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The Game Sued over Alleged Fight at a Funeral

Posted Aug 1st 2009 1:15AM by TMZ Staff

The GameThe Game's cousin wants the rapper to be coffin' up some serious cash -- and it's all over an alleged beat down that occurred at a freakin' funeral last year.

Robert Kirkwood just filed a lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming the The Game and four others assaulted him at his sister's funeral in July of '08.

The suit says the throwdown -- straight out of a Jerry Springer Halloween Special -- started when Robert confronted The Game because the rich rapper wouldn't pay for a part of the funeral costs.

Robert -- who hilariously refers to The Game in the suit as someone who "fashions himself as some kind of rapper, gangster and/or celebrity" -- says he suffered "severe and permanent injuries" during the alleged fight.

Robert is suing The Game -- along with the four other people he claims took part in the fight -- for medical expenses, loss of income and general damages.

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Tags: battery, emotional distress, EmotionalDistress, jayceon taylor, JayceonTaylor, lawsuit, negligence, robert kirkwood, RobertKirkwood, the game, TheGame

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1. y'all actin' like y'all never seen a fight a funeral.....y'all never seen the po-po lined up on the street watchin' what's gonna happen next? y'all never seen a group of people demandin' the body of the dead person so they can't be buried? y'all weak!

Posted at 1:22AM on Aug 1st 2009 by BORING YTs

2. WOW.He needs to.Thats sad.I will go to his moms funeral and start a fight and see how he likes it.

Posted at 1:22AM on Aug 1st 2009 by chuck nasty 80

3. Man i messed that one up..My bad

Posted at 1:25AM on Aug 1st 2009 by chuck nasty 80

4. Why is he just now suing and why does the cousin think that The Game has an obligation to pay for part of his sisters funeral? Just because someone in your family is a celebrity doesn't mean they have to support and pay for everyone else.

Posted at 1:30AM on Aug 1st 2009 by LakersFan1118

5. LOL@ "fashions himself as a rapper." Conceivably, that "fashioning" is why you expected him to be able to chip in. Bringing it up during the service was disrespectful.

Posted at 1:41AM on Aug 1st 2009 by Relatives

6. Let me get the heck out of here before the racists pounce.

Posted at 1:43AM on Aug 1st 2009 by Oh Boy

7. Cousins fault 100%..thats what he gets..The Game shouldnt have to pay for nothing..nada..not one penny..zinch!

Posted at 1:57AM on Aug 1st 2009 by sexcso

8. only an idiot would fight at a funeral, come on bro!

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Posted at 2:35AM on Aug 1st 2009 by hhm

9. I agree with #4 and #6. How much do you want to bet that Robert Kirkwood started a scene by yelling and demanding that The Game pay for the funeral expenses. After showing that he was mentally disturbed, The Game's security team takes the moron to the ground, all while Kirkwood was flailing about claiming injury.

The judge should get the bailiff to slap him just for wasting everyone's time.

Posted at 2:44AM on Aug 1st 2009 by Lenard Morrison

10. game actually called them up after the sisters death and said he would pay for it and for them to get the 'works' which ended up costing 15 grand. they had already had 5000 of their own so game was a lifesaver. fast forward two days later game changes his phone number and they are on the hook with the mortuary for the rest. several friends and family pitch in and they get the full 15 and are now having a lavish funeral when they only had wnated a simple one until game called. game shows up takes the microphone and then proceeds to verbally bash other family members and state how they are jealous of his success. outside the brother of the deceased confronts game and reminds him that he called them and and made pie in the sky promises at which point game had his goons teach him a lesson

Posted at 3:04AM on Aug 1st 2009 by boss flossy

11. That's sad if it's true. It's the brother's fault for acting like an ass at somebody funeral.

Posted at 3:22AM on Aug 1st 2009 by Let's chill

12. who are these people??????????????????????????????????????

Posted at 4:02AM on Aug 1st 2009 by slappy

13. ALL rappers should be sued for something. The more that are sued, the fewer rappers will be left to irritate the general U.S. population.

Posted at 6:59AM on Aug 1st 2009 by Lilarose

14. He was so hurt, it took him a year to sue. Sounds like the Game must have assaulted him again recently. Maybe he picked up and listened to the Game's newest CD and had his ears assaulted.

Posted at 9:14AM on Aug 1st 2009 by gregoryy2k

15. The Game?

More like The Retard!

Posted at 9:50AM on Aug 1st 2009 by Hotdog On A Stick

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