Hollywood icon Bruce Willis is in a "very stable place at the moment," his ex-husband Demi Moore confirmed today.
The acting legend, 69, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) which had worsened over time to the point his family said he faced "challenges with communication".
But US actress Moore, to whom Willis was married for 13 years until their split in 2000, said today: "Given the givens, he's in a very stable place at the moment.
"I've shared this before, but I really mean this so sincerely, it's so important for anybody who's dealing with this to really meet them where they're at, and from that place, there is such loving and joy.
"I mean, obviously it's very difficult, and it's not what I would wish upon anyone and there is great loss, but there is also great beauty and gifts that can come out of it."
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Getty)The Ghost star, who has three daughters with Willis, spoke today to British journalist Christiane Amanpour on US outlet CNN, around 18 months after Willis's family confirmed the shock.
Die Hard actor Willis went onto marry actress Emma Heming Willis in 2009, and had two more daughters, Mabel and Evelyn. The family has issued regular updates on Willis' condition, confirming in March 2022 he had been diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder which affects communication abilities. Last year, his daughter Rumer confirmed Willis had received a "more specific" diagnosis of FTD.
The health concerns led to the star retiring from acting, having appeared in more than 100 films in a illustrious career spanning more four decades. He won a Golden Globe Award for his role in US comedy drama Moonlighting in the 1980s.
His family has expanded since his separation with Moore, who since married - and divorced - Ashton Kutcher. On remaining a family unit despite her separation with Willis, Moore, 62, added: "That has been very important to me, even from when Bruce and I separated and divorced, is the recognition that we're a family and we'll always be a family, just in a different form.
"And that form may evolve and change, and there is a way in which we can all be in that form. I'm grateful because it's not just me. It has to require everybody to be coming together, and it's lovely. I'm really so grateful."
FTD is an umbrella term for a group of dementias which mainly affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, which are responsible for such things as personality, behaviour, language and speech, according to Dementia UK.
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