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Bruce Willis has appeared in a rare photo with his daughter Tallulah, a month after she married Justin Acee.
The tender photo, shared by Tallulah, 32, showed her kissing the actor, 71, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023, on his forehead.
Tallulah captioned the post: 'So cute,' with fans writing in the comments: 'So sweet and so beautiful.'
'Sending him oceans of love.'
The family announced in March 2022 that the Die Hard star was retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, which affects communication.
In February 2023, they said his condition had progressed, and doctors had diagnosed him specifically with frontotemporal dementia, an incurable brain disease that can affect language, behaviour and personality.
Bruce Willis has appeared in a rare photo with his daughter Tallulah, a month after she married Justin Acee
Last year in August, it was revealed that the Pulp Fiction star moved to a separate home just down the street from his and Heming's primary residence where he receives 24/7 care.
Bruce appeared in a rare photo with daughter Tallulah at her wedding.
He could be seen embracing Tallulah in a black and white image shared by Vogue.
Tallulah and Justin said 'I do' during an outdoor ceremony that was held in the spacious backyard of her family home in Hailey, Idaho.
'It's the place where I learned to run free and be the dreamer that I am today,' she told Vogue.
'Justin and I have spent so much time up there that even though it has such emotional pull for me, he feels very much a part of the fabric of the property.'
And after the wedding weekend, Tallulah expressed that she feels 'overwhelmed with gratitude and delight to begin this next chapter. The wedding was more than my wildest dreams.'
She had worn a custom Balenciaga strapless gown designed by the brand's creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli.
Bruce appeared in a rare photo with daughter Tallulah at her wedding last month
Tallulah and Justin Acee said 'I do' during an outdoor ceremony that was held in the spacious backyard of her family home in Hailey, Idaho; the couple seen in 2025 in L.A
The family announced in 2022 the Die Hard star had been diagnosed with aphasia. In 2023, his condition had progressed, and doctors had diagnosed him with frontotemporal dementia
WHAT IS FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA?
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) affects the lobes of the brain behind the forehead, which deal with behaviour, problem-solving, planning and emotions.
The left temporal lobe is involved in the meaning of words and the names of objects.
The right recognises faces and familiar objects.
FTD occurs when nerve cells in these lobes die and the pathways that connect them change.
Symptoms are different from just the memory loss that is associated with Alzheimer's disease.
These may include:
- Personality changes, such as becoming tactless, uninterested in others and unsympathetic
- Repeated and compulsive movements, such as continued use of certain phrases, hoarding and obsession over timekeeping
- Craving unhealthy food and forgetting table manners
- Speaking difficulties, including slow speech, grammatical errors and asking the meaning of familiar words like 'bread'
FTD is rare, making up less than five per cent of all dementia cases.
However, it is one of the most common forms of the disease in people under 65.
Sufferers are usually aged between 45 and 65 at diagnosis.
The rate at which FTD progresses varies greatly, with life expectancies ranging from two years to more than 10 after diagnosis.
As it progresses and more of the brain becomes damaged, symptoms often become similar to those in the late stage of Alzheimer's.
These may include memory loss and patients relying on others to care for them.
Around 10-to-20 per cent of FTD patients also have a motor disorder that affects their movement.
This can lead to twitching, stiffness, slowed movement and loss of balance or co-ordination.
In later stages, such patients may have difficulty swallowing.
Around one-third of FTD patients have a family history of dementia.
And the condition is often caused by an inherited faulty gene from one of a patient's parents.
Treatment focuses on helping a person live well by easing their symptoms.
This may include counselling or a speech and language therapist.
Source: Alzheimer's Society
Meanwhile, Bruce's wife Emma Heming, 50, says their daughters, Mabel Ray, 14, and Evelyn Penn, 12, have seen her 'broken on the floor' amid the actor's 'hard' dementia battle.
'The reality is that guilt is something I still struggle with daily,' she told Hello! 'When you are a care partner and you have to navigate a situation like this, it's practically impossible not to feel guilty.
'But I've learned that I can't allow that feeling to consume me, because it's a huge waste of time and energy.'
Bruce also has three children from his marriage to Demi Moore: Rumer, 38, Scout, 35, and Tallulah.
Emma and Bruce have been married for 17 years but she admits their kids are 'not at all' under the impression she is unbreakable.
'My daughters have seen me be strong, of course, but they've also seen me broken on the floor,' Heming said.
'At the end of the day, I'm only human. I think they're very aware that I'm doing the best I can. I've never been through this before, I'm learning everything in real time.'
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