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The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Rumer Willis praises dad Bruce in rare public comment amid his Dementia battle
RUMER Willis has praised her dad Bruce in a rare public comment amid his Dementia battle. Following in her much loved father's footsteps, Rumer is also becoming an action hero. 5 5 5 Bruce Willis had his first three children in the late 80s and 90s, with actress and ex-wife, Demi Moore. The couple split in the late 90s and Bruce went on to have two more children with model Emma Heming who he married in March 2009. The five girls, along with Demi and Emma, released a joint statement in March 2022 sharing that Bruce had been diagnosed with aphasia and would retire from acting. Aphasia is a medical condition resulting in the inability to understand words and communicate clearly, aphasia typically occurs after a stroke or head injury. Then, 10 months later, another statement was shared which revealed that he received a more specific diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). FTD is "an umbrella term for a group of brain diseases that mainly affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain", according to the Mayo Clinic. The site states: "These areas of the brain are associated with personality, behavior, and language." Born August 16, 1988, in Kentucky, Rumer is the first daughter of Demi and Bruce. She made her film debut in Now And Then (1995), acting alongside her mother, and has also appeared in three films with her father - The Whole Nine Years (2000), Hostage (2005), and Air Strike (2018). In 2015 she made her Broadway debut in the musical Chicago and also won season 20 of Dancing with the Stars. Bruce Willis' daughter shares rare update on dad's health amid tragic dementia battle She also starred in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood as actress Joanna Pettet. In her new movie, out in theatres now, Rumer is playing a widow on the warpath in filmmaker Johnny Remo's Trail of Vengeance. And she has praised her father's career as part of the reason for her own desire to jump into the genre. In a recent interview she said: "My dad is such an action man." She added: "My mom's done her fair share [of action] as well." Mom Demi starred in GI Jane and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. Speaking to People magazine, mom-of-one Rumer said that she "would love to do an action movie with" Demi, calling the idea "so fun". She added: "I felt like a little kid when I found out I got [this role]" She also shared that she is a huge fan of the Western genre including Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone and 1883. Set in 1875, Trails of Vengeance follows Rumer's character, Katherine Atherton, a widow whose life is upended by her husband's murder, orchestrated by a nefarious colonel. But in her quest for vengeance, she unexpectedly crosses paths with a former Pinkerton agent, a man with a troubled past. 5 5
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
How dementia-stricken Bruce Willis bonds with his granddaughter Louetta
has offered a sweet glimpse into her father Bruce Willis ' relationship with his granddaughter, little Louetta. In an interview with People, the star, 36, described about how 'obsessed' her famous family is with baby Louetta, the two-year-old daughter she shares with her ex-boyfriend Derek Richard Thomas. The youngster serves as a bright spot for Rumer's father Bruce, who is battling dementia. 'Even with my dad, given the challenges that he's dealing with, whenever we go over there to visit, his face just lights up and he gets so excited and is so sweet with her,' she said of her father. 'My family is so incredible with her. I feel so lucky, and she's so lucky. I mean, they are obsessed with her.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. And Louella also brings much joy to her famous grandmother, Demi Moore. 'They love each other. I mean, you should see her face light up when they're on FaceTime when we're away,' Rumer said of Louella and her mother Demi. 'She just gets so excited and it's sweet, and my mom is so incredible with babies. She always has been, and so it's such a delight to see them together,' she said, adding they were 'so silly and wonderful.' Baby Louella has clearly made an impact on Rumer's family. Last year The House Bunny star gushed to that she feels 'very blessed' to be Louetta's mom and that she is 'the most amazing kid.' 'She's so happy and wonderful and smiley. She's joyful all of the time.' The Willis family has remained extremely tight knit despite Demi and Bruce's divorce in 2000 after 13 years of marriage. They celebrate holidays together along with Bruce's wife, Emma Hemming Willis, and their two young daughters and they have rallied around the Glass actor amid his tragic health battle. Rumer said that baby Louetta's 'face lights up' when she hears her phone's FaceTime ringer as she knows it's an incoming call from family. 'She'll try to grab the phone and see who's on it and her face lights up with a megawatt smile.' Rumer also gushed over how 'sweet' it's been to see Demi become a grandmother. 'I think grandmas are inherently very different than how they are as mothers to a certain extent because it's all of the joy [of a child] without any of the responsibility,' she explained. 'There's just such sweetness.' Bruce was stepped away from public life after his diagnosis of frontotemporal aphasia in 2022. The condition progressed and the family announced he was suffering from frontotemporal dementia in 2023.
Los Angeles Times
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
The Cannes prizewinners to watch for in the Oscar race
After reading about these California beaches, can you blame me for thinking about the south of France right about now? And, you know, the movies at Cannes this year were pretty good too. In fact, we might have another best picture Oscar winner from the festival. I'm Glenn Whipp, columnist for the Los Angeles Times and host of The Envelope newsletter, which is back in your inbox after a springtime sabbatical. Today, I'm looking at the news out of the Cannes Film Festival, wondering if Neon's publicity team will be getting any rest this coming awards season. Last year's Cannes Film Festival gave us a Demi Moore comeback ('The Substance'), an overstuffed, ambitious movie musical that everyone loved until they didn't ('Emilia Pérez') and a freewheeling Cinderella story that became the actual Cinderella story of the 2024-25 awards season ('Anora'). Sean Baker's 'Anora' became just the fourth film to take the festival's top prize, the Palme d'Or, and then go on to win the Oscar for best picture. But it had been only five years since Bong Joon Ho's 'Parasite' pulled off that feat, so this would seem to be the direction that the academy is going. As the major Hollywood studios have doubled down on IP, indies like A24 and Neon have stepped up, delivering original, daring films that win the hearts of critics, awards voters and, sometimes, moviegoers. Neon brought 'Anora' to Cannes last year, confident that it would make an ideal launching pad. This year, the studio bought films at the festival — among them the taut, tart revenge thriller 'It Was Just an Accident,' from dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, and the anarchic political thriller 'The Secret Agent' from Brazil's Kleber Mendonça Filho. 'It Was Just an Accident' won the Palme, making it the sixth consecutive time Neon has won the award. Despite being one of the world's most celebrated and influential filmmakers for movies like 'No Bears' and 'The White Balloon,' Panahi has never received any recognition at the Oscars. That will change this coming year. Another movie that might deliver the goods is a title Neon announced at Cannes last year, 'Sentimental Value,' an intense family drama that earned a 15-minute standing ovation. Or was it 17? Or 19? The audience at the Grand Théâtre Lumière might still be standing and applauding; who knows with these Cannes festivalgoers. I'd be long gone, heading to the nearest wine bar. The point is: People love this movie. It won the Grand Prix, Cannes' second-highest honor. 'Sentimental Value' is a dysfunctional family dramedy focusing on the relationship between a flawed father (the great Stellan Skarsgård) and his actor daughter (Renate Reinsve, extraordinary), two people who are better at their jobs than they are at grappling with their emotions. They're both sad and lonely, and the film circles a reconciliation, one that's only possible through their artistic endeavors. Norwegian director Joachim Trier directed and co-wrote 'Sentimental Value,' and it's his third collaboration with Reinsve, following her debut in the 2011 historical drama 'Oslo, August 31st' and the brilliant 'The Worst Person in the World,' for which she won Cannes' best actress prize in 2021. Reinsve somehow failed to make the cut at the Oscars that year, an oversight that will likely be corrected several months from now. Reinsve could well be joined in the category by a past Oscar winner, Jennifer Lawrence, who elicited rave reviews for her turn as a new mother coping with a raft of feelings after giving birth in Lynne Ramsay's Cannes competition title 'Die, My Love.' Critics have mostly been kind to the film, which Mubi bought at the festival for $24 million. Just don't label it a postpartum-depression drama, for which Ramsay pointedly chastised reviewers. 'This whole postpartum thing is just bull—,' she told film critic Elvis Mitchell. 'It's not about that. It's about a relationship breaking down, it's about love breaking down, and sex breaking down after having a baby. And it's also about a creative block.' However you want to read it, 'Die, My Love' looks like a comeback for Lawrence, last seen onscreen two years ago, showing her comic chops in the sweetly raunchy 'No Hard Feelings.' Lawrence won the lead actress Oscar for the 2012 film 'Silver Linings Playbook' and has been nominated three other times — for 'Winter's Bone,' 'American Hustle' and 'Joy.' With Ramsay's movie, which co-stars Robert Pattinson as her husband, Lawrence may well have printed her return ticket to the ceremony, which would be welcome. The Oscars are always more fun when she's in the room.
Hans India
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hans India
Rumer Willis recalls childhood moment that sparked her love for movies
Hollywood actress Rumer Willis has opened up about the very moment she fell in love with the world of cinema, revealing that her passion for acting was sparked during her childhood visit to the set of the 1996 film Striptease, in which her mother Demi Moore played the lead role. In a candid interview, Rumer, now 36, shared a nostalgic memory from her early years that shaped her path in showbiz. 'I was just so enamoured and kind of like, 'What is this world? What's going on here?'' she recalled, describing the excitement and curiosity she felt while on set. The film, which starred Demi Moore as an FBI secretary-turned-stripper, gave Rumer a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the glamorous yet gritty world of filmmaking. Far from being fazed by the film's adult themes, Rumer found herself captivated by the costumes and energy of the set. 'During lunch sometimes I would go try and put my mom's shoes on and a feather boa and dance around the stage,' she fondly remembered. Rumer admitted that being surrounded by actresses and performers left a lasting impression on her. 'There were all these ladies around me all the time. I was just so enamoured,' she said. Striptease faced criticism upon its release, with Demi Moore confronting backlash for her bold role. In an interview, Moore reflected on the judgment she faced, saying, 'There was an interesting kind of judgement placed on a woman who worked as a dancer, but the idea was that this was a woman trying to take care of her child in the best way she could.' Despite the controversies, Moore's performance marked a pivotal moment in her career. She became the highest-paid actress in Hollywood during the mid-90s and remains proud of the impact she made. 'I changed the playing field for all women,' she affirmed. Rumer's memories of that time not only highlight the bond she shares with her mother but also underscore the powerful influence of growing up in a creative and unapologetically bold environment—one that clearly helped shape her future in film.
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Loose Women's Mariella Frostrup takes BRUTAL swipe at Demi Moore, 62, for 'trying to look like she's in her 20s' - swiping 'how terrified of aging must you be to do that much to yourself'
Loose Women 's Mariella Frostrup took a brutal swipe at Demi Moore for 'trying to look like she's in her 20s' during Thursday's episode of the ITV show. The panel - consisting of Mariella, 62, Kaye Adams, 62, Denise Welch, 67, and Nadia Sawalha, 60 - returned to the live studio to talk about a number of topics, including Denise's 67th birthday. After the second advert break, Kaye pointed out that today (Thursday 22 May) is her special day and it got the group talking about what being a woman in your 60s looks like in 2025. Kaye pointed that in terms of looks, she thinks that times have changed 'so much', adding: 'Demi Moore saying it's just not what it used to be.' Later on in the chat, Mariella said: 'You mentioned Demi Moore there for example, I would not take advice from Demi Moore about how to behave or how to age in your 60s. 'I think she looks like she's trying to look like she's in her 20s. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Later on in the chat, Mariella said of Demi (pictured): 'You mentioned Demi Moore there for example, I would not take advice from Demi Moore about how to behave or how to age in your 60s' The star pictured back in 1985 as part of the cast of St. Elmo's Fire 'The expectation on women, particularly as they age, to keep looking as young as they can be. 'I think it's so, so, toxic. 'Ultimately you're constantly feel like you're failing because you do age and there's nothing you can do about it. 'I guess you can go and have your face stretched. 'But actually it's going to fall down a bit and then don't be giving advice to people about how to age if you're so terrified of aging that you need to do that much work to yourself.' Actress Demi - who is now 62 - shot to fame in the 70s and has a very successful career. Speaking about aging at the Time100 Submit last month, Demi said: 'I think that there was a sense of things ending at a certain point as opposed to the reality, which is just that we're evolving, it's not ending.' 'I also have thought recently about this idea that aging and being old are not the same thing. 'And somehow we've confused that and that aging actually is a tremendous gift.' She added: 'I would not trade — you could not pay me to be 21. 'As good as it might sound, it was torture!' It comes after Denise Welch left Wednesday's Loose Women panel lost for words after a rude comment about her appearance when a beauty debate took an outrageous turn. Anchor Christine spoke about Dame Judy Dench's recent live sculpture, and Judy later revealed that she doesn't have a relationship with her face, and her daughter isn't a fan of looking in the mirror. Denise confessed that she thinks she's had a such a 'wonderful career which is based on everything except her looks, whereas some people's is based on their looks', and she noted that she understands where she is coming from. She went on to say: 'I remember when I was 50, a long time ago, somebody said to me, I think it was George Bernard Shaw, not that he said to me, but somebody told me... 'They said George Bernard Shaw said when you get to 50, you've got the face you deserve. Denise Welch left Wednesday's Loose Women panel lost for words after a VERY rude comment about her appearance as a beauty debate took an outrageous turn The actress confessed that there is one part of her face that she's not happy with - her neck - and she had a crude name for it 'I remember thinking I deserve a far worse one. 'So I am glad to just have one that's functioning, honestly the abuse I've done to my face over the year. I'm okay with it. 'I can't bare this vagina neck I've got going on. 'That's what I'd get rid of. I'm okay.' Giggling away to herself, Christine asked: 'Did you come up with that terminology?' Denise said: 'No my friend Jackie said I've got f**ny neck... Sorry... 'Can I not say that?'
