Bruce Willis announced his retirement from acting almost a year ago after revealing his battle with aphasia – and now his wife is asking the paparazzi to retire from “screaming” at his recent dementia diagnosis.
Emma Heming Willis posted an emotional post Video on his Instagramimploring photographers to “keep their space” when they see the 67-year-old actor in public.
“If you are someone who is caring for someone with dementia, you know how difficult and stressful it can be to bring someone out into the world and navigate them safely, even to get a cup of coffee. for,” Hemming Willis, 44, said.
“It’s clear there’s still a lot of learning that needs to be valued,” he added. “So it’s going to photographers and video people trying to get my husband’s special things out. Just keep your place.”
Hemming Willis, who has been married to Bruce since 2009, admitted the paparazzi have work to do, but suggested there might be a more respectful way to go about it.
“I know it’s your job, but maybe keep your space,” she said. “Please don’t yell at my husband, ask how he’s doing, whatever. Woo-hooing and yippee-kee-yes — just don’t do it. Give him space. Our family or whatever. The day is with him, let him be able to safely get from point A to point B. That’s my PSA.”
The Post has reached out to representatives of the Willis family for comment.
Meanwhile, the video comes just weeks after Willis’ family announced that his aphasia — a brain disorder that affects his ability to communicate — worsened and developed into frontotemporal dementia.
Willis’ ex-wife Demi Moore, 60, posted An update on his health status on Instagram directs fans to their full statement Association for Frontotemporal Dementia website.
“Since we announced Bruce’s aphasia diagnosis in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD). Unfortunately, challenges with communication are just one symptom of the illness Bruce faces. Although it is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis,” the statement read.
It added, “Bruce always believed in using his voice in the world to help others, and to raise awareness of important issues both publicly and personally. We know in our hearts that – if he Can today – so he would like to bring global attention and connect with those who are also struggling with this critical illness and how it affects so many individuals and their families.”
The statement was signed by Moore, who was married to Willis from 1987 to 2000, and their daughters rumour34, along with Scout, 31, and Tallulah, 29 Heming Willisand their daughters Mabel, 10, and Evelyn, 8.
Frontotemporal is the most common form of dementia in people under the age of 60 and currently has no cure, the statement said.
“FTD is actually a group of brain disorders that cause the progressive degeneration of neurons in the brain and, as the name suggests, primarily affects the frontal and temporal regions of the brain,” Dr. Alison B. Rees NYU Long Island School of Medicine previously told the Post in an email.
“It has a relatively young age of onset, with most diagnosed between the ages of 45 and 64.”
