Phillips was invited back into the group in late August, while Gibson received a lump sum for her two and a half months in the band. She was replaced by Lou Adler's then-girlfriend, singer-songwriter Jill Gibson. Consulting both their attorney Abe Somer as well as their label Dunhill Records, the band then drafted a formal statement kicking Michelle out of the group in June 1966. After a concert where she blew kisses to Clark in the front row, her husband said he could not stand to perform with her any longer. At this point she started an affair with Gene Clark of The Byrds. John Phillips soon left his wife and moved back in with Doherty. He moved himself and Michelle out of the house the band shared. Soon afterwards, John Phillips caught Michelle and Doherty in the act. During a trip to Mexico, Doherty revealed the affair to band member Cass Elliot, who was furious. They were able to keep it secret from the other two band members for quite some time. In 1968 they had a child together, Chynna Phillips, who went on to co-found the singing group Wilson Phillips.Įarly on in the band's history (in 1965), Phillips and fellow band member Denny Doherty began an affair. She married John Phillips on December 31, 1962, when she was 18 years old, long before the formation of the band. She grew up partly in Mexico City where her father was attending college on the GI Bill. Phillips was born Holly Michelle Gilliam in Long Beach, California, the daughter of Joyce Leon (née Poole), an accountant, and Gardner Burnett Gilliam, a merchant marine.
She gained fame as a member of the popular 1960s singing group The Mamas & the Papas and is the last surviving original member of the group. Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and actress.
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