Celebrity Justice
Game Accused of Stiffing Dead Cuz

The Game has pissed off his fam bam -- big time! His family says the rapper had promised to finance part of his cousin's funeral -- but when it came time to pay up, they got stiffed!

Robert "Kirky" Kirkwood tells TMZ that when his sister died, The Game -- who he says is his first cousin -- volunteered to pay half of the $14k it cost to bury her. But after making the commitment, Kirky says The Game changed his phone number and went underground!

That's when the blood started to boil ...

Kirky then says The Game -- real name Jayceon Taylor -- showed up unexpectedly at the funeral last Saturday, even speaking at the service about family values. But things got heated outside the church when the issue of the cash came up. Kirky says his cuz stepped to him and started a big ol' fight, punching him in the face!

Kirky's filed a police report, and cops tell us there was an altercation over money at the funeral and an active investigation is in place.

The Game nor his people have yet to return our calls.

Tags: fight, funeral brawl, FuneralBrawl, Jayceon Taylor, JayceonTaylor, The Game, TheGame

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16. What funeral costs 14k? We had to bury my mother last year and it was around 6k. thats with a full body stone. So it wasnt some cheap funeral. Maybe the family went a lil overboard because they figured the game would foot the other half. You always tend to spend more money when its someone elses. RIP "Kirky" sister.

Posted at 1:21AM on Jul 11th 2008 by jmparts24

17. By the way...my eyes are hazel.

Posted at 2:23PM on Jul 8th 2008 by Starshines72

18. What a disgrace! The Game (whoever the f*ck this guys is as I have
never heard of him before)...no matter what his grievance was with
his family could have been a mature adult and dealt with all of that
after she was put in the ground period.

As far as the references to his race were lame and totally
unwarranted. Family is the most outrageous, untrustworthy entity
known to man. It's simply human nature for whatever reason.

And then dumb a$$ black and proud "THEIF" and your dumb a$$ comment,
well your name says it all doesn't it? If you weren't so dumb to
realize that Imus is not a true racist...he's just an old white dude
that says the same sh*t you do is what you think makes him wrong.
It's people like you that give a stereotype to your own
race...c'mon...look at your name...well there you go. Oh and I am
white and I am proud! It is time for white people to start pulling
the race card too...enough is enough people. We could all get along,
but there are those that just don't want to so they make everyone out
to be a racist...so much for advancing with the civil rights
movement...tisk tisk tisk. The black race keeps themselves down on
their own...and yet you keep giving credit to the blue eyed
devil...ignorant is what ignorant does.

Posted at 2:25PM on Jul 8th 2008 by Starshines72

19. #4 was just being funny quoting Don Imus, chill out people...

Posted at 7:34PM on Jul 8th 2008 by hmmm

20. I was there at the funeral! I saw it all. I am still in shock that this childish boy would stoop to the level of fighting at a church and at a funeral that celebrated the life of his cousin. I saw him fighting his cousin and after people broke up the fight I saw him tear off his shirt showing his upper body and tattoes at a church and at a funeral with everyone watching. I heard him use profanity and threaten to kill his cousin. Then the game's father who molested his own daughter the game's sister tried to jump in the fight and fight his nephew. It was a total disgrace and Jayceon deserves to have his probation revoked and placed back into prison. The funeral was a very positive reflection of a beautiful young lady name Shannon Johnson (the game cousin) that died at the age of 40 after a long illness. The game desecrated the funeral and the mother of the dead girl which is the game aunt was screaming in the parking lot in the midst of the fighting "please don't do this at my daughter funeral," seeing her crying was just heart wrenching. You can send all comments to the game's home address at: JAYCEON TAYLOR 1547 HILLCREST AVE GLENDALE, CA 91202

Posted at 5:58PM on Jul 8th 2008 by smoothsingerz

21. Who knew the banter on TMZ was so intellectual?

Posted at 5:41PM on Jul 8th 2008 by Netsurfer

22. WELL I WAS AT THE FUNERAL AND WATCHED AS HE CRIED AND HE GAVE HIS SPEECH AND AIR OUT THE WHOLE FAMILYS BUISNESS HE IS IGNORANT AND DOEST DESERVE THE FAMILY THAT HE HAS AND THEN DESIDED TO ACT STUPID HIS COUSIN DESERVED A BEUTIFUL FUNERAL AND EVEN THOUGH HIS CHEAP ASS DINT HELP ITS WA S BEAUTIFUL I GUESS MONEY DOEST BY DIGNITY OR MANNERS .

Posted at 6:14PM on Jul 8th 2008 by CARLA

23. well i was at the funeral as well and listened to him give his 20 min speech at shannons funeral and air out everyones buisness he is ignorant and doest deserve the family that he has but even if his cheap ass didnt help with the funeral its was still beautiful , not to worry god makes you pay for everything in life so watch you back

Posted at 6:14PM on Jul 8th 2008 by CARLA

24. Man you get a little money and family comes a knocking and Game's family is worse than most because they like to go public with their always financial beefs with him.. In all of the first page of comments no one has mentioned the outrageous price of the funeral. Did they have doves and horse drawn carraiges? Did they have an extravagent funeral because they thought Game would pay for it? If they had a typical, perfectly acceptable 6k to 7k funeral maybe he would have been more willing to pay.

Posted at 7:15PM on Jul 8th 2008 by Bird

25. wow !!!! how ignorant you are , nobody epected him to pay for anything he offered , and no shannon was going to have a great funeral no matter what but i sure hope t6hat when you time comes they give you a 6k to 7 k funeral you deserve it .. dumb ass.
family what family he should have kept his ass at home nobody asked him to show up , but any chnce he gets to shine right

Posted at 7:29PM on Jul 8th 2008 by CARLA

26. As many of the people stated, he is not obligated to pay, but he VOLUNTEERED to pay for the funeral. No one asked him, I have first hadn knowledge because I was there, and I know there person who contacted TMZ about this incident. He volunteered to pay because he found out Shannon ( his cousin who passed) life insurance lapsed. Obviously, the family made the finances work if a Funeral took place! But I know for a fact the whole family contributed once they realized Shannon's life insurance expired.

There was no reason for him to act this way. His cousin pulled him to the side, and POLITELY told him " I think you should have been a man about it, and just said no." Was he wrong for calling him out on what he did, after he put on a big show crying and giving a long ass speach that hardly even mentioned the deceased??? This was all for show, and he has a new album coming out...and knowing what a fake he is, he'll probably dedicate it to his Cousin...and talk about how wonderful she was....when he started a fight at her funeral, and let his friends jump on his first cousin, the brother of the deceased. TMZ forgot to mention that The Game's sister hit their cousin with her father's cane, and one of Jayceon's body guards were also hitting him.

He isn't obligated to do anything, but don't promise people things...and have them waiting, when you know you won't follow through. Especially when there is a death involved....and especially when they didn't ask you for a PENNY!

Jayceon is scared of his cousin, which is why he attacked him before Kirky was even able to finish saying what he had to say (can you say sucker punch?) This story would have read a little differently if there weren't multiple people jumping on one guy. Jayceon would have gotten the ass kicking he so desperately deserves.

Jayceon has no heart. The only men in his family who have any heart are his older & younger brothers...and his cousins ( including the one he tried to beat up.)

Posted at 7:51PM on Jul 8th 2008 by Shanda

27. Bird,

IN LA.....funeral's don't cost 6-7k...$7500 is the cheapest you can get a plot...and she's not even in the ground...she's in a crypt..the ground costs more.

Posted at 7:51PM on Jul 8th 2008 by Shanda

28. WHAT AN A$$HOLE,UGLY BASTARD.

Posted at 7:55PM on Jul 8th 2008 by WHO CARES

29. First of all, Game Mama, Lynette Baker, is still a crackhead/prostitute from Hoover. Real Talk. Second of all, his father is a child molester who which molested all of his kids, including yours truly "The Game," his other son George Taylor jr. aka Big Fase 100, Shaneka Taylor, and Sharonnie Taylor. Game's father "George Taylor Sr." is also currently living with 7 more children in his house which he is also molesting as we speak!! Game got major issues and is having a identity crisis. He has attempted suicide, he's not a gangster, he never was, he never will be, he don't punch gangsters, he punch family members and people smaller than him. GAME OVER!!

Posted at 8:36PM on Jul 8th 2008 by GAMEOVER

30. Yeah I was there as well and say Game take flight on his cousin..The simple fact of the matter is the way he went about denying the family the money..He should not have promised a grieving mother and aunte that you will handle it ,then change your numbers on the family when it's time to pay...show up at the funeral ,say some "CORNY ASS SPEECH" talking about his self more then the memories and the love for Shannon ..That was his WORST ACTING JOB EVER and I hope he get what he deserves.. Pulling off his shirt and screaming out all kinds of filth. The Look on MIMI's face (Shannons Mom) was incredible. Tears on top of tears as she screamed " NOT HERE,!!!!!! WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS AT MY BABIES FUNERAL,!!!!? SHANNON WOULDN'T LIKE TO SEE US LIKE THIS JAYCEON WHY?????? " THE SHE SCREAM KIRKY NOOO KIRKY NOO"
Game was escorted away as he reached in his car grabbing something I suspect was a GUN... other people saw that as well...
He thinks he's a tough guy , so now we'll see how tough he is when he deals with this bad situation that he in now..WOW and to see it with my on eyes was so sad ...
I thought about Shannon's SPIRIT in the middle of the camotion trying to make peace with everyone ,holding her moms hand as she cried her heart out.....tellin her moma it's gone be alright and hugging her brother telling him "kirky you know he's a coward"...Shannon after all that was laid to rest respectfully... and we left Inglewood cematary ...

"GOD BLESS THE FAMILY AND THE LORD AND GOOD LAWYERS WILL TAKE CARE OF THE GAME"

Posted at 2:46AM on Jul 10th 2008 by KINFOLK

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