Bruce Willis appeared in good spirits during a rare Los Angeles beach outing – a heartwarming sight for fans amid his ongoing battle with frontotemporal dementia.
THE Die hard The star, 70, was photographed taking a stroll on the beach in Los Angeles on Thursday, November 6, in images obtained by TMZ. Bruce was all smiles as he walked hand in hand with a few friends.
He wore a baseball cap and sunglasses as they strolled on the sands of Santa Monica.
The iconic actor’s public appearances have become increasingly rare since his 2023 diagnosis with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a progressive brain disorder that affects behavior and language.
Bruce’s outing comes a day after his wife, Emma Heming Willis, and ex-wife Demi Moore, stepped out in New York to honor the pulp Fiction actor at a prestigious benefit concert organized by Soho Sessions.
Famous faces in attendance included Kevin Bacon, his wife Kyra Sedgwick, Whoopi Goldberg and Michael J Fox.
“Bruce would have loved it. He always loved live music,” Emma said People before the event. “[He’d be excited to see] all of them, because they’re all, you know, his friends. I think he definitely would have gone up there and started playing his harmonica. I’m just grateful they’re showing up for this. But they also have a special relationship with Bruce.”
Bruce – who shares daughters Rumer, Tallulah and Scout with Demi, and daughters Mabel and Evelyn with Emma – was previously diagnosed with aphasia, the family announced in 2022.
“Since we announced Bruce’s aphasia diagnosis in the spring of 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD),” Rumer announced via Instagram in February. “Unfortunately, communication problems are just one symptom of the illness Bruce is facing. Although it is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.”
According to Emma, when Bruce was diagnosed, they were left “with nothing, really; no roadmap, no support, nothing,” she told People on Wednesday.
“What I realized is that there is actually support out there.”
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