The Die Hard star was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia

US actress Demi Moore said her ex-husband Bruce Willis is “very stable at the moment” after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Die Hard star Willis, 69, was married to Ghost actress Moore for 13 years and the couple share three daughters – Rumer, Scout and Tallulah.

Despite separating in 2000, the acting duo remained friends and Willis married actress Emma Heming Willis in 2009 and had two more daughters, Mabel and Evelyn. In March 2022, it was first revealed that Willis had been diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder that affects the ability to communicate. Last year, his daughter Rumer confirmed that Willis had received a more “specific” diagnosis of FTD.

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During an interview with British journalist Christiane Amanpour on US channel CNN, Moore gave an update on Willis’ condition, saying: “Given the circumstances, he is in a very stable situation at the moment. I’ve shared this before, but I really mean it. It’s so important that whoever is involved with this really meets them where they are at, and there is so much love and joy that flows from that place.

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“I mean, obviously it’s very difficult, and it’s not what I would wish on anyone, and there’s a great loss, but there can also be great beauty and gifts that come out of it.” FTD is an umbrella term for a group of dementia disorders According to Dementia UK, they primarily affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, which are responsible for things such as personality, behavior, language and speech.

Willis – best known for films such as “Die Hard”, “The Sixth Sense” and “Pulp Fiction” – gave up his acting career due to health problems. Moore added that despite her split from Willis, she remained a family unit: “Even since Bruce and I separated and divorced, it was very important to me to realize that we are a family and we will always be a family,” just in a different form.

“And that form can evolve and change, and there is a way we can all be in that form. I’m grateful because it’s not just me. It requires everyone to come together, and that is wonderful. I really am so grateful.”