Not hip hop related, but terrible new nonetheless. Thanks to smokeYYY for giving me the heads up. The following was swiped from ThatRealIsh.com….
Bernie Mac was hospitalized with pneumonia on August 1, 2008. Soon after, rumors of his demise had circulated, but were denied by his publicist. On August 2, 2008, a source close to the family said that Mac was in ‘very, very critical’ condition.
He was recovering from pneumonia in a Chicago hospital. Publicist, Danica Smith said that he was expected to make a full recovery and that he was responding well to treatment. It was reported by the Chicago Sun-Times on August 9th 2008 that Bernie Mac had passed due to complications from his condition.
Comedian Bernie Mac died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital early Saturday morning, according to Sun-Times Columnist, Stella Foster. He was 50. Though the cause of death has not been confirmed, Mac had been hospitalized recently for pneumonia. Foster said that she received calls early Saturday morning from a close friend of the Mac family, confirming the reports of Mac’s death.
Condolences go out to friends & family of the late great Sir. Bernie Mac.
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