Demi Moore Shares Health Update on Ex Bruce Willis: 'He Is in a Stable Place'

Mar. 15, 2025

Demi Moore and Bruce Willis.Photo:Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty; Theo Wargo/Getty

Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty; Theo Wargo/Getty

Demi Mooreis sharing an update on her ex-husbandBruce Willis’ health.While appearing onThe Drew Barrymore Show onFriday, Sept. 13,The Substancestar, 61, andDrew Barrymorereminisced about their time working on 2003’sCharlie’s Angels: Full Throttle— and the host reminded Moore of Bruce’s small role in the film’s opening.“When we didCharlie’s Angels, Bruce came and played on it, and he opens up the film, and we got to work with him,” said Barrymore, 49, as Moore admitted, “I totally forgot about that.”Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Demi Moore in ‘Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle’.AJ Pics / Alamy Stock Photo"I mean, I used to know him when he was a bartender at … Cafe Central,” she continued, with Moore yelling the name of the New York City spot at the same time.“I’ve known him my whole life, too … how is he right now?” Barrymore next asked, before Moore, whowas married to the actor from 1987 to 2000, revealed that “given the givens, he is in a stable place.”She then explained her and her family’s approach to Bruce, 69, since he was diagnosed withaphasiaand laterfrontotemporal dementia (known as FTD).“What I say to my kids is you meet them where they’re at. You don’t hold on to who they were or what you want them to be, but who they are in this moment,“the actress said.“And from that, there is such beauty and joy and loving and sweetness,” Moore added. “When I’m in L.A., I go over every week, and I really treasure the time that we all share.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Willis family.Emma Heming Willis/InstagramIn March 2022, the Willis familyshared that the actor was “stepping away” from his decades-long careerfollowing his aphasia diagnosis.Nearly one year later, in February 2023, his wifeEmma Heming Willisannounced that his condition had worsened to a “more specific diagnosis” of FTD.Bruce’s daughtersRumer Willis,Scout WillisandTallulah Willis, whom he shares with Moore, andMabel WillisandEvelyn Willis, whom he shares with Emma, have since shared several updates about his health online and during public appearances.During her own appearance onThe Drew Barrymore Showlast November, Tallulah, 30,told host Barrymore that Bruce “is the same, which I think in this regard I’ve learned is the best thing you can ask for.”“I see love when I’m with him, and it’s my dad and he loves me, which is really special,” she added at the time.

Demi Mooreis sharing an update on her ex-husbandBruce Willis’ health.

While appearing onThe Drew Barrymore Show onFriday, Sept. 13,The Substancestar, 61, andDrew Barrymorereminisced about their time working on 2003’sCharlie’s Angels: Full Throttle— and the host reminded Moore of Bruce’s small role in the film’s opening.

“When we didCharlie’s Angels, Bruce came and played on it, and he opens up the film, and we got to work with him,” said Barrymore, 49, as Moore admitted, “I totally forgot about that.”

Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Demi Moore in ‘Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle’.AJ Pics / Alamy Stock Photo

AJ Pics / Alamy Stock Photo

“I mean, I used to know him when he was a bartender at … Cafe Central,” she continued, with Moore yelling the name of the New York City spot at the same time.

“I’ve known him my whole life, too … how is he right now?” Barrymore next asked, before Moore, whowas married to the actor from 1987 to 2000, revealed that “given the givens, he is in a stable place.”

She then explained her and her family’s approach to Bruce, 69, since he was diagnosed withaphasiaand laterfrontotemporal dementia (known as FTD).

“What I say to my kids is you meet them where they’re at. You don’t hold on to who they were or what you want them to be, but who they are in this moment,“the actress said.

“And from that, there is such beauty and joy and loving and sweetness,” Moore added. “When I’m in L.A., I go over every week, and I really treasure the time that we all share.”

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The Willis family.Emma Heming Willis/Instagram

In March 2022, the Willis familyshared that the actor was “stepping away” from his decades-long careerfollowing his aphasia diagnosis.

Nearly one year later, in February 2023, his wifeEmma Heming Willisannounced that his condition had worsened to a “more specific diagnosis” of FTD.

Bruce’s daughtersRumer Willis,Scout WillisandTallulah Willis, whom he shares with Moore, andMabel WillisandEvelyn Willis, whom he shares with Emma, have since shared several updates about his health online and during public appearances.

During her own appearance onThe Drew Barrymore Showlast November, Tallulah, 30,told host Barrymore that Bruce “is the same, which I think in this regard I’ve learned is the best thing you can ask for.”

“I see love when I’m with him, and it’s my dad and he loves me, which is really special,” she added at the time.

source: people.com