Demi Moore Says Bruce Willis' Condition Remains 'Stable,' Talks of 'Great Loss' and 'Beauty' in Being by His Side

Mar. 15, 2025

Demi Moore in New York City on Dec. 2, 2024; Bruce Willis in New York City on Oct. 24, 2014.Photo:TheStewartofNY/FilmMagic; D Dipasupil/FilmMagic

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Demi Mooreis giving an update onBruce Willis' health.

TheSubstanceactress spoke withChristiane Amanpourfor an interview onCNNthat aired Thursday, Dec. 5, about her ex-husband, who was previouslydiagnosed with aphasiathat progressed tofrontotemporal dementia(FTD).

“Given the givens,he’s in a very stable placeat the moment,” said Moore, 62. “And I’ve shared this before, but I really mean this so sincerely: It’s so important for anybody who’s dealing with this to really meet them where they’re at.”

“And from that place, there is such loving and joy,” she added.

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Moore, who was married to Willis, 69, from 1987 to 2000, also told Amanpour that the situation is “very difficult” and “not what I would wish upon anyone,” including a feeling of “great loss.”

“But there is also great beauty and gifts that can come out of it,” theNow and Thenactress added.

Willis and Moore share three daughters —Rumer, 36,Scout ,33, andTallulah, 30 — while theDie Hardactor is also dad to two younger daughters with wifeEmma Heming Willis:Mabel, 12, andEvelyn, 10.

Addressing their supportive joint dynamic with Amanpour, 66, Moore said, “That has been very important to me even from when Bruce and I separated and divorced, is the recognition that we’re a family, andwe’ll always be a family, just in a different form.”

“And that form may kind of evolve and change, and there is a way in which we can all be in that form,” she added. “And I’m grateful, ‘cause it’s not just me — it has to require everybody to be coming together. And it’s lovely.”

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Demi Moore, Emma Heming Willis and Bruce Willis with their kids.Emma Heming Willis/Instagram

Emma Heming Willis/Instagram

Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the 2024 Gotham Awards on Monday, Dec. 2, Moore also said she has grown tohave more self-acceptanceover the years, revealing that one of her children also consciously chooses to walk down the same path.

“My middle daughter Scout, in many of our conversations, she kind of succinctly put it. She said, ‘I want to quit wasting time focusing on all that I’m not, when I could becelebrating all that I am,’ " Moore recalled at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

TheG.I Janestar’s words came after she opened up to PEOPLE about her journey with aging.

source: people.com