King of Comedy Succumbs to Pneumonia

Bernard (Bernie Mac) McCollugh, died early Saturday morning of complications due to pneumonia, the comedian had been hospitalized for about a week at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

A few years ago, Mac disclosed that he suffered from sarcoidosis, disease that causes inflammation in tissue, most often in the lungs.Mac also suffered from sarcoidosis, a rare autoimmune, inflammatory lung disease, but he had said the condition went into remission in 2005. His publicist, Danica Smith, has said the pneumonia was unrelated to the sarcoidosis.

A Soul Icon's Passing

Legendary soul singer, songwriter, musician, actor producer, and every ones favorite cartoon Chef, Isaac Hayes, passed away Sunday afternoon. A relative found Hayes unconscious on the floor near a treadmill inside his home, according to the station's Web site. Hayes was taken to Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, where he was pronounced dead at 2:08 p.m.

Deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff's Department are continuing their investigation into the icons death, but they believe no foul play was involved.

Ironically Hayes recently completed work on a movie called ''Soul Men,'' in which he appears as himself. The film stars Samuel Jackson and Bernie Mac.