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"Mackenzie Phillips has opened up about her grief over friend Mindy McCready&amp;#039;s death earlier in the week. McCready was found dead from a gunshot wound on Sunday (February 17), with reports suggesting that she committed suicide.   The country music star famously appeared in Celebrity Rehab in the final years of her life with Phillips, who spoke about McCready&amp;#039;s passing to TMZ. &amp;quot;She was my friend. She was a really good person. I loved her very much,&amp;quot; Phillips explained. She continued: &amp;quot;[Mindy] was funny. She was smart. She was loving. She was kind. She was incredibly talented... I&amp;#039;m in grief and it&amp;#039;s very raw.&amp;quot; McCready had struggled with substance abuse throughout the last several years of her life, having sought treatment aside from Celebrity Rehab. Her ex-boyfriend Billy McKnight - with whom she had a son - has said that he was saddened but not at all shocked by the star&amp;#039;s death. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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