Bruce Willis retires from acting due to health problem

 Bruce Willis retires from acting due to health problem

Bruce Willis is retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that causes the loss of the ability to understand or express speech, his family announced Wednesday.

In a statement posted on Willis's Instagram account, the 67-year-old actor's family said Willis was recently diagnosed with aphasia and that the condition is affecting his cognitive abilities.

"As a result of this and with much consideration, Bruce is retiring from the career that has meant so much to him," says the statement signed by Willis's wife, Emma Heming Willis, his ex-wife Demi Moore, and their five daughters, Rumer, Scout. , Tallulah, Mabel and Evelyn.