The family of Bruce Willis has revealed the actor has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia following his battle with a rare brain disorder, aphasia.

“Today there are no treatments for the disease, a reality that we hope can change in the years ahead,” the family said in a statement.

Entertainment reporter Peter Ford told 6PR Breakfast Bruce’s deteriorating health over the past year has put a stop to the actors career and life.

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