Demi Moore, Bruce Willis’ ex-wife, has defended his current wife, Emma Heming Willis, against backlash after Heming revealed that she had moved Willis to a separate residence amid his battle with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

“Being the ex-wife, even though our family is very connected, is an interesting position,” Moore, 62, told Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Podcast in a pre-taped segment that aired Tuesday. “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 okay, then they can’t show up for anyone else.”

“There’s no way that anybody could have anticipated where this was gonna go, and I really think

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