50 year old Actor-Comedian Bernie Mac passed away early this morning in Chicago after losing his battle with pneumonia.
His rep issued the following statement to TMZ:
“Actor/ comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital. No other details are available at this time. We ask that his family’s privacy continues to be respected.”
News of the actor’s illness emerged last week (Aug.1) when he was first hospitalized and just this Thursday his publicist Danica Smith said Mac was “in a stable condition” and was “responding well to treatment”. She even predicted he would be released from the hospital within a matter of weeks.
Mac previously suffered from sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation in the lungs, his battle with pneumonia was not said to be connected with the disease.
Our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time.
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