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Bruce Willis is retiring from acting due to the illness he was diagnosed with

Bruce Willis is retiring from acting due to the illness he was diagnosed with

Bruce Willis is suffering from a medical condition that is affecting his cognitive abilities and will retire from acting, his family said. In a post on his daughter's verified Instagram account, Rumer, the caption of a photo of the "Die Hard" actor read:

"For Bruce's wonderful supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has experienced some health problems and was recently diagnosed with aphasia, which is affecting his cognitive abilities."

Bruce Willis is retiring from acting due to the illness he was diagnosed with

"As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is leaving a career that has a lot of meaning for him", continued the inscription. "This is a truly challenging time for our family and we are very grateful for your continued love, compassion and support."

Aphasia is "a condition that deprives you of the ability to communicate" and can be caused by a stroke, head injury, brain tumor or illness.

"As Bruce always says, 'Live it up' and together we plan to do it," she concluded, as she tagged the name of his ex-wife, Demi Moore, who also shared the post, their daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah as well as his current wife, Emma, ​​and their daughters Mabel and Evelyn.

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