Demi Moore shares an update on ex-husband Bruce Willis' condition as the actor battles dementia
Demi Moore has shared an update on ex-husband Bruce Willis' condition as the actor battles frontotemporal dementia.
On Friday, the 61-year-old actress appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show” and the 49-year-old TV host reminisced about working together on the 2003 film “Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.” Willis made a small cameo at the beginning of the movie.
“When we did Charlie's Angels, Bruce came in and starred in it, and he opened the film. And we got to work with him,” Barrymore recalls.
“I mean, I knew him when he was a bartender at Cafe Central!” She added “I have also known him all my life. How is he now?”
“Given, he's in a stable place,” Moore replied.
The “Ghost” star and Willis, 69, who were married from 1987 to 2000, have daughters Rumer, 36, Scout, 33, and Tallulah, 30. Since their divorce, the former couple have remained close. Moore attended Willis' wedding in 2009 when he married his second wife, Emma Hemming Willis, with whom he shares daughters Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, 10.
In 2019, Moore was also present when Willis and Emma renewed their vows on their 10th wedding anniversary.
Moore also shares a close relationship with Emma, and the blended family often celebrates holidays and birthdays together. In 2020, they quarantined together as a family in Idaho during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking with Barrymore, Moore shared the advice she gave her daughters when dealing with their father's health struggles.
“What I tell my kids is you meet them where they are. You don't hold on to who they were or what you want them to be, but who they are right now,” Moore explained. “And from that, there is such beauty and joy and loveliness and sweetness.”
Moore explained that he tries to spend as much time as possible with the Willis and their family.
“When I'm in LA, I go every week, and I really value the time we all share,” she said.
In March 2022, the “Die Hard” star retired from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia. In February 2023, the Willis family shared that his condition had progressed to frontotemporal dementia.
In May, Rumer gave an update on Willis' health in an interview with Fox News Digital.
He is great. Yes, yes, okay. Thank you so much for asking,” Rumer said at the premiere of her new film, “My Divorce Party,” at the 24th annual Beverly Hills Film Festival.
“I think, for me, through this experience, what's been incredible is that my dad is so loved, and it's been so clear in the openness that we've shared,” she continued.
“And I think if there's a way to share our experience, bring hope — whatever comes forward as a family — it can make an impact and bring any kind of hope, comfort to someone else going through this, then that's what I have. … everything.”