Demi Moore Shows Support for Bruce Willis at Benefit for Dementia

Demi Moore showed her support for ex-husband Bruce Willis at a recent benefit for frontotemporal degeneration.

According to photos obtained by multiple outlets, Moore, 62, was spotted at the Soho Sessions’ event in New York City on Wednesday, November 6. The actress, who was married to Willis from 1987 to 2000, donned a black pea coat, leather turtleneck top and trousers for the occasion.

The event fundraised for the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration and honored Willis, 70, who is battling the condition. Keith Richards, Norah Jones, Mavis Staples and Warren Hayne performed at the event, according to People.

Moore wasn’t the only A-List guest in attendance. Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Michael J. Fox, Tracy Pollan and Whoopi Goldberg were amid the crowd. Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, was also in attendance and thanked everyone for their support.

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“I just wanna say first thank you all for being here,” Heming Willis told the crowd, per People. “This is incredible, and I love what you guys are doing here at the Soho [Sessions] to be able to raise awareness for frontotemporal dementia. This is gonna bring all of Bruce’s friends and family together. So thank you for being here. I honestly wish Bruce could be here, but he’s here in spirit.”

In March 2022, Willis’ family revealed that the Die Hard actor was diagnosed with the language disorder, aphasia. The following year, Willis’ condition progressed to frontotemporal dementia, which impacts a person’s behavior and language.

After caring for her husband for years, Heming Willis revealed in August that Willis now lives in a separate residence with full-time care. Willis’ new house is close to the home he shared with his wife and their daughters, Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11. (Willis also shares daughters Rumer, 37, Scout, 34, and Tallulah, 31, with Moore.)

“It was one of the hardest decisions that I’ve had to make so far,” Heming Willis said of having to make the difficult choice during an August interview with Diane Sawyer. “But I knew, first and foremost, Bruce would want that for our daughters. You know, he would want them to be in a home that was more tailored to their needs, not his needs.”

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While Heming Willis received backlash for the decision, she has doubled down on the choice, telling Good Morning America in August, “It’s really not up for a debate. Now I know that Bruce has the best care 100 percent of the time. His needs are met 100 percent of the time, as well as our two young daughters. So I’m not gonna take a vote on that.”

Moore, for her part, has been supportive of Heming Willis throughout Willis’ health struggles.

“Being the ex-wife, even though our family is very connected, is an interesting position,” Moore said during a September podcast appearance. “So much fell on Emma to really figure this whole thing out, and the most beautiful thing was recognizing the importance for caregivers and that they have to take care of themselves. If they don’t put that time into making sure that they’re OK, then they can’t show up for anyone else.”