Bernie Mac's Pneumonia Battle 'Very, Very Critical'

Bernie Mac�s battle against pneumonia is not leaving well according to sources close to his house who have described his condition as being �very, very critical�.


Danica Smith, the comedian�s publiciser, spent much of the weekend playing down reports of her client�s health, which claim he has been chop-chop deteriorating, with some rumours even claiming he had died.


Speaking on Sunday, she insisted: "Bernie Mac is still live and existence treated in a Chicago hospital for pneumonia and is expected to make a full recovery. (He is) responding well to treatment and will be released soon."


But an insider tells the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper his condition is more serious, saying only that he is in a "identical, very vital" state.