Demi Moore has offered a rare glimpse into the health of her ex-husband Bruce Willis, as he continues to live with frontotemporal dementia.
The actress, who was married to Willis for 11 years, spoke candidly about his condition during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show.
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Moore said she continued to spend significant time with Willis and his wife, Emma Heming Willis.
The blended family famously has a close relationship and spends time together to celebrate holidays and special occasions.
During the TV interview, Moore and Barrymore reminisced about their collaboration on the 2003 film Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, in which Willis made a memorable cameo.
“When we did Charlie’s Angels, Bruce came and played on it, and he opens up the film,” Barrymore recalled, “And we got to work with him.”
Barrymore went on to ask about his current health, noting she had “known him my whole life,” even back when Willis was working as a bartender at Cafe Central.
The Ghost actress provided a reassuring update: “Given the givens, he’s in a stable place.”
Moore, 61, and Willis, 69, were married from 1987 to 2000 and share three daughters: Rumer, 36, Scout, 33, and Tallulah, 30.
She revealed details of the approach she takes in supporting her daughters through their father’s health challenges.
“What I say to my kids is you meet them where they’re at. You don’t hold on to who they were or what you want them to be, but who they are in this moment,” Moore explained.
“And from that, there is such beauty and joy and loving and sweetness.
“When I’m in LA, I go over every week, and I really treasure the time that we all share.”
Willis was initially diagnosed with aphasia in March 2022, and in February 2023, his condition was updated to frontotemporal dementia.
Moore’s comments come after Willis and Moore’s daughter Tallulah said in an update about her dad in August, that she would “meet him where he’s at” depending on the day.
“I’ll go visit my dad and spend some time with him,” she said to People, emphasising the importance of being emotionally prepared for the experience.
“It’s important for me to go into it open to what the visit is, and knowing that before I go in, I’m solid. I’m OK …
“I’ve done what I need to do to make sure that I can just be present.”
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Regarding Willis’ current condition, Tallulah said he was “doing the same in terms of the last we kind of updated, which I’m told is good”.
“But whatever kind of day it is, my family and I meet him where he’s at.”
In 2022, the tight-knit family released a statement announcing the Die Hard star had been diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate.
A year later, they revealed the diagnosis had been upgraded to frontotemporal dementia, a disorder that occurs when nerve cells in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain are lost, causing changes in behaviour, personality, language, and movement.