Razzies ‘still discussing’ worst Bruce Willis performance award amid backlash

Coming together. Bruce Willis is feeling grateful that his blended family is united in their support for him as he battles aphasia, an insider exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.

Bruce Willis seems to be doing well amid his recent aphasia diagnosis. The 67-year-old actor was seen in new photos taken by his wife, Emma Heming Willis, that she posted to her Instagram on Wednesday.

Bruce Willis and his family are spending extra time together and reflecting on their many memories amid his aphasia diagnosis. On March 30, the star's loved ones announced that he was stepping away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that causes loss of the ability to understand or express speech. A source told People magazine in this week’s cover story that Willis’ family has displayed a united front.

Demi Moore and her daughter Scout Willis spent some quality time together at the museum just days after Scout and the rest of her siblings announced Bruce Willis’ illness. The two posed beside pianist Alex Koo in front of a beautiful cherry blossom painting.

Cosmic Sin.“If someone’s medical condition is a factor in their decision making and/or their performance, we acknowledge that it is not appropriate to give them a Razzie,” the Razzies co-founders John J.B Wilson and Mo Murphy said in a statement obtained by IndieWire.On social media they said that they were “truly sorry for Bruce Willis’ diagnosed condition”, adding: “Perhaps this explains why he wanted to go out with a bang in 2021. Our best wishes to Bruce and family.”The Razzies are truly sorry for #BruceWillis diagnosed condition.

Feeling the love. One day after announcing Bruce Willis’ aphasia diagnosis, Emma Heming is thanking the public for its kind response.

New York Post, the award show co-founders, John J. B. Wilson and Maureen Murphy, said they decided to "rescind" the award in light of his health troubles.

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That didn’t age well. The ever-sarcastic Razzie Awards have retracted their special category for Worst Performance by Bruce Willis, whose retirement due to illness was announced Wednesday.

The Razzie Awards will no longer be giving a “special award” to Bruce Willis following the actor’s diagnosis with aphasia.

A change of heart. The Razzie Awards have walked back their decision to continue their “Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in 2021” award following the actor’s recent health issues.

One day after Bruce Willis’ family announced the actor was taking a step back from acting after being diagnosed with the cognitive condition aphasia, the Golden Raspberry Awards are rescinding Willis’ recent “worst performance” award.

Scout Willis is opening up.

Bruce Willis is being showered with love and support after being diagnosed with aphasia. Some of the 67-year-old actor's closest colleagues and friends — from Haley Joel Osment, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sylvester Stallone to John Travolta, Lucy Liu and Maria Shriver — posted touching tributes and throwback photos wishing him the best following his long and successful career in Hollywood.Osment, the former child star who appeared opposite Willis in the 1999 thriller, said he struggled to find the right words for someone he's looked up to for so long, before paying homage to the actor on Instagram.«He's a true legend who has enriched all of our lives with a singular career that spans nearly half a century,» Osment wrote in part.

“Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in 2021” award after much backlash. In a joint statement given to the Post, the award show’s cofounders, John Wilson and Mo Murphy, said, “After much thought and consideration, the Razzies have made the decision to rescind the Razzie Award given to Bruce Willis, due to his recently disclosed diagnosis.”Willis, 67, revealed that he was diagnosed with the brain disorder aphasia on March 30 and decided to take a step back from acting.The statement continued, “If someone’s medical condition is a factor in their decision making and/or their performance, we acknowledge that it is not appropriate to give them a Razzie.”The organizers also told the Post that they will be taking back “The Shining” star Shelley Duvall’s Razzie as well.“As we recently mentioned in a Vulture interview, extenuating circumstances also apply to Shelley Duvall in ‘The Shining,'” they added.“We have since discovered that Duvall’s performance was impacted by Stanley Kubrick’s treatment of her throughout the production.

Bruce Willis would be stepping away from his acting career after being diagnosed with aphasia.Willis' family announced on Wednesday that after a decades-spanning career with many blockbuster films and franchises to his name, the 67-year-old actor would be «stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him,» due to the condition affecting his «cognitive abilities.»According to the Mayo Clinic, aphasia is «a condition that robs you of the ability to communicate. It can affect your ability to speak, write and understand language, both verbal and written.» Two sources have since told ET that the actor's health has been deteriorating for a while now, so much so that he needed help with his lines on film sets. «It got to the point where on his last several films, he was fitted with an earpiece, and someone had to read him his lines because he was unable to remember them,» one of the sources told ET. ET spoke with Dr.