> and later explored recovery in &#8220;Hopeful Healing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Mackenzine-One-Day-at-a-Time-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Mackenzine-One-Day-at-a-Time-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Mackenzine-One-Day-at-a-Time-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Mackenzine-One-Day-at-a-Time-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Mackenzine-One-Day-at-a-Time-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Mackenzine-One-Day-at-a-Time-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Mackenzine-One-Day-at-a-Time-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Mackenzine-One-Day-at-a-Time-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Mackenzine-One-Day-at-a-Time-Reunion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mackenzie Phillips and Norman Lear arrive at a premiere in West Hollywood, Calif.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Actress Mackenzie Phillips and executive producer Norman Lear arrive at the premiere of Netflix&#8217;s &#8220;One Day at a Time&#8221; at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills in West Hollywood, on Dec. 14, 2016.<\/span> <span>(Amanda Edwards\/WireImage)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">During her conversation with Fox News Digital, Phillips said resilience has become central to how she views her life.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Son.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Son.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Son.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Son.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Son.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Son.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Son.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Son.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Mackenzie-Phillips-Son.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mackenzie Phillips and Shane Barakan pose at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Mackenzie Phillips and her son Shane Barakan attend the opening night of &#8220;Annie&#8221; to benefit CASA of Los Angeles at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.<\/span> <span>(Gregg DeGuire\/WireImage)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I have a high, high resilience,&#8221; she said. &#8220;You know, the love of my son, my family, my sisters \u2014 even though that relationship was very difficult for a long time \u2014 I just believe &#8230; I have a strong faith, and, I mean, I had no choice. Be resilient or die.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Phillips has also used her recovery to help others. In addition to acting, she has worked in the addiction and recovery field, including as a counselor and manager at Breathe Life Healing Centers.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><i>Fox News Digital&#8217;s Danielle Minnetian contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Stephanie Nolasco is an Entertainment Reporter for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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