The widow of actor/comedian Bernie Mac has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the doctor who treated the star in the days before his death nearly two years ago, The Chicago Sun-Times reported Friday.

Rhonda McCullough is seeking $50,000 from dermatologist Rene Earles, who she alleges failed to send her ailing husband — her high school sweetheart — straight to the hospital when he came to his clinic approximately a month before he died.

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Primetime talk show host Larry King will host a special tribute show for the late Bernie Mac tonight at 9 p.m. on CNN. The comic died of complications from pneumonia in a Chicago-area hospital early Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

By now everyone knows that we lost comedy legend Bernie Mac early Saturday. The Golden Globe-nominated funnyman passed away after a painful battle with pneumonia. Read the rest of this entry »