The actor was diagnosed with FrontoTemporal Dementia, which causes brain disorders, affecting his ability to speak and communicate
Bruce Willis’ family revealed that the actor has been diagnosed with dementia (FTD), less than a year after he retired from acting due to his battle with aphasia. Bruce Willis, 67, retired from acting last year as he began his “battle” with aphasia and now his condition has worsened, his family said in a joint statement on Thursday (February 17).
67-year-old Bruce Willis he was diagnosed with FrontoTemporal Dementia, which causes brain disorders, affecting his abilities to speak and communicate. The statement, from his wife, Emma Heming, his ex-wife, Demi Moore, and his five daughters read: “Our family is deeply grateful for the incredible outpouring of love, support and wonderful stories we have all received. since we shared Bruce’s initial diagnosis.
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In that spirit, we wanted to update you on our beloved husband, father and friend as we now have a deeper insight into what he is going through. Since we announced that he was diagnosed with aphasia in the spring of 2022, Bruce’s condition has worsened and today we have a specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD).
Unfortunately, he has trouble communicating and this is just one symptom of Bruce’s illness. Although this is painful, it is also a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.
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FTD is a cruel disease that many of us have never heard of and it can strike anyone. For people under 60, FTD is the most common form of dementia, and because diagnosis can take years, FTD is likely much more common than we know.
Currently there are no cures for the disease, which hopefully can change in the coming years. As Bruce’s condition progresses, we hope that media attention can be focused on shining a light on this disease that needs much more awareness and research,” the statement concluded.
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However, of particular interest are the revelations about what preceded the three years before the beloved actor retired from acting. It is worth noting that Bruce Willis shot twenty-two action movies, but people who were on the movie sets revealed that the actor during the filming could not respond and even became dangerous. The actor, according to international press reports, allegedly accidentally shot himself during filming and needed someone to read his lines to him through a headset as his symptoms continued to worsen. The producer of the movie “Hard Kill” denied that the incident happened, but the alleged explosion left the cast and crew members shocked.
In recent years, Willis’ film shoots were limited to two days at most by his manager due to his ever-deteriorating health. In the movie “American Siege”, Bruce Willis is seen wearing an earpiece, apparently, to be told his lines. This happened two full years before the family’s announcement that the actor suffers from aphasia.
His ‘American Siege’ co-star, Rob Gough, said on the matter: “The guy is a legend and so iconic. Even without that information about his diagnosis, just being on set with this man was so memorable and so amazing to me. It is a great honor and blessing to have been able to work with him and learn from him.”
It is characteristic that a few days before Willis appeared on the set of one of his last action films, the director of the project sent an urgent request: To reduce the role of the movie star. “Looks like we need to reduce the Bruce page count,” Mike Burns, the director of Out of Death, wrote in an email to the film’s screenwriter. “We also need to shorten his dialogue a bit so there are no monologues.”
Meanwhile, the actor’s fans online began to question why Willis was making so many low-budget films, most of which were panned by critics. The team behind the Razzie Awards, which each year compiles a list of the industry’s worst movies, created an entire category in February for the movies he starred in.
Some filmmakers told the Times they were surprised by Willis’ condition over the past year.
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Jesse V. Johnson, who directed the low-budget film “White Elephant,” first worked with the actor decades ago when he was a stuntman. But when the director and the actor met briefly before filming began in Georgia last April, “it was clear he wasn’t the Bruce I remembered,” Johnson said.
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Concerned about Willis’ mental state, she said she approached the actor’s team and asked directly about the actor’s condition. “They said he was happy to be there, but that it would be better if we could finish filming by noon and let him go earlier,” Johnson recalled. The actor was asking where he was: “I know why you’re here, but why am I here?” two crew members revealed he asked out loud. “Someone was saying a joke to him and he didn’t understand what it meant. It was just a puppet.”
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