Bruce Willis is thanking first responders amid the L.A. wildfires. In a new video shared by his wife Emma Heming Willis on Instagram Thursday, Willis can be seen shaking hands with a Los Angeles police officer and posing for a photo. She captioned the post, "Spotting a first responder, Bruce never missed a chance to show his gratitude with a heartfelt handshake and a 'thank you for your service.' Yesterday was no different."
Category
✨
PeopleTranscript
00:00Bruce Willis is thanking first responders amid the LA wildfires.
00:06In a new video shared by his wife, Emma Hemming Willis, on Instagram Thursday,
00:10Willis can be seen shaking hands with a Los Angeles police officer and posing for a photo.
00:15She captioned the post,
00:16Spotting a first responder, Bruce never missed a chance to show his
00:20gratitude with a heartfelt handshake and a thank you for your service.
00:23Yesterday was no different.
00:25The video seemingly marks the first time Willis has been spotted in public since 2022,
00:29after his family announced that the actor had initially been diagnosed with the language
00:33disorder aphasia and would be stepping away from acting as a result.
00:37In 2023, the Willis family shared that Bruce had received a more specific diagnosis of
00:42frontotemporal dementia, or FTD.
00:44A statement released by the Willis family at the time said, in part,
00:48FTD is a cruel disease that many of us have never heard of and can strike anyone.
00:52Today, there are no treatments for the disease,
00:55a reality that we hope can change in the years ahead.
00:57Since his diagnosis, Heming Willis has served as the actor's caregiver.
01:01For more on this story and all the latest news,
01:04go to THR.com.
01:05This is The Hollywood Reporter News.