In a recent interview with Shannon Sharpe on the “Club Shay Shay” podcast, Katt Williams made headlines by sharing his thoughts on the comedy industry and paying tribute to the late Bernie Mac. The interview has garnered over 29 million views in just four days. Ja’Niece McCullough, Bernie Mac’s daughter, recently weighed in on the interview, praising Williams for his genuine love and respect for her father. McCullough expressed her appreciation for Williams’ honesty and shed light on the cutthroat nature of the entertainment industry. She also mentioned that she would be open to having a sit-down with Williams.

 

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McCullough’s comments have sparked discussions not only about Williams’ interview but also about her appearance and how she looks.

Social media users have been captivated by McCullough’s beauty and elegance, complimenting her on her stunning appearance.

An IG commenter said: @faithnfashion5 1st off …Sis is FREAKING gorgeous!! 😍😍😍And her earrings are BOMB!!! Anyone know who made them??

@dejacks She’s freaking gorgeous!!! Got her Daddy’s whole face 😂♥️

@nonnahs79 Skin, flawless! Beautiful! Daughter of Chicago’s legend Bernie Mac confirmed what Katt Williams has said. We will not tolerate any slander on this internet of Bernie Mac’s daughter, period.

Despite the attention on her looks, McCullough remains focused on her father’s legacy and carrying it forward. She recently launched the “Bernie’s Daughter Podcast,” where she interviews her father’s former co-stars and other comedians.

McCullough’s support for Williams and her desire to continue her father’s legacy are admirable. As the daughter of a comedy legend, she has a unique perspective on the industry and the impact her father had on it. Her willingness to speak out and share her thoughts on Williams’ interview shows her commitment to honoring her father’s memory and ensuring his contributions are recognized.

It is heartening to see that many individuals have chosen to celebrate McCullough’s appearance rather than criticize it. The positive attention she has received highlights the admiration and respect people have for her not only as Bernie Mac’s daughter but also as a confident and beautiful individual. This kind of support uplifts the conversation and allows us to appreciate McCullough’s insights without being distracted by superficial matters.

Let us celebrate her dedication to preserving his memory and supporting fellow comedians like Katt Williams, while also appreciating her for the remarkable person she is, both inside and out.

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This year, it’ll be 12 years since Bernie Mac passed away in August 2008, but that doesn’t mean fans have forgotten about him at all. The “King of Comedy” legend definitely left his mark on the world and fans will never forget how much he made them crack up every time he graced the stage. Even today, Bernie’s throwback stand-ups are just as hilarious as they were the first day we saw him say “I ain’t scared of you muthaf—-s on Def Comedy Jams.

Fast forward to today and Bernie’s widow, Rhonda McCullough, is doing something else to keep his legacy alive. During a prior interview with Ebony magazine, she shared details about their life together; the humble beginnings, his rise to stardom, and how his legacy will live on.

Humble Beginnings:

Like most celebrities, Bernie’s rise to fame wasn’t easy. He struggled to become a household name and Rhonda McCullough, who was married to Bernie from 1977 until his death in 2008, always stood by his side. However, Bernie’s decision to be a full-time comedian, surprisingly, came after a downfall. He’d actually lost his full-time job.

After being laid-off, Bernie decided to take time to think about what he really wanted to do with his life. During the interview, McCullough shared details about the rough times they shared.

“One day he came home and said, ‘I got fired,’ ” McCullough shares. “I’m thinking ‘Why?’ because we had just kind of got on our feet and were able to put a little money away, but I didn’t trip out.”

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She revealed they’d just gotten on track with their finances when he was laid off. But when he decided to take on comedy full-time, she took on a second job while working as a full-time psychiatric nurse at Chicago Read-Mental Health Center.

“At that point I remember him saying, ‘I can do comedy; I can really do this,’” she said. “I thought, ‘Well, I don’t want to be the person who kills his dream because if he never makes it, I’ll probably hear for the rest of my life: ‘You stopped me, you didn’t believe in me.’ So I said, ‘You know what? Do what you need to do. If I need to, I’ll get a second a job.’ And I did.”

Bernie’s Rise To Fame:

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The couple struggled for quite some time, but things turned around when Bernie won the Miller Lite Comedy Search. McCullough admitted their lives took a major turn at that point. After winning the Comedy Search, Bernie ended up on the fast track. “It just snowballed; [it was] like a domino [effect],” she said. “It got bigger and bigger, and next thing I knew, he was getting movie offers.”

Most fans probably know all about Bernie’s movie offers. From Mo’ Money, Who’s the Man?, House Party 3, Def Jam’s How to Be a Player to Ocean’s Eleven and of course Spike Lee’s The Original Kings of Comedy, Bernie was everywhere. In fact, he had also become a household name. In 2001, The Bernie Mac Show aired and he had success with the show for five years until the series ended in 2006. The roles had successfully reversed in their marriage. McCullough was now holding down the home front:

“I believe the reason he was able to do all he did is because I was back here at home taking care of everything so he didn’t have any worries,” she said.

His Legacy Lives On..:

Although Bernie is no longer with us, McCullough works tirelessly to make sure her husband’s legacy lives on. In 2007, just one year before his passing, The Bernie Mac Foundation was established to raise awareness about the debilitating illness, sarcoidosis, which ultimately led to Bernie’s demise. Since his death, The Bernie Mac STAR Center at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System has been established and April has also been declared National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month. The Bernie Mac Foundation will also host its Purple Carpet Fundraiser on April 26th. The annual fundraiser is usually held to raise money for sarcoidosis research.

Rhonda lost the love of her life when Bernie died, but she admitted that she’s grateful for the time they had together.

“I’m thankful for the 33 years we had together,” McCullough says. “I miss him every day, but he’s in my heart.”

Long live the legacy of Bernie Mac- one of the greatest ‘Kings of Comedy’ to ever grace this green earth. Continue to rest easy King.

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It’s been 12 years since Bernie Mac passed away in 2008, but that doesn’t mean fans have forgotten about him at all. The “King of Comedy” legend definitely left his mark on the world and fans will never forget how much he made them crack up every time he graced the stage. Even today, Bernie’s throwback stand-ups are just as hilarious as they were the first day we saw him say “I ain’t scared of you muthaf—-s on Def Comedy Jams.

Fast forward to today and Bernie’s widow, Rhonda McCullough, is doing something else to keep his legacy alive. During a recent interview with Ebony magazine, she shared details about their life together; the humble beginnings, his rise to stardom, and how his legacy will live on.

Humble Beginnings:

Like most celebrities, Bernie’s rise to fame wasn’t easy. He struggled to become a household name and Rhonda McCullough, who was married to Bernie from 1977 until his death in 2008, always stood by his side. However, Bernie’s decision to be a full-time comedian, surprisingly, came after a downfall. He’d actually lost his full-time job.

After being laid-off, Bernie decided to take time to think about what he really wanted to do with his life. During the interview, McCullough shared details about the rough times they shared.

“One day he came home and said, ‘I got fired,’ ” McCullough shares. “I’m thinking ‘Why?’ because we had just kind of got on our feet and were able to put a little money away, but I didn’t trip out.”

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She revealed they’d just gotten on track with their finances when he was laid off. But when he decided to take on comedy full-time, she took on a second job while working as a full-time psychiatric nurse at Chicago Read-Mental Health Center.

“At that point I remember him saying, ‘I can do comedy; I can really do this,’” she said. “I thought, ‘Well, I don’t want to be the person who kills his dream because if he never makes it, I’ll probably hear for the rest of my life: ‘You stopped me, you didn’t believe in me.’ So I said, ‘You know what? Do what you need to do. If I need to, I’ll get a second a job.’ And I did.”

Bernie’s Rise To Fame:

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The couple struggled for quite some time, but things turned around when Bernie won the Miller Lite Comedy Search. McCullough admitted their lives took a major turn at that point. After winning the Comedy Search, Bernie ended up on the fast track. “It just snowballed; [it was] like a domino [effect],” she said. “It got bigger and bigger, and next thing I knew, he was getting movie offers.”

Most fans probably know all about Bernie’s movie offers. From Mo’ Money, Who’s the Man?, House Party 3, Def Jam’s How to Be a Player to Ocean’s Eleven and of course Spike Lee’s The Original Kings of Comedy, Bernie was everywhere. In fact, he had also become a household name. In 2001, The Bernie Mac Show aired and he had success with the show for five years until the series ended in 2006. The roles had successfully reversed in their marriage. McCullough was now holding down the home front:

“I believe the reason he was able to do all he did is because I was back here at home taking care of everything so he didn’t have any worries,” she said.

His Legacy Lives On..:

Although Bernie is no longer with us, McCullough works daily to make sure her husband’s legacy lives on. In 2007, just one year before his passing, The Bernie Mac Foundation was established to raise awareness about the debilitating illness, sarcoidosis, which ultimately led to Bernie’s demise. Since his death, The Bernie Mac STAR Center at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System has been established and April has also been declared National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month. The Bernie Mac Foundation will also host its Purple Carpet Fundraiser on April 26th. The annual fundraiser is usually held to raise money for sarcoidosis research.

Rhonda lost the love of her life when Bernie died, but she admitted that she’s grateful for the time they had together.

“I’m thankful for the 33 years we had together,” McCullough says. “I miss him every day, but he’s in my heart.”

Long live the legacy of Bernie Mac- one of the greatest ‘Kings of Comedy’ to ever grace this green earth. Continue to rest easy King.

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ILOSM family, you may need to get your tissues ready for this one, because what you’re about to witness is a beautiful, heart-wrenching moment between the late comic legend, Bernie Mac’s, family and his fellow Kings of Comedy co-stars.

We all remember when Bernie Mac, D.L. Hughley, Steve Harvey, and Cedric the Entertainer had us crackin’ up during their epic Original Kings of Comedy Tour, right? The years were 1999 and 2000 when they shook up the comedy game with their $38 million box office grossing tour.

Sadly, no one would have ever expected that just 8 years later -on August 18, 2008- that the world would lose Bernie Mac, after succumbing to pneumonia at age 50. Though he’d suffered from Sarcoidosis -a condition that causes inflammation of tissues- his passing wasn’t expected.

Fast forward to years later, and Bernie’s Kings of Comedy co-stars were brought to tears, as they also made Bernie’s beautiful wife and daughter cry tears of joy, with the surprise they’d gifted them.

See Video Of What The ‘Kings’ Did For Bernie Mac’s Family>>>

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It’s been 10 years since Bernie Mac passed away, but that doesn’t mean fans have forgotten about him at all. The “King of Comedy” legend definitely left his mark on the world and fans will never forget how much he made them crack up every time he graced the stage. Even today, Bernie’s throwback stand-ups are just as hilarious as they were the first day we saw him say “I ain’t scared of you muthaf—-s on Def Comedy Jams.

Fast forward to today and Bernie’s widow, Rhonda McCullough, is doing something else to keep his legacy alive. During a recent interview with Ebony magazine, she shared details about their life together; the humble beginnings, his rise to stardom, and how his legacy will live on.

Humble Beginnings:

Like most celebrities, Bernie’s rise to fame wasn’t easy. He struggled to become a household name and Rhonda McCullough, who was married to Bernie from 1977 until his death in 2008, always stood by his side. However, Bernie’s decision to be a full-time comedian, surprisingly, came after a downfall. He’d actually lost his full-time job.

After being laid-off, Bernie decided to take time to think about what he really wanted to do with his life. During the interview, McCullough shared details about the rough times they shared.

“One day he came home and said, ‘I got fired,’ ” McCullough shares. “I’m thinking ‘Why?’ because we had just kind of got on our feet and were able to put a little money away, but I didn’t trip out.”

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She revealed they’d just gotten on track with their finances when he was laid off. But when he decided to take on comedy full-time, she took on a second job while working as a full-time psychiatric nurse at Chicago Read-Mental Health Center.

“At that point I remember him saying, ‘I can do comedy; I can really do this,’” she said. “I thought, ‘Well, I don’t want to be the person who kills his dream because if he never makes it, I’ll probably hear for the rest of my life: ‘You stopped me, you didn’t believe in me.’ So I said, ‘You know what? Do what you need to do. If I need to, I’ll get a second a job.’ And I did.”

Bernie’s Rise To Fame:

The couple struggled for quite some time, but things turned around when Bernie won the Miller Lite Comedy Search. McCullough admitted their lives took a major turn at that point. After winning the Comedy Search, Bernie ended up on the fast track. “It just snowballed; [it was] like a domino [effect],” she said. “It got bigger and bigger, and next thing I knew, he was getting movie offers.”

Most fans probably know all about Bernie’s movie offers. From Mo’ Money, Who’s the Man?, House Party 3, Def Jam’s How to Be a Player to Ocean’s Eleven and of course Spike Lee’s The Original Kings of Comedy, Bernie was everywhere. In fact, he had also become a household name. In 2001, The Bernie Mac Show aired and he had success with the show for five years until the series ended in 2006. The roles had successfully reversed in their marriage. McCullough was now holding down the home front:

“I believe the reason he was able to do all he did is because I was back here at home taking care of everything so he didn’t have any worries,” she said.

His Legacy Lives On..:

Although Bernie is no longer with us, McCullough works daily to make sure her husband’s legacy lives on. In 2007, just one year before his passing, The Bernie Mac Foundation was established to raise awareness about the debilitating illness, sarcoidosis, which ultimately led to Bernie’s demise. Since his death, The Bernie Mac STAR Center at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System has been established and April has also been declared National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month. The Bernie Mac Foundation will also host its Purple Carpet Fundraiser on April 26th. The annual fundraiser is usually held to raise money for sarcoidosis research.

Rhonda lost the love of her life when Bernie died, but she admitted that she’s grateful for the time they had together.

“I’m thankful for the 33 years we had together,” McCullough says. “I miss him every day, but he’s in my heart.”

Long live the legacy of Bernie Mac- one of the greatest ‘Kings of Comedy’ to ever grace this green earth. Continue to rest easy King.

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Who’s The Legend?

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It’s the late, great Bernie “I ain’t scared of you motherf%@*ers” Mac! If we would have said that he was a comedian, it probably would have been WAY too easy to figure out, because as you can see, Bernie didn’t look that much different from his childhood photo. Although Bernie sadly had to make his grand exit from this earth at the very young age of 50, his legacy is still thriving due to all of the hard work the brotha laid throughout his career.

Mac passed away on August 9, 2008, after suffering from complications from sarcoidosis, a rare auto-immune disease that causes major swelling in the tissues and makes the sufferer more prone to illnesses like pneumonia, which is what Bernie ultimately passed away from.

Little Known Old School Facts About Bernie Mac

WIFE FILED WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT- Bernie Mac’s wife, Rhonda, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in 2010 against Bernie’s longtime doc, dermatologist Rene Earles. Rhonda and her attorney said Dr. Earles’ failed to recognize Bernie’s signs of respiratory distress as he was sitting in Dr. Earles’ office for a treatment. Three weeks later, Mac died from pneumonia. Rhonda claimed that instead of calling an ambulance to take Mac to the hospital on that day, Dr. Earles kept him at his clinic for several hours.

In Jan. 2015 Rhonda dropped the lawsuit and her attorney asked the judge to leave open the option to re-file it within one year. It was speculated that they dropped it because in 2010 Dr. Earles’ practice allegedly didn’t have any malpractice insurance coverage (it isn’t required in the state of Illinois), which means Rhonda and her fam’ would have only been able to collect very little financial compensation. But now that Earles has malpractice insurance, Rhonda and her family will be able to win the full compensation they feel they deserve for Bernie’s death.

THE BERNIE MAC FOUNDATION- Bernie Mac’s life didn’t just include his work in comedy, TV, and film, but before he passed away, he dedicated his life and his celebrity to bringing awareness and hopefully finding a cure for the disease that ultimately claimed his life with his Bernie Mac Foundation. Now the foundation is headed by his wife, Rhonda. You can visit them at www.berniemacfoundation.org and follow them on Twitter at  @BernieMacFNDN and on their Bernie Mac Foundation Facebook page.

BERNIE MAC’S WIFE SPOKE TO OPRAH ABOUT WHAT LIFE IS LIKE NOW- On March 12th, 2016, the OWN network aired Where Are They Now, featuring Bernie’s wife Rhonda. Here is a snippet of what she had to day…

BERNIE MAC RAISED HIS SISTER’S KIDS AFTER HER DRUG ADDICTION- Bernie Mac and his wife have one biological child, Je’Niece, but after Bernie’s sister began battling a drug addiction back in the day, he stepped up and took her kids in, raising them as his own. He often joked about the difficulties of doing so in his stand up routines and his TV sitcom, The Bernie Mac Show, was loosely based around his real life reality of raising his sister’s kids.

BERNIE MAC STREET- In 2012 the Chicago neighborhood he came up in officially named a street after him, just blocks away from his childhood home. His wife and daughter were in attendance of the street naming, along with Rev. Jesse Jackson and others.

Although many of us didn’t hear about Bernie until either the early 90’s on Def Comedy Jam, or in 2000 on ‘The Original Kings of Comedy’ tour, he had been professionally doing his thing on the comedy circuit since 1977, which explains why he was so seasoned by the time the world got hipped to him.

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It’s without question that the late Bernie Mac was one of the greatest comedians to have ever done it. He’s left us with tons of comedy stand ups and comedic characters that can keep us laughing from now ’til the end of our days.

His sitcom, The Bernie Mac Show, was another one of his hilarious pieces of work that ran from 2001 to 2006 and it was loosely based on his real life. Bernie was known to talk about how his real life sister fell on some rough times in her life, so he ended up taking in her children as his own, which is what the show was about as well. We watched Bernie and “Wanda ‘Baby’ McCullough” (played by actress Kellita Smith) raise Bernie’s nieces and nephew: “Nessa,” “Jordan,” and “‘Baby Girl’ Bryana,”  and let’s just say that Bernie wasn’t the traditional parent, but he loved the kids with all his heart.
Almost ten years have passed since The Bernie Mac Show went off air and these little Bernie Mac’ kids are all the way grown up now! It’s crazy how time flies and wait until you see the youngest girl! Flip the page to check them out…

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