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After announcing his illness: Sylvester Stallone prays for Bruce Willis
“We have a long history together,” writes Slyvester Stallone of his friendship with Bruce Willis
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Bruce Willis’ family announced on Wednesday that the Hollywood star is retiring from acting due to a degenerative disease. Fans and colleagues were dismayed, including Sylvester Stallone.
After Bruce Willis’ family announced on Wednesday that the 67-year-old had a speech disorder and was retiring from acting, many fans and colleagues were dismayed, including Sylvester Stallone.
“We have a long history together, I pray for the best for you and your wonderful family,” Sylvester Stallone wrote on Instagram. He also posts some snapshots of the two friends from the last 30 years.
Memories of roller coaster rides and filming
A photo shows Stallone and Willis on a roller coaster when Willis’ ex-wife Demi Moore celebrated her 30th birthday at an amusement park in 1992. In another picture, the two men are on motorcycles as they appear on The David Letterman Show’s late night show in 2008. In addition to joint appearances on red carpets, the Holywoodstars are also connected to the action film series “The Expandables”, for which they stood in front of the camera together and which caused a public feud between them in 2013.
Willis, who played CIA agent Mr. Church in the first two The Expandables films, was slated to star in the third installment. However, he left the film series after allegedly not meeting his salary requirements.
Stallone called Willis ‘greedy and lazy’
Stallone then released a tweet targeting Willis. “Greedy and lazy… A surefire formula for career failure,” he wrote in September 2013. Nevertheless, in an interview shortly thereafter, Stallone emphasized that he still considers Willis a “lifelong friend” and tweeted out “frustration.” had arisen.
A year later, Stallone tweeted that he and Willis had officially buried the hatchet. “Reconciled with BRUCE W. Upright guy, my fault…” he posted.
Previously unreleased films will appear
On Wednesday night, the ‘Die Hard’ star’s family, including Willis’ daughters Rumer and Scout, his wife Emma Heming-Willis and his ex-wife Demi Moore, shared on Instagram: “As a family, we wanted to announce that our beloved Bruce has some health problems and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia which is affecting his cognitive abilities.For this reason, and after careful consideration, Bruce is retiring from a career that has meant so much to him.”
Many colleagues and fans were surprised by the announcement. The actor was in front of the camera until recently, including with John Travolta in the action thriller “Paradise City”. Willis is said to have been involved in many other film projects since 2021, some of which have not yet been published, according to the film database IMDb.
Aphasia is not a thinking disorder
Aphasias are language disorders, such as speaking, understanding, writing or reading, which can occur as a result of various diseases, often after a stroke. But it is not a thinking disorder, the patients are mentally completely clear and also have their previously acquired knowledge ready.
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