The Sixth Sense director reveals how Bruce Willis' family are doing after actor's dementia diagnosis
American director M. Night Shyamalan has given an update on his longtime friend Bruce Willis amid his ongoing health battle.
Shyamalan, who first worked with Willis on The Sixth Sense in 1999, opened up about how the actor's family are navigating his aphasia and dementia diagnosis.
"He has a very loving family," Shyamalan told People Magazine in a recent interview.
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M. Night Shyamalan and Bruce Willis first worked together in 1999. Getty
Willis is married to Emma Heming who he shares daughters Mabel and Evelyn with.
He also shares daughters, Rumer, Scout and Tallulah, with his first wife Demi Moore.
"They're doing the best they can," Shyamalan added.
Shyamalan worked with Willis again on the 2000 film Unbreakable and again on Glass in 2019 before the action star stepped away from acting.
The director previously told The Hollywood Reporter in 2023 that Willis "means the world" to him.
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Rumer Willis, Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, Tallulah Willis, Emma Heming Willis and Scout Willis. Getty via CNN
"I would do anything for him and his family, and it's been super tough for everybody involved," he spoke about the actor's diagnosis, adding he "had a lot of tears about it".
In 2022, Willis' family revealed he would be retiring from Hollywood after four decades as a working actor in light of an aphasia diagnosis.
"This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support," his family's statement said.
Less than a year later it was announced Willis had received a further diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
In September, the actor's wife opened up about how "hard" the diagnosis has been for both Willis and his loved ones.
"What I'm learning is that dementia is hard. It's hard on the person diagnosed. It's also hard on the family," Heming told Hoda Kotb on the Today show
Emma Heming Willis has spoken about the family struggles with the actor's diagnosis. Instagram
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"And that is no different for Bruce or myself or our girls. And when they say that this is a family disease, it really is," she added.
"Just being in the know of what is happening to Bruce just makes it a little bit easier," she added.
Heming, who has shared multiple updates about her husband's health, recently revealed that she would be coming out with a book on caregiving that is scheduled for 2025.
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