Demi Moore Says Ex-Husband Bruce Willis 'Will Always Be Family: 'There Is Life After Divorce'

Mar. 15, 2025

Bruce Willis and Demi Moore on July 14, 2018.Photo:Phil Faraone/VMN18/Getty

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Demi Mooreonly has love for herex-husbandBruce Willis.

As Moore, 62, spoke withVarietyfor an article published Thursday, Feb. 6 regarding herAcademy Awardnomination forThe Substance, the actress touched on her relationship with Willis, 69, whom she divorced from in 2000 after some 13 years of marriage. Willis, who married wifeEmma Heming Willisin 2009,retired from actingafter he received an aphasia diagnosis in 2022; he was laterdiagnosed with frontotemporal dementiain 2023.

“We will always be a family, just in a different form,” Moore said of Willis, with whom shesharesdaughters Rumer, 36, Scout, 33 and Tallulah, 31. Willis also shares daughters Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, 10, with wife Emma. “For me, there was never a question. I show up because that’s what you do for the people you love," added Moore.

According toVariety, Moore visits Willis on a weekly basis and is a source of support for Emma, 46, as well as their daughters. “I hope it’s encouraging for others to see that there’s a different way to do things," Moore said of the friendship she maintained with Willis after divorce. “There is life after divorce. There is a way to co-parent with love.”

American actor Bruce Willis and his wife, American actress Demi Moore attend the premiere of ‘Chances Are’ held at the Mann Bruin Theatre in Los Angeles, California, 8th March 1989.Vinnie Zuffante/Getty

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Moore also gave anupdate on Willis' healthwith CNN, where she stated, “Given the givens,he’s in a very stable placeat the moment.” Willis wasseen spending time in publicfor the first time since his dementia diagnosis in a Jan. 16 video Emma shared on Instagram.

Demi Moore and Bruce Willis.SGranitz/WireImage

SGranitz/WireImage

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

Moore’s next awards opportunity forThe Substanceafterher Golden Globes winin January comes at theCritics Choice Awards, where she isnominated for best actress. That ceremony airs on Friday, Jan. 7 on E!.

source: people.com