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Bruce Willis has been spotted out with his bodyguard in Los Angeles this week, following his wife Emma Heming Willis' candid interview about his dementia diagnosis.
The actor, 68, is said to have been seen cruising around a neighborhood in the city with his bodyguard on Monday. Bruce - who's known for films like Die Hard (1988) - was spotted in the passenger side of a vehicle during the trip.
He was photographed in the vehicle whilst on the outing with his companion. Bruce was seen wearing a navy jacket over the top of what appeared to be a white t-shirt. And he sported a baseball cap in the photos from the occasion.
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Bruce Willis was spotted being driven around Los Angeles earlier this week (Bruce/Javiles / BACKGRID)
He was spotted in the passenger seat of a vehicle whilst in the city (Bruce/Javiles / BACKGRID)It was announced last year that Bruce had been diagnosed with aphasia. His family shared at the time that the condition was affecting his cognitive abilities and they revealed that he would be retiring from his acting career.
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His family issued an update in February this year, in which it was stated that Bruce's condition had "progressed". They said that the father-of-five had since been given a "more specific diagnosis" of frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
He's said to have been accompanied by a bodyguard during the outing this week (Bruce/Javiles / BACKGRID)
Bruce was seen wearing a navy jacket, white t-shirt and a baseball cap on the trip (Bruce/Javiles / BACKGRID)Since sharing the news, Bruce's family, including his wife Emma, 45, have been raising awareness around the condition FTD. Her efforts have included discussing the condition on Instagram, including in posts shared recently.
As previously reported, she wrote in a post last month that there is "no cure" for the condition. She wrote: "FTD effects the front and temporal lobes of the brain. Today there is no cure or single treatment for this disease."
She's said to have explained that it's "one of many reasons" why she feels it's important to raise awareness of the condition. Emma reportedly also shared hope that people would "learn and take away something new" from her content.
It comes following his wife Emma Heming Willis raising awareness around frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in a recent interview (The Today Show)Emma - who has been married to Bruce since 2009 - appeared on the Today Show recently too, for an interview that coincided with World FTD Awareness Week. She spoke about her husband and her experience supporting him.
She said during the interview on NBC that she doesn't want there to be "any stigma or shame" attached to dementia for her children. And when asked if Bruce is aware of what's going on, Emma said: "It's hard to know."