Bruce Willis had a meltdown and forgot he was on set, recalls a teammate

The actor Bruce Willis retired after being diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder that affects the ability to communicate. Recently, there has been an aggravation of this disorder, which has progressed to dementia.

bruce spent the last years of his career trying to hide his condition so he could continue acting, in addition to not worrying fans. Techniques were used, such as a small earphone that reminded him of the speeches. During the recording of “Midnight on Switchgrass” (2020), the actor even had a memory loss crisis and forgot he was on the set of the film, that’s what he said Alicia Haverland.

in the documentary “The Randall Scandal”which reports abuses committed by Randall Emmett in your movies, Alicia Haverland says that during a scene that simulated a cafeteria, Willis mistook her for a waitress for forgetting that she was on a set. “I went to pour the coffee again and, we were probably doing take number seven or eight, he put his hand on the cup, looked me right in the eyes and said, ‘Oh no, ma’am, I don’t want any more,’” he said. Alicia.

“The Randall Scandal” strongly criticizes how Randall treated bruce during recordings. She appeared to lack empathy and consideration for the actor’s condition. Alicia also regrets not being able to help the actor in the face of the way Randall treated him.

At the moment Bruce Willis suffer from frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and a group of disorders caused by the buildup of proteins that impair neurons in the brain’s frontal lobes (behind the forehead) or temporal lobes (behind the ears). This condition usually develops between the ages of 45 and 65 in people who already have a predisposition, according to the Alzheimer’s Research UK.