Emma Heming Willis is slamming critics of her choice to live separately from her husband Bruce Willis.

During a Tuesday, Aug. 26 special on ABC about her family's journey, Heming Willis revealed that the "Die Hard" star is living in a separate home after his struggle with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). After the interview sparked backlash, Heming Willis responded in an Aug. 29 video on Instagram.

"What I knew is that by sharing some of our intimate information that we would see these two camps," Heming Willis said in the video. "It would be people with an opinion versus people with an actual experience."

The actress and caregiving advocate said that people with an "opinion are "quick to judge the caregiver," telling fans that this "is what caregivers are up against. Judgment from others." Willis' daughter Tallulah Willis commented, "I love you so much. We love you so much. Thank you for all you do for us and our family."

In the special "Emma & Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey," Heming Willis opened up about why her family chose to place the 70-year-old in a new home with professional caregivers.

It was "one of the hardest decisions," Heming Willis told 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."

She authored a memoir "The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope and Yourself on the Caregiving Path" which is slated for release Tuesday, Sept. 9. The family announced Willis' dementia diagnosis in 2023.

Heming Willis said her husband's home is her and her family's "second home," so they are "there a lot."

She added, "It is a house that is filled with love and warmth and care and laughter." Heming Willis said this is her and her family's "second home," so they are "there a lot." She added, "It is a house that is filled with love and warmth and care and laughter."

Heming Willis shared in the special that the legendary "Die Hard" star "is still very mobile" and "in really great health overall. It's just his brain that is failing him." The actor's main symptom is a loss of language, she said.

Contributing: Brendan Morrow, Edward Segarra

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