The following article mentions sexual assault, drug addiction, and incest.
Read on to find out more tragic details about Bijou Phillips.
She was placed in foster care and remained with a foster family for about five years.
Then, she moved back in with her father.
“A big reason why I know how to mother and parent is because of them.”
But this time it was on her terms.
Phillips said in an interview withThe Guardian.
And she had plenty of friends who shared her wild child lifestyle, including her pal Davide Sorrenti.
Davide was a fixture on the party scene and the son of fashion photographer Francesca Sorrenti.
He died from a heroin overdose when he was just 20 years old.
By 21, the actor and model had put her party days behind her.
“It is what it is,” she said.
I can’t talk about it."
“My dad was a great dad …
He had his own problems.
“I had tons of pills, and Dad had tons of everything too.
Eventually I passed out on Dad’s bed … She has been accused of bullying and assault by two former co-stars, Daniel Franzese and Heather Matarazzo.
“I was scared and closeted and feared for my job.
and laughing while the producers and photographer did nothing to stop her.”
Phillips apologized publicly, tellingTMZ, “I am so mortified by this behavior.
I am not and never have been homophobic.
I have nothing but love for the LGBTQ community and Daniel.”
Franzese accepted her apology viaTwitter.
Heather Matarazzo alleged she was harassed by Phillips on the set of “Hostel: Part II.”
It is unclear whether Phillips ever addressed the allegations.
And the fear she felt sometimes followed her home and kept her up at night.
A few months later, Phillips underwent a successful kidney transplant.
Ahead of her surgery, the actor shared a post on Instagram expressing her excitement and praising her donor.
she wrote in the since-deleted post, as reported by theDaily Mail.
“My lady has been slowing dying for the past 7 years of an incurable kidney disease.
She was given the gift of an encore by a tall angel.
Our daughter will have a mother,” he captioned theInstagrampost.
The couple’s daughter, Fianna Francis, was 3 years old at the time.
In addition to Bijou, Waite and John also shared a son named Tamerlane Phillips.
When Waite died in 2019 at the age of 71, Bijou was deeply affected by the loss.
“She was a light, a fairy, and a gift of a creature …
Her mind was poetry and wit, her sense of humor was quick and dry.
Although Bijou’s parents divorced in 1985, she made mention of them reuniting in the afterlife.
“It’s nice thinking she is with our Dad, dancing around heaven,” the actor stated.
“She wasn’t prepared for the verdict,” a source toldPeople.
“She never expected him to be found guilty.
She couldn’t believe that he was taken into custody right away and remanded.”
According to People, Phillips began loudly weeping when the verdict was read.
The judge then told her she would have to leave the courtroom if she did not stop crying.
In a letter to the judge, she asked for leniency.
As reported by theDaily Mail, she wrote, “We need him more than you could imagine.
I know he has been convicted of serious crimes.
According toET, Phillips stayed “stoic” through the sentencing.
On September 19, 2023,TMZreported that Phillips filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
Her priority remains with her daughter.”
If you or anyone you know needs help with addiction issues, help is available.
Visit theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration websiteor contact SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
If you or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, help is available.
Visit theRape, Abuse & Incest National internet websiteor contact RAINN’s National Helpline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
