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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61. Oh yeah, to members of my family who are posting hear, please stop, this is what everyone wants, MORE DARMA!! you are only keeping the drama going, be adults or at least act like one and end this. Shannon is gone and none of this can bring her back or fill that void. Mimi God bless you and I'll pray for you, I think you need prayer more than anyone else.

Your Cuz

Posted at 1:44PM on Jul 18th 2008 by Alcee1

62. The only way to solve this so called vicious lies against Mimi and her ex-lover Jerry Lewis is for both of them to agree to a lie detector test. Then and only then will the real truth be revealed, and I heard that Kirky was doing a videotape for You Tube, we all really want him to, that will be the icing on the cake on the bed of lies he has stirred up, and I HOPE HE DOESNT FORGET TO WEAR HIS NECK BRACE, and I hope he knows his employers are well aware of his tom foolery, what a shame, and oh yeah, there are some people from his past he owes money to that are eager to find his whereabouts, he is such a shady character, and just his mother, your shady past will always come back to bite you in the ass,but in the end, it will be all of your own selfish doings. Good luck, and what a great example Robert Kirkwood Jr. is setting for his own boys, no wonder their mother chooses not to let him see them very often.VerySmart lady.

Posted at 11:45AM on Jul 19th 2008 by A LIE DETECTOR TEST WILL TELL IT ALL

63. I saw the you tube video with Kirky.. He sounds like an jealous idiot. It is very evident that this is all about money. He brags to have so much, so he should have just paid for everything. It was his sister. How sad. His story sounds suspect. I smell a rat.

Posted at 10:13AM on Jul 21st 2008 by Misstique

64. GO TO YOUTUBE PUT IN ROBERT KIRKWOOD AND HEAR THE TRUTH!

Posted at 2:00PM on Jul 20th 2008 by 4LIFE

65. POOR TRACYE! WHILE THE FAMILY IS IN HORRIBLE GREIF AT THE LOSS OF THE BEAUTIFUL SHANNON, TRACYE IS TRYING SO SADLY AND DESPERATELY ABOUT HER AND HER SIDELINE ISSUES CONJURED UP BY A VERY ILL AUNT. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT TRACYE'S MOM TRIED OVER 6 WEEKS TO CALL TRACYE TO INFORM OF HER SISTERS CONDITION. SHE REFUSED ALL CALLS. SHE CAME HER NOT TO BE OF ANY HELP TO HER DYING SISTER OR HER FAMILY BUT TO MAKE THIS ENTIRE AFFAIR ABOUT HER. SHE DID NOTHING IN THE WAY OF SUPPORT.....EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, SUPPORT FOR FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS, OR EVEN A FLOWER FOR HER SISTER. SHE CAME TO THE FUNERAL WITH AN ENTOURAGE AND SAT AT THE REAR OF THE CHURCH MAKING A BIG SCENE. WHY WASN'T SHE WITH HER FAMILY? BECAUSE SHE WANTED THIS DAY TO BE ABOUT HER. TRACYE TALKS ABOUT HER FAMILY AT THIS TIME IS A HORRIBLE REFLECTION OF THE PERSON SHE REALLY IS.
TRACYE IT IS NOT ABOUT YOU AND YOUR AUNTIE'S FIXATED REALITY. THIS TIME IS ALL ABOUT SHANNON AND
THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE DONE FOR SHANNON IS TO SHOW HER AND YOUR FAMILY TOTAL DISRESPECT AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT. TRACYE YOU ARE NOT FOOLING ANYONE WITH THE DIFFERENT NAMES YOU PUT ON YOUR POST BECAUSE THEY ALL SOUND THE SAME. GET OVER YOURSELF AND CONCENTRATE ON YOU RECENT LOSS IN PRAYER AND LEAVE EVERYONE ALONE. SIMPLY, YOUR LIFE HAS NOT BEEN AS PRISTENE AS YOU WOULD LIKE ONE TO BELIEVE. I PRAY THAT THE LORD WRAPS YOU IN HIS ARMOUR AND PROTECTS YOU FROM THESE WILES OF THE DEVIL. I ALSO PRAY YOU DO NOT FURTHER HUMILIATE YOURSELF. PERHAPS, YOU CAN TURN THIS NEGATIVE ENERGY AROUND AND DO SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR BROOKE, FALLON, OR SETH.

KISSING COUSIN

Posted at 2:22PM on Jul 20th 2008 by YOUSAFOO

66. Yes, I saw Trace at the funeral acting up! If she was so hurt why all the backstabbing her family????????????
Doesn't she know how much her sister Shannon loved her family, especially her mom "MIMI"
they were inseperable. If she had any love or respect for either of them she would BE COOL.

Posted at 2:33PM on Jul 20th 2008 by shameful

67. YOUTUBE IS GREAT KIRKY, I LOVE THE WAY YOU PUT SHANNON SINGING IN THE BACKGROUND WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUUT HER BATTLE WITH LUNG DISEASE, AND THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES YOU PUT UP OF HER.
TO TRACYE, IT IS NOT ABOUT JEALOUSY OR YOU, IT IS ABOUT LOVE AND RESPECT FOR SHANNON. I HOPE YOU GET IT SOON.

Posted at 2:51PM on Jul 20th 2008 by shameful

68. to # 63 Yep! It is all about money! STUPID
Did you recognize the tune at the end of the video 50 cent "I'm going to the bank with this"

you are an airhead!

Down Video KD........get yo money! Game and #63 are both BITCHES!!!

Posted at 3:00PM on Jul 20th 2008 by DFM

69. To the family member that is in need of a detective. I'm your man. I have forwarded my contact information to T M Z.. After reading all of these comments, I am very interested in looking into the new information you have regarding the case from 1970.
I am looking forward to helping you to resolve any issues. I will be in my office on Monday morning.

Posted at 4:03PM on Jul 20th 2008 by DETECTIVE T. WASHINGTON

70. #69 Tracye you are so transparent~ detective T. Washington yeah right LMAO!

Posted at 4:52PM on Jul 20th 2008 by DFM

71. DFM, 4 LIFE,YOUSAFOO,AND SHAMEFUL. The mother is the head of the family. You don't pick and choose which children you side with. whether they have money or not ,whether they make mistakes. None of us are perfect.
Your kids don't have a choice in who their parents are. How are you supposed to be such a god fearing woman, and so quick to turn your back on one of your own. Your ignorance is evident.

Posted at 8:21PM on Jul 20th 2008 by see thru

72. TO # 71 Y DON'T U TAKE YOUR OWN ADVICE ! LMAO!

Posted at 9:53PM on Jul 20th 2008 by DFM

73. RUTHIE GOT LIFE

Posted at 9:56PM on Jul 20th 2008 by roachkiller

74. I was just thinking--and how it is a sin not to help someone when you can. I know if Shannon were here and was in a position that she would help any family member any way she could. I am pretty sure she did not have insurance-- not because she wasn't prepared but because living with a catasprophic illness--sarcadoiss you cannot get insurance. Shannon was so kind and generous in spirit and with everything. I miss Shannon so much. She was so smart, so witty, so thoughtful. When my mother died a few years a ago Shannon and her mother made it to my house immediately, accompanied me to the funeral home, took me shopping to get the things I needed for my mom's funeral. This was before she had her transplant--she helped me so much and she could barely breathe herself. I was so happy when so got her transplant, we were all so happy. Shannon always took time with the kids in our family and the children are so devastated with her lost. Shannon was a person that was loved and
anyone who knew her knows she was self-sufficient, industrious and giving. Shannon always shared positive, constructive comments and assistance. She invited me to church when I was feeling down, never forgot my kid's birthdays, called out of the blue just to check on me. She did this for so many people. I remember before Jayceon was a big star Shannon and her sister and mom played his CD that he had distributed through out the "hood." They were so geniunely proud of him in awe--he had basically did the entire CD himself and was marketing himself--this was before Dr. Dre. So when it was made public that Jayceon had volunteered to pay for half of the funeral it was no surprise because anyone who knew Shannon who was financially able would do atleast that. Shannon was such a wonderful, brave person and so compassionate. It is so ironic that a person who spent most of their life caring about others that mean spirited hateful comments would be hurled at the people she loved most her family. Shannon loved her family 100!! and we loved her too!!

Posted at 4:50AM on Jul 26th 2008 by welovedyou

75. I HAVE KNOWN THIS FAMILY FOR THE PAST 20YEARS..SINCE I WAS A TEENAGER AND READING ALL THIS
BULL#$%* HAS ME IN TEARS ....I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THIS FAMILY AND ALWAYS FELT INCLUDED...BUT WHAT IM READING IS HORRIBLE ...IT IS A DISGRACE TO SHANNON'S MEMORY....IS THIS HOW SHE WILL BE REMEBERED " THE FIGHT AT THE FUNERAL" ?GAME NOT STICKING TO HIS WORD? ../ WORD IS BOND MAN, IF U DONT HAVE YOUR WORD U DONT HAVE NOTHING ..NO ONE IS SAYING JT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE SERVICE IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FOURM ...THE PROBLEM IS HE WAS ASKED TO HELP OUT IF HE COULD ...RIGHT THERE AND THEN HE COULD HAVE SAID NO !!! BUT HE DIDNT SO HE PUT HIMSELF OUT THERE MADE A PROMISE AND DISAPPERED .... HE ASKED A FAMILY MEMBER TO CALL HIM ON MONDAY ...NOW HOW N THE HELL COULD THEY HAVE BLOWN HIS PHONE UP IF WHEN THEY CALLED IT WAS DISCONNECTED ?? THAT WAS THE SHADY PART ON HIS SIDE ..WHEN HE COULD HAVE JUST SAID NO OR I DONT HAVE IT AT THIS TIME ...BUT WHY NOT HELP OUT YOUR FAMILY N A TIME OF NEED WHEN U HAVE COME THROUGH SO MANY TIMES B4 FOR NON RELATED PEOPLE WHATS HIS NAME BILLBOARD? THEN WANTING TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE MAN THE COPS KILLED /// GIVING OUT SHOUT OUTS TO VENSUS AND SERENA'S SISTER ...WHAT ABOUT SHOUTS OUT TO YOUR KIN ... LIL WILLIE /AUNTIE TONI, UNCLE GREG OH YEAH GOT MENTIONED N YOUR LAST CD AND UR BRO. JAVAUGH CHASED A CAT / GRANDMA NAMED U THE GAME BUT WHERE R THEY TUPAC / EASY E/ SHOUT OUTS ?? IM JUST SAYIN THE WAY HE WENT ABOUT IT WAS CHICKEN SHT .... I COULD C IF THEY WERE ASKING U TO PAY FOR A CAR OR A HOUSE OR BUY THEM SO CLOTHES OR SOMETHING BUT THEY JUST ASKED FOR HELP W/ THE FUNERAL WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A DIME A PENNY OR A NICKLE ...AND JT WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE ASKED CAUSE HE IS THE GAME EVERYONE THAT KNEW THE SITUATION THAT COULD STEP UP STEPPED UP AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL LOVELY SERVICE REGARDLESS....WHEN U HAVE A ILLNESS IF YOU R NOT ALREADY INSURED IT IS VERY VERY HARD TO GET INSURED...SO TO THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN IN THAT SITUATION KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO YOUR SELF CAUSE U CAN ALWAYS SAY WHERE U BEEN BUT U CAN NEVER SAY WHERE UR GOING ..SO ALL THOSE WHO THINK THERE "ATM'S" ETC ETC JUST AS EASY AS GOD GIVES IT TO U HE CAN TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOU.... THE WORST PART ABOUT THE WHOLE THING IS SHANNON WOULD HAVE GIVEN HER LAST FOR ANYBODY IN HER FAMILY AND DID ANYTHING TO HELP A FRIEND. SO FOR HER MEMORY TO B PUT ON BLAST LIKE A TV REALITY SHOW REALLY SADDENS ME ...TO BRING UP ALL THESE RUMORS AND ALLEGATIONS AT A TIME LIKE THIS STINKS SO EVERYBODY TAKE A BATH CAUSE THIS IS SOME REAL CHICKEN SHT, SHT GOING ON ....AND I PRAY DAILY BUT I PRAY FOR PEACE N THE TAYLOR FAMILY / FORGIVENESS/ AND FOR BY GONES TO BE BY GONES ... I FELL N LOVE WITH THIS FAMILY BECAUSE THEY HAD SO MUCH LOVE AND UNITY TIME BRINGS ABOUT A CHANGE ...BUT CAN WE JUST GET BACK TO THE WAY THINGS USE TO BE .... I KNOW U GUYS REMEBER THAT GLADYS KNIGHT SONG ..... I LOVE ALL OF YOU GUYS AND U MAY BE USING THESE FAKE NAMES BUT I KNOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AND HAVE MERCY ON ALL OF OUR SOULS ..AND MAY MY SWEET SHANNON FOREVER REST N PEACE ... I LOVE U GIRL AND MISS U DEARLY ...PJ

Posted at 3:27AM on Jul 29th 2008 by P.J.

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