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Al Jazeera
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Entertainment

Bruce Willis diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, family says

Actor Bruce Willis is renowned for films including The Sixth Sense, Pulp Fiction and Die Hard [File: Carlo Allegri/Reuters]

Nearly a year after it was announced that Bruce Willis would step away from filmmaking following being diagnosed with aphasia, the American actor’s family says his “condition has progressed”.

In a statement posted on Thursday, the 67-year-old’s family said Willis has received a more specific diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

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