Bruce Willis is one of the most beloved modern-day action heroes for his roles in classic movies like Die Hard, The Sixth Sense and 12 Monkeys, and fans were devastated when he was forced to retire from acting due to his health. Since the actor was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023, his wife Emma Heming Willis has offered us peeks into their lives and his condition. She provided an update in a new interview, saying he’s losing the ability to communicate.
Emma Heming Willis spoke to Diane Sawyer for the upcoming ABC special Emma & Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey, which will air on the 2025 TV schedule on August 26. In a preview for the interview, Heming Willis said that while Bruce is still mobile and healthy overall, her husband’s brain is “failing him,” and it’s affected how they can speak to each other. She said:
