Bruce Willis might no longer be acting. But that doesn’t mean he can’t revisit his acting past.
Over the weekend, the actor returned to a place where he spent many hours at 34 years ago. Where was it? It is the Nakatomi Plaza where he made a little Christmas movie called Die Hard.
However, Willis looks a lot more relaxed this time around. Could be because instead of his movie wife being held hostage, his real wife, Emma Hemming, is filming her husband on top of the building looking over the city of Los Angeles.
Bruce Willis’ family announced today that he is retiring from acting after being diagnosed with Aphasia.
To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities. As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him.
This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support. We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him.
As Bruce always says, “Live it up” and together we plan to do just that.
Love, Emma, Demi, Rumer, Scout, Tallulah, Mabel, and Evelyn
According to the NIH website, Aphasia is described as a disorder that results from damage to portions of the brain that are responsible for language. For most people, these areas are on the left side of the brain. Aphasia usually occurs suddenly, often following a stroke or head injury, but it may also develop slowly, as the result of a brain tumor or a progressive neurological disease. The disorder impairs the expression and understanding of language as well as reading and writing. Aphasia may co-occur with speech disorders, such as dysarthria or apraxia of speech, which also result from brain damage.
My prayers go out to the 67-year-old and his family in this difficult time.
Do you know the expression quality over quantity? Well, Bruce Willis doesn’t. The actor starred in eight movies that came out in 2021, which were so unwatchable, the Razzies gave him his own category. Even Nicolas Cage can’t say that. John Travolta and Sylvester Stallone each needed a whole decade to get that honor.
For $40, you can become a member and pick which one he gave his worst performance in. You can choose from American Siege, Apex, Cosmic Sin, Deadlock, Fortress, Midnight in the Switchgrass, Out of Death, and Survive the Game. I think it is going to be an eight-way tie. It is just like potato chips; you can’t just have one.
Although, you are satisfied with one viewing of their other noms like Karen, Dear Evan Hansen (it gets all my votes), and Diana: The Musical. Today is David Bryan’s (Bon Jovi’s) 60th birthday, and he wrote the music for Diana: The Musical. As a birthday gift, his musical got nine nominations, the most for this year and one more than Willis. So, I guess this is their way of singing Jovi’s Have a Nice to him.
COVID-19 is really bad here in Los Angeles. One person is dying every 15 minutes from it. Yet there are still Covidiots who won’t wear a mask. One of those Covidiots is Bruce Willis, who was kicked out of a Rite-Aid yesterday for not wearing one in their drug store according to Page Six.
“It was an error in judgment,” Willis told People. “Be safe out there everyone and let’s continue to mask up.”
An error in judgment? C’mon, it is entitlement at this point in the pandemic. Willis might be in good health, but he is no spring chicken. The virus could hit him hard. None of us know how it is going to hit us. My friend’s younger husband has been sick with a fever and aches for two weeks now. She only suffered from the effects of it for two days.
Be smart and wear a mask. It is not only about protecting yourself. It is about protecting the people around you. How would you feel if you had the virus and gave it to someone who died from it? I don’t think I could live with myself. But it seems like Bruce Willis could. At least that is what he is saying by not wearing a mask.
Believe it or not, Frank Sinatra was offered the role of John McLaine in Die Hard. How? Why? What?
Back in 1968, the legendary crooner starred in The Detective, which was based on Roderick Thorp’s 1966 novel. Die Hard is based on the sequel to that book. Therefore, they were obligated to ask Old Blue Eyes to star in the film according to NME.
However, he turned down the role, as did Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, James Caan, Richard Gere, and few others. Eventually, they changed the lead’s name, Bruce Willis accepted the role, and the rest is movie history.
Had any of the others said yes, then we would not have the annual Christmas tradition of watching Die Hard. Well, everyone but me because I still haven’t seen it. I know.
