CHICAGO — Comedian Bernie Mac’s publicist said Sunday the “King of Comedy” remains in a Chicago hospital where he is responding well to treatment.

When asked about a published report that Mac is in “very, very critical” condition, publicist Danica Smith responded in an e-mail, “You have some bad info.” Smith said Mac’s condition is the same as Saturday, when she said Mac was recovering.

Smith said Mac, 50, is being treated for pneumonia. His illness is unrelated to his diagnosis of sarcoidosis, which has been in remission since 2005, she said.

Mac, who lives in the Chicago area, has appeared in movies including “Ocean’s 11” and “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” and was the star of the “Bernie Mac Show” television series.