What is Bruce Willis and Demi Moore’s relationship timeline?
ALTHOUGH Bruce Willis and Demi Moore divorced in 2000 after 13 years of marriage, the two have remained close friends.
On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the Willis family announced Bruce has received a diagnosis of aphasia and will no longer be acting.
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore’s relationship timeline
The Meeting: July 1987
Demi Moore and Bruce Willis first met at a movie screening in Los Angeles.
The actress was actually with her then-fiancé, Emilio Estevez when she met Bruce at the premiere of Stakeout.
After ending her relationship with Estevez, she and Bruce began dating.
The Wedding: November 1987
Not long after meeting, the pair headed off on an impromptu trip to Las Vegas, where Bruce popped the question.
The loved-up couple was wed inside their suite at the Golden Nugget hotel, with only a handful of guests in attendance.
Speaking in her 2019 memoir, Demi said: “We were moving to the gambling tables when Bruce said, ‘I think we should get married.’ We’d been joking about it on the flight there, but suddenly it didn’t seem like he was kidding.”
A month later, the couple had another ceremony with their friends and family.
The Children: 1988/1991/1994
It is believed that Demi fell pregnant on their wedding night, as Rumer Willis was born in August of 1988.
They later welcomed two more daughters: Scout in 1991, and Tallulah in 1994.
During this period, the couple juggled parenthood and their careers – regularly traveling to Hollywood from Idaho during filming.
The Split: June 1998
In 1998, after more than a decade of marriage, the couple released a statement saying that they were splitting up.
It read: “Bruce Willis and Demi Moore have announced they are ending their marriage after 11 years. They were married on November 21, 1987.”
According to reports, the couple had been living apart for months due to conflicting film schedules.
The couple’s divorce was finalized in 2000.
However, despite no longer being a couple, the pair continued to co-parent their kids and have always remained great friends.
Other Marriages: 2005/2009
Demi:
In September of 2005, Demi married actor Ashton Kutcher in a private ceremony at their home.
Bruce was a guest at their nuptials.
The couple divorced in 2013, and Bruce remained by her side to help her through the split.
Ashton went on to marry his childhood sweetheart Mila Kunis, and they now have two children.
Bruce:
In March of 2009, Bruce married model Emma Heming.
The couple met through friends and dated for a year before tying the knot.
At the time, Demi and Ashton were still together and attended the wedding.
The Lockdown: 2020
During the initial quarantine of 2020 due to Covid-19, Bruce and Demi – along with their kids and their partners – began isolating themselves together.
Bruce was unable to be with his wife and kids because his daughter had accidentally stabbed herself with a needle in a park.
The family continuously updated fans with pictures of them in matching PJs, taking part in an art class, and uploading funny videos – which included Bruce mimicking Demi’s famous scene from the 90s movie, Ghost.
The Diagnosis: 2022
On March 30, 2022, members of Bruce’s family took to Instagram to announce the actor would be stepping down from his career due to a diagnosis of aphasia, a cognitive disability.
“To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities,” the caption read, across various family member’s profiles – including Demi’s.
“As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him.”
They continued: “This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support.
“We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him.”
The post concluded: “As Bruce always says, ‘Live it up’ and together we plan to do just that.”