RIP Bernie Mac

[BG Dresta]

RIP Bernie Mac...

(CNN) -- Comic actor Bernie Mac died early Saturday of complications from pneumonia, according to a family member and his publicist. He was 50.

 He had been hospitalized in Chicago, Illinois, for more than a week with the lung infection.

Danica Smith, the comedian's publicist, had said Thursday that Mac's condition was "stable," The Associated Press reported.

"When I got the call this morning, it was just devastating news," said Chicago Sun-Times columnist Stella Foster. "Let's face it: Bernie Mac was one of a kind. He was the best of the best in terms of giving you a good laugh."

Smith previously said the pneumonia wasn't related to sarcoidosis, a lung disease Mac had, which had been in remission since 2005, according to AP.

Mac caused a stir in July with some jokes he made during a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, AP reported.

Mac -- born Bernard Jeffrey McCollough -- starred in the Fox television series "The Bernie Mac Show." His film roles included the "Ocean's Eleven" series, "Friday," "Get on the Bus," "Transformers" and "Bad Santa."

[es-jay]

RIP

[Jeremy812]

Rest In Peace

[Hatesrats™]

 
R.I.P.
I can't belive it....

[MoodMuzik]

R.I.P this is crazy

[K.Dub]

Damn, didn't know he was sick.

RIP Bernie Mac.

[The "Untouchable" DJR]

Damn that's crazy... R.I.P.

[westsiderider323]

i just saw thiz.....damn
RIP Bernie Mac

[D~Nice]

I just woke up to this. My morning already starts fucked up. R.I.P. 

[Raphael]

damn he was a funny dude R.I.P.

[acgrundy]

Damn, first thing I saw this morning.  RIP

[everlast1986]

I just woke up to this. My morning already starts fucked up. R.I.P. 

[Lunatic]

this came out of fucking nowhere
RIP

[G-Funk]

the fuck? I haven't tripped out on any sudden death since that Steve Irwin guy
R.I.P. Bernie Mac

[jaytee]

R.I.P. Bernie

I read that he was in the hospital, but I heard that he was stable and expected to make a full recovery.  This is horrible news.