Demi Moore shares ‘touching’ birthday tribute to Bruce Willis

Demi Moore marked a special occasion on Wednesday, March 19, celebrating the 70th birthday of her ex-husband, Bruce Willis, with a touching tribute on social media.

The Die Hard star, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD)—a degenerative disease that impacts behaviour and communication—received well-wishes from family, friends, and fans alike.

Moore marked the special occasion with a series of photos on social media of Willis, their daughters Rumer, 36, Scout, 33, and Tallulah, 31, and their eldest child’s little girl Louetta, 23 months.

“Happy birthday, BW! We love you ♥️,” she wrote alongside the images.

 

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In response to Moore’s post, fans flooded the comments with birthday messages for Willis while praising the bond their family shares.

“Happy 70th Birthday Mr Bruce Willis, we’re sure your gorgeous girls are spoiling you rotten 🎉🎈🎂🎉 Still loving your movies,” one commented.

“Happy Birthday Bruce!!!!! You are so loved!!!!”

“HBD BW!! @demimoore this brings tears of joy to my face. The love that you all have for @brucewillisbw is so beautiful. You are the epitome of what a family is. You are so full of love and it shows. I love you both as actors but respect and admire you greatly as wonderful humans,” commented another.

“These are so very touching❤️.”

The birthday wishes come after Moore and Willis’ daughter Rumer also wished her father all the best on his birthday while sharing a welcome update regarding his wellbeing, revealing that he is “doing great”.

When asked in an Instagram Stories Q&A session on Tuesday, March 18 how Willis was doing, Rumer said: “He’s doing great, thank you for asking.”

“It is actually his 70th birthday tomorrow so please wish my papa a big happy birthday,” she added.

Alongside her recent update, Rumer posted a touching birthday tribute on Instagram, featuring a video of Willis dancing alongside his family.

“To the King…I love you Daddio. Happy 70th Birthday papa,” she wrote.

 

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Willis’ fanbase was left in a state of shock when news broke of his initial aphasia diagnosis, a condition known to disrupt one’s ability to communicate effectively.

Taking to social media on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the renowned Hollywood icon’s family issued a collective statement, revealing that he would be “stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him” in light of the diagnosis.

Willis’ family later took to social media to share the news of the actor’s frontotemporal dementia diagnosis, expressing “relief to finally have a clear diagnosis”.

“As a family, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for the outpouring of love and compassion for Bruce over the past ten months. Your generosity of spirit has been overwhelming, and we are tremendously grateful for it. For your kindness, and because we know you love Bruce as much as we do, we wanted to give you an update,” a statement from the family read.

“Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD). Unfortunately, challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease Bruce faces. While this is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.”

-with BANG.