Emma Heming Willis knew there was something not right with her husband Bruce Willis long before he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2023, but assumed it was related to a hearing problem stemming from the actor’s role in Die Hard .
Speaking to Fox News Digital about the release of her new book, The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path , Emma revealed how her husband lost a “huge percentage of his hearing” while filming the classic 1988 action movie.
“When Bruce was shooting the first Die Hard , he shot a gun underneath a table multiple times, and they didn’t have him wear any kind of ear protection,” she told the outlet. “That took out a huge percentage of his hearing. And over time, for all of us as we age, our