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Bernie Mac Hospitalized With Pneumonia
August 3rd, 2008
Comedian Bernie Mac has been hospitalized with Pneumonia in Chicago his rep announced on Friday (August 1), but says he should be out soon.
The 50-year-old funny man has previously suffered from sarcoidosis – an “inflammation that produces tiny lumps of cells in various organs of the body,” according to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute - although this has been in remission since 2005 and is unrelated to his current condition.
Mac’s publicist, Danica Smith, released a statement saying, “Mr. Mac is responding well to treatment and will be released soon. We asked that his privacy and that of his family is respected while he gets well.”
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August 3rd, 2008 at 10:03 am
I live in chicago. I know that Mr. McCollough is in Northwestern Hospital. But within the last 3 hours rumors have surfaced that Bernie Mac has passed. Please confirm this.
August 3rd, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Not true. Check out the link here….
http://www.thecelebritytruth.com/rumor-busting-bernie-mac-still-alive/004077
Cheers
ed.
August 4th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
I’m glad to see that Bernie Mac is going to be alright, I’m not a fan of his comedy but whenever someone has pneumonia it can be very scary considering how dangerous the potential consequences can be.