Selma Blair leads stars sending love to Bruce Willis after dementia diagnosis

17 February 2023 , 01:20

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Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Hollywood has united to send strong messages of support to Bruce Willis after the actor was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.

The Die Hard star's family revealed the medical news on Thursday in a h eartfelt statement. The 67-year-old's daughter, Rumer Willis, 34, took to Instagram to make the announcement.

And his pals in showbiz have rallied around him since the announcement to offer positive vibes.

Among those taking to social media with kind words was Selma Blair, who simply wrote: "Sending love."

Ireland Baldwin shared a similar message, writing on Rumer's post: "Sending you and your family all my love, always."

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That 70s Show star Wilmer Valderrama also penned: "Sending you all my love," while Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul put: "Love you so much my friend! Sending hugs to you and that beautiful family of yours. Your pops is such a damn legend."

Dancing With The Stars' Sharna Burgess also replied: ""Sending you all so much love," followed by a love heart emoji.

Elsewhere, Queen Latifah said: "God bless you my brother we love you!!! all the best," she wrote. "Thank you and your family for all the entertainment!!!"

And Paris Hilton, Rita Wilson and Liv Tyler all sent similar messages.

Selma Blair sent well wishes after previously sharing a snap with Bruce (Selma Blair/Instagram)

The influx of comments came after Rumer wrote: "Our family wanted to start by expressing our deepest gratitude for the incredible outpouring of love, support and wonderful stories we have all received since sharing Bruce’s original diagnosis.

"In the spirit of that, we wanted to give you an update about our beloved husband, father and friend since we now have a deeper understanding of what he is experiencing.

"Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD)."

Queen Latifah was among those sending well wishes (AFP/Getty Images)

She added: "Unfortunately, challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease Bruce faces. While this is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis."

Rumer's mum and Bruce's ex Demi Moore shared the same statement on her own page.

The pair then followed on with their words on The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration's website, explaining that "FTD is a cruel disease that many of us have never heard of and can strike anyone".

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The statement went on to say how Bruce had "always found joy in life" before saying he has "helped everyone he knows to do the same".

Bruce's condition was touched upon by his longtime pal Sylvester Stallone in November last year. The Rocky actor revealed Bruce was going through a "really difficult time" following his aphasia diagnosis.

Sylvester opened up about his friend's condition, admitting that he is "so sad" for his pal and his ongoing health issues.

Jamie Roberts