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Rapper The Game is facing the loss of his Calabasas home following a court order to sell the property to help pay off a $7.1 million legal judgment.
The decision comes as part of a long-running legal battle with Priscilla Rainey, who was awarded the multi-million-dollar sum in 2018 after accusing the rapper of sexual misconduct during the taping of the reality series “She Got Game”. Legal documents reveal that a judge recently approved the sale of The Game’s mansion, stating that the home’s value could potentially cover protected homeowner exemptions and existing liens while still generating funds toward the judgment owed to Rainey.
In such situations, courts are required to authorize the sale if it means the creditor could receive even a partial payment. Rainey originally filed her lawsuit in 2015, claiming The Game assaulted her while filming the show. The rapper’s failure to consistently appear in court led to a default ruling in Rainey’s favor. Over the years, efforts to collect the judgment have intensified.
In mid-2023, a judge issued a writ of execution after alleging The Game had transferred ownership of the property to his manager, Wack 100, in an attempt to avoid payment. The rapper was summoned in October to argue why the house shouldn’t be sold, but the court moved forward regardless. The situation underscores the serious financial and legal consequences of ignoring court orders and attempting to shield assets from judgment enforcement.
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The Game has been one of the more vocal champions of West Coast Hip-Hop but fans couldn’t help but notice he was noticeably absent at Kendrick Lamar‘s concert on Juneteenth. Fans on X are saying that The Game was frozen out of the West Coast show due to his affiliation with K-Dot’s chief rival, Drake.
In the wake of The Pop Out: Ken & Friends Concert, which featured Kendrick Lamar and a large host of his famous pals, the absence of The Game alongside a variety of West Coast acts stood out as a curious moment. While it doesn’t appear that the former Aftermath is bothered by being excluded from the show, fans on X are speculating that the artist born Jayceon Taylor was left off the bill due to his alignment with Drake.
Back in April, Game posted a video of him listening to Drizzy’s “Energy” track which some took to mean he was on the side of the so-called 6 God. In the now-deleted post, fans blasted Game for seemingly going against his fellow Compton native in Lamar although the rapper never publicly chose a side.
Still, the optics of it all have fans believing this is why Game, a capable rapper despite what some might say, was not part of the epic cameo performances that included the likes of YG, TDE mainstays Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and ScHoolby Q, and others.
On X, the jokes are flying about The Game now appearing on the bill and we’ve got the best we could find below.
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