Rumer Willis, the eldest daughter of action star Bruce Willis and actor Demi Moore, says her father is “amazing” as he continues to battle dementia.
“Yes, yes, it's going well. Thank you very much for your question,” Rumer Willis said at the premiere of her new film “My Divorce Party” Wednesday night during the 24th Annual Beverly Hills Film Festival on FOX He told News Digital.
The 'Empire' and 'Sorority Row' star shares an update on her father's health since he announced his role in 'Die Hard' and 'Armageddon' in March 2022. He said it was a positive experience for the actor's family, who have been supportive of him. He suffered from aphasia, a cognitive disorder that impairs his ability to communicate, which set him back from his career.
“What's been incredible for me through this experience is that my dad is so loved and it's so clear in the transparency that we've shared.” said his 35-year-old daughter.
“And if there's a way to bring hope by sharing our experiences, whatever it is as a family, we can make an impact and bring some hope or comfort to others who are going through the same thing. If so, that's all that matters to me.”
Willis' health has been a concern for many who worked with the prolific actor late in his career, with many questioning whether the action star was fully aware of his surroundings on set. Some people watched.
The Times previously reported that some people described heartbreaking scenes as Willis faced declining mental capacity and inability to remember conversations. In February 2023, Willis' family announced that he had been specifically diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a degenerative brain disease for which there is currently no cure.
Rumer Willis celebrated her father's 69th birthday in March by sharing a photo of her young daughter Louetta and her grandfather, an international film and TV star, sweetly playing with his granddaughter.
“With baby Lou,” she wrote on her Instagram Story, adding, “Lou loves you so much.”
In March, the Pulp Fiction star's wife Emma Hemming gave a glimpse of her new role as her husband's caregiver, publicly challenging headlines that said Willis “no longer feels joy” following his diagnosis. chanted.
“All I can say is, that's far from the truth, right?” she explained on Instagram Reels at the time. “I need society. Who's writing these stupid headlines to stop scaring people? Scaring people that once you get a diagnosis of a neurocognitive disease, that's it.” Let's stop. It's over.
She added: “It's quite the opposite.”
Hemming, 45, said Sunday that while she and her loved ones are experiencing conflicting feelings about her husband's health, this chapter of caring for Willis has been “filled with love and connection, filled with joy, filled with happiness.” “I'm doing it,” he said.
In the same month, the model-turned-businesswoman celebrated her 15th wedding anniversary to the actor, saying she would either “mourn” or “celebrate” the day.
“I call this an 'amazing reconstruction,'” she wrote on Instagram, posting a photo of Willis kissing her. “What I do know is that we have a lot to celebrate. Our unity and connection is perhaps stronger than ever. We have two bright, fun, healthy daughters. We are part of a family built on mutual respect and admiration. And simply, I love and adore the man we have. And I'm very proud of what we continue to create. Happy Crystal Anniversary!”
Willis' close-knit extended family has been on the front lines of his health battle for years, coming together to support Willis and keep the public informed. . He and his ex-wife Moore have daughters Rumer, 32, Scout, and Talulah, 30. He and Hemming, who married in 2009, have daughters Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, nine.
In January, Moore, who was married to the “Expendables” actor from 1987 to 2000, spoke candidly about how she copes with her illness and offered advice to those caring for loved ones with dementia. He encouraged them to “meet where they are.”
“When they let go of who they were, or who they thought they were, [were] The “GI Jane'' and “Feud: Capote vs. Swans'' actor said this on SiriusXM's “Radio And.'' Joy and love exist for all that they are, not all that they are not. ”
Times staff writer Alexandra Del Rosario contributed to this report.
