Demi Moore supports Bruce Willis' wife after she issues heartbreaking dementia update

Demi Moore has once again offered her support to the wife of her ex-husband Bruce Willisas they continue to deal with his dementia diagnosis. Emma Heming Willis has remained by the Hollywood icon's side following his diagnosis with frontotemporal dementia.

Two years ago, the Die Hard star was diagnosed with the disease and his wife, Emma Heming Willis has regularly updated his fans with his health battle. She assumed caregiving duties, but faced some backlash when she revealed she had sent him to a care home.

He is currently staying in a house nearby with a full-time care team. Emma admitted: "It was one of the hardest decisions that I’ve had to make so far. But I knew, first and foremost, Bruce would want that for our daughters. You know, he would want them to be in a home that was more tailored to their needs, not his needs.”

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However, Demi has since defended her actions. During an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's podcast, Demi spoke highly of Emma's efforts. "There is no road map for how to deal with this," Demi is heard saying.

"Obviously, being the ex-wife – even though our family is very connected – is an interesting position. So much fell on Emma to really figure this whole thing out.

"The most beautiful thing, and she talks about this in the book, was recognising the importance for caregivers, that they have to take care of themselves. If they don’t put that time into making sure that they’re okay, they can’t show up for anyone else."

Demi went on: "I have so much compassion for Emma in this, being a young woman. There’s no way that anybody could have anticipated where this was going to go. I really think she’s done a masterful job.

"She has been so dedicated to forging the right path. She’s had equal amounts of fear and strength and courage in navigating this. I think that this book is gonna really be very helpful for a lot of people who are walking through this."

The family has stayed a strong unit, including Bruce's ex-wife of 11 years, Demi, throughout. Demi and Bruce share daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah together and remained friends despite their split. Emma and Bruce share daughters Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11

In 2023, Emma also praised Demi. Emma and Bruce wed in 2009 and renewed their vows as they celebrated their 10th anniversary back in 2019 with their family played a big part in the sweet ceremony.

Demi, who was married to the actor from 1987 to 2000, attended both ceremonies and has maintained a close bond to the couple.

And shortly after Bruce's diagnosis, Emma showed her support to the former couple as she took to Instagram to repost a black-and-white pic of the pair cosying up to each other. At the time, she wrote: "Yeah. Me too. I liked them together as well."

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