Demi Moore is addressing her ex-husband\u2019s mental decline and praising his wife in the process.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Substance\u201d actress, 62, spoke out about Bruce Willis\u2019 health struggles on Tuesday\u2019s episode of\u00a0\u201cThe Oprah Podcast<\/a>\u201d\u00a0with host\u00a0Oprah Winfrey, and revealed she has \u201cso much compassion\u201d for Emma Heming Willis.<\/p>\n Demi Moore talking about Bruce Willis\u2019 dementia diagnosis. Oprah Podcast\/YouTube<\/p>\n Demi Moore talking about Bruce Willis\u2019 dementia diagnosis. Oprah Podcast\/YouTube<\/p>\n Willis, 70, retired from acting in 2022<\/a> after being diagnosed with aphasia. His wife, 49, later revealed that the \u201cDie Hard\u201d star had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia<\/a>\u00a0in 2023.<\/p>\n Moore\u2019s podcast episode was part of a larger interview that included Emma and the book she wrote about Bruce\u2019s condition, titled \u201cThe Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Emma\u2019s written work includes advice and insight for caregivers while sharing her personal experience with her husband\u2019s struggle. She has already revealed they suffered \u201cmarital issues\u201d<\/a> before his diagnosis and the \u201calarming\u201d symptoms he showed prior.<\/p>\n Demi Moore talking about Bruce Willis\u2019 dementia diagnosis. Oprah Podcast\/YouTube<\/p>\n Emma Heming Willis and Oprah Winfrey discussing Bruce Willis\u2019 mental decline. Oprah Podcast\/YouTube<\/p>\n Bruce Willis on a beach. Instagram \/ demimoore<\/p>\n Emma, however, copped backlash for disclosing that they moved Willis into a \u201csecond home\u201d <\/a>with a full-time care team, calling the decision \u201cone of the hardest decisions\u201d she\u2019s ever made.<\/p>\n Moore, who was married to Willis from 1987 until their divorce was finalized in 2000, stood up for Emma in the interview.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no road map for how to deal with this,\u201d\u00a0the actress told Winfrey.<\/p>\n Emma Heming Willis talking to Oprah Winfrey about Bruce Willis\u2019 condition. Oprah Podcast\/YouTube<\/p>\n Emma Heming Willis talking to Oprah Winfrey about Bruce Willis\u2019 condition on a podcast episode. Oprah Podcast\/YouTube<\/p>\n Bruce Willis with his blended family, including Demi Moore, Emma Heming Willis and his five children. Instagram\/demimoore<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, being the ex-wife, even though our family is very connected, is an interesting position,\u201d\u00a0she continued. \u201cSo much fell on Emma to really figure this whole thing out, and the most beautiful thing, and she talks about this in the book, was recognizing the importance for caregivers that they have to take care of themselves. And if they don\u2019t put that time into making sure that they\u2019re okay, that they then can\u2019t show up for anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n Moore shared she has \u201cso much compassion for Emma in this, being a young woman. There\u2019s no way that anybody could have anticipated where this was going to go.\u201d<\/p>\n Emma wed Willis in 2009.<\/p>\n Bruce Willis and ex-wife Demi Moore with one of their daughters. Instagram\/@demimoore<\/p>\n Demi Moore sits with Bruce Willis amid his health battle. @ brucewillisbw\/Instagram<\/p>\n The actress believes his wife has \u201cdone a masterful job\u201d navigating Willis\u2019 health journey, explaining, \u201cShe has been so dedicated to forging the right path.\u00a0She\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite being officially divorced for nearly 25 years, Moore and Willis have remained tight, as they share three daughters: Rumer, 37, Scout, 34, and Tallulah, 31.<\/p>\n Moore further explained to Winfrey that it\u2019s \u201cdifficult\u201d to watch her ex\u2019s decline.<\/p>\n Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Rumer Willis posing together at home. demimoore\/Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s hard to see somebody who was so, you know, vibrant and strong and so directed shift into this other parts of themself,\u201d she stated. \u201cBut, my particular perspective is \u2014 one, I really always say it\u2019s so important just to meet them where they\u2019re at.\u00a0Don\u2019t have an expectation of them needing to be who they were or who you want them to be. And when you do that, I find that there is an incredible sweetness and something that\u2019s soft and tender and loving.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cGhost\u201d actress also shared the importance of being \u201cpresent\u201d when it comes to Willis. <\/p>\n \u201cIf you replay where it was and what you\u2019ve lost, it only creates anxiety and and grief,\u201d Moore advised. \u201cAnd so when you stay present, there is so much, and there\u2019s still so much of him there. And it may not always be verbal, but it is beautiful, given the givens.\u201d<\/p>\n Demi Moore gives ex-husband Bruce Willis a hug on his birthday. demimoore\/Instagram<\/p>\n Emma Heming Willis cuddling with her husband, Bruce Willis. Emma Heming Willis\/Instagram<\/p>\n Emma called Moore\u2019s praise \u201cbeautiful\u201d when Winfrey showed her their conversation later in the interview. \u201cBut she\u2019s right; there is beauty there. Right?\u201d she noted. \u201cAs hard as it is to lose someone that we love, we are able to tap into what is.\u201d<\/p>\n Emma, who also has daughters Mabel Ray, 13, and Evelyn Penn, 11, with Willis, recently fired back at the \u201cloud\u201d critics<\/a> who took issue with her ABC special, in which she shared her story while promoting her book. <\/p>\n \u201cThe truth is that the opinions are so loud and they\u2019re so noisy,\u201d Willis\u2019 wife said in a video\u00a0shared to Instagram<\/a>\u00a0last week. \u201cBut if they don\u2019t have the experience of this, they don\u2019t get a say, and they definitely don\u2019t get a vote.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSharing openly may invite opinions, but more importantly, it creates connection and validation for those actually navigating the realities of caregiving every day,\u201d Emma later shared in the clip.<\/p>\n Emma Heming Willis and Bruce Willis sitting together outdoors. Emma Heming Willis\/Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s who I share for and so I can build a deeper connection with a community that understands this journey,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n The \u201cUnexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path\u201d\u00a0hit shelves on Tuesday, September 9.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t