Demi Moore has said that her ex husband Bruce Willis is in a "very stable place at the moment" as the actor battles frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
The Die Hard star was diagnosed with the illness in February last year, having been diagnosed with aphasia a year earlier.
FTD is a disease which affects the front and sides of the brain, like other forms of dementia, and can lead to changes in personality, language, behaviour and movement.
Bruce Willis was married to Ghost actress Demi Moore for 13 years, sharing three daughters, Rumer, Scout and Tallulah.
Despite splitting up in 2000, the former couple have remained friends, with Willis going on to marry actress Emma Heming Willis in 2009. They had two daughters Mabel and Evelyn.
In a recent interview, Moore emphasised an importance of keeping the family unit together, despite her and Willis' separation.
"That has been very important to me, even from when Bruce and I separated and divorced, is the recognition that we’re a family and we’ll always be a family, just in a different form", she said. "And that form may evolve and change, and there is a way in which we can all be in that form".
"I’m grateful because it’s not just me. It has to require everybody to be coming together, and it’s lovely. I’m really so grateful".
Demi Moore also offered a fresh update regarding Willis' health.
"Given the givens, he’s in a very stable place at the moment", she said. "I’ve shared this before, but I really mean this so sincerely, it’s so important for anybody who’s dealing with this to really meet them where they’re at, and from that place, there is such loving and joy".
She added: "I mean, obviously it’s very difficult, and it’s not what I would wish upon anyone and there is great loss, but there is also great beauty and gifts that can come out of it".
Bruce Willis who was best known for his roles in Die Hard, Pulp Fiction and The Sixth Sense, took a step away from acting following his health struggles.
