Bruce Willis’ Wife Emma Heming Addresses “Criticism” After Sharing They Have Separate Homes
Emma Heming Willis had a sixth sense she would need to push back against the critics.
After the 47-year-old revealed in the ABC documentary special Emma & Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey that her husband Bruce Willis is living in a separate home due to his frontotemporal dementia (FTD) battle, she addressed the negative comments she received for living apart.
“What I knew is that by sharing some of our intimate information that we would see these two camps,” Emma said in an Aug. 29 Instagram video. “It would be people with an opinion versus people with an actual experience.”
Noting that those with an opinion were “quick” to criticize, she added, “That is what caregivers are up against. Judgement from others.”
Amid the backlash, Emma—who shares daughters Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11, with Bruce—explained that she re-read a section from her upcoming book to encourage herself.
“Everyone will have an opinion, but you have to remind yourself that most don’t have the experience to back it up,” she shared. “Even if someone is closely familiar with dementia or the condition you are caring for, they aren’t in your home, so they don’t know how your person is behaving or your family dynamics.”
