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Bernie Mac in 'Very, Very Critical' Condition [Developing]
Gawker —
... "King of Comedy" was admitted for pneumonia but was responding well to treatment, and should be released soon. Smith also said she didn't know when Mac, whose real name is Bernard McCullough, entered the hospital. She said the pneumonia was unrelated to Mac's sarcoidosis, a chronic disease that can inflame tissue, particularly in the lungs. Smith said Mac's sarcoidosis has been in remission since 2005. His wife, Rhonda McCullough, has been with him at the hospital. [Sun-Times]
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Not Dead Yet
Crabbie's Hollywood —
... and would recover, but a new report says Mac was in "very, very critical condition" as of late Saturday. Critical condition means you could die. Very critical means you probably will die. So what does "very, very critical" mean? Back up the hearse?
Bernie Mac Not Dead, But in Critical Condition
The Hollywood Gossip —
... The 50-year-old Chicago resident's hospitalization was reported Friday. He was admitted for pneumonia but was responding well to treatment, and word was that he should be released soon. Here's hoping that takes place. ...
Bernie Mac in Critical Condition
Jonathan Jaxson —
... "King of Comedy" Bernie Mac was hospitalized in a Chicago hospital this past week after falling ill with pneumonia. A Chicago paper is now reporting this morning that he is in a "very, very critical" condition. Wow. Scary. My prayers are with you and your family! Look forward to hopefully getting a healthy report soon! ...
Bernie Mac not in very critical condition
Punchline Magazine Blog —
... . When asked about a published report that Mac is in “very, very critical” condition, publicist Danica Smith responded in an e-mail, “You have some bad info.” Smith said Mac’s condition is the same as Saturday, when she said Mac was recovering. In prior days, a report surfaced that Mac was in “very, very critical condition”; one report even claimed Mac had passed away. Smith said the pneumonia was unrelated to Mac’s sarcoidosis, which is a chronic disease that can inflame tissue, particularly in the lungs. Smith said Mac’s sarcoidosis has been in remission since 2005. We all ...
Bernie Mac ‘very, very critical,’ source says
Celebrity Mound —
... pneumonia was unrelated to Mac’s sarcoidosis, a chronic disease that can inflame tissue, particularly in the lungs. Smith said Mac’s sarcoidosis has been in remission since 2005.
His wife, Rhonda McCullough, has been with him at the hospital.
Mac’s long list of television and film credits include “The Bernie Mac Show,” “Ocean’s 11,” “Transformers,” and “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.”
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Bernie Mac hospitalized with pneumonia, but his rep says it’s not as dire as reported
Cele|bitchy —
... “absolutely untrue” rumors of the star’s demise.
“It is a very horrible rumor,” publicist Danica Smith said. “It is absolutely untrue. Nothing has changed from yesterday.”
The 50-year-old south suburban resident’s hospitalization was reported Friday. His publicist said then that the “King of Comedy” was admitted for pneumonia but was responding well to treatment, and should be released soon.
Chicago Sun-Times
Bernie Mac also suffers from sarcoidosis, an auto-immune disorder ...
It's Critical
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton —
... However, a source close to the family disputed the mouthpiece's all-is-well claims and revealed to the Chicago Sun Times that Bernie is in "very, very critical" condition. ...
Bernie Mac dead at 50
TV Squad —
... Rumors regarding the severity of Mac's illness swirled around the internet last weekend when a family member reportedly said that his condition was "very, very critical." However, Mac's publicist came out on Thursday and said that her client's condition was "stable." ...
Isaac Hayes, Bernie Mac and the Unfortunate Publicity Photo
SpoutBlog —
As you surely are aware by now, over the weekend, both 50 year-old Bernie Mac and 65 year-old Isaac Hayes died. The former succumbed to pneumonia after several weeks of speculation over his health; the latter apparently collapsed whilst exercising at home. At first, the news––especially in regards to Mac––was greeted with shock. But by late Sunday, the two deaths had been conflated into a meme of jokes about how Samuel L. Jackson should, as one Tumblr put it, “head to his doctor tout de suite.”
Surely, some of the jokes ...
