Bruce Willis forced to retire after medical diagnosis
Bruce Willis has announced he will be stepping back from acting after a shocking medical diagnosis.
The 67-year-old has been diagnosed with aphasia: a medical condition that can affect a person’s ability to speak, write and understand language, both verbal and written.
“To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities,” Bruce’s family wrote in a statement shared to each of their Instagram accounts.
They added that he will be “stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him”.
“This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support,” the family continued.
“We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him."
“As Bruce always says, ‘Live it up’ and together we plan to do just that,” concluded the statement, which was signed by his wife Emma Heming, his ex-wife Demi Moore, and his five children, Rumer, 33, Scout, 30, Tallulah, 28, Mabel, 9, and Evelyn, 7.
Willis has multiple projects that he has completed that are now in the stage of post-production, including Vendetta, Fortress: Sniper’s Eye and White Elephant.
His upcoming project Fortress 3 is currently in pre-production, with no announcement on the future of the film.
Rumours of Willis' health declining were first pushed by OK! magazine in January 2021, when the actor was kicked out of a Los Angeles chemist for not wearing a mask during Covid-19 restrictions.
He later apologised, saying in a statement that it was “an error in judgement”.
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