Tracy Morgan's mom pleads for his help saving home; he says stories "untrue"

Either way, this is a sad story. She is a senior citizen and should not be concerned about her home at this stage in her life. I am sure Tracy has his reasons for doing or not doing. But I agree, this is a family issue and she should not have gone to the press. It is as if they were trying to embarrass him into helping her.

Tracy Morgan's mother says she struggled for years to provide the comedian with everything he needed as a child, but now that she's out of work and facing foreclosure he's refusing to help her.

Alicia Morgan, in a phone interview with CNN Wednesday, said she called her son last month to say she needed $25,000 to pay off her mortgage, but his assistant called back and told her, "Tracy would do a one shot deal of $2,000."

"I was so upset, I told her to tell Tracy 'Thank you, but no thanks. I am not some person on the street asking you for a handout, I am your mother,'" she said. "And that was the end of that."

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