The “Los Angeles Times” ran a lengthy piece last week about producer Randall Emmett, with whom Bruce Willis has made more than 25 films in recent years. The play shows that the producer pushed Willis to keep working, despite the health problems that made acting difficult for him. But that doesn’t matter, says Martin Singer, Willis’ lawyer. “My client continued to work after the diagnosis because he wanted to and could,” the Los Angeles Times said. “Like many other people who have been diagnosed with aphasia, they can continue to work. Because Mr. Willis was featured in those movies, they were able to get funding. That ensured that thousands of people were employed, many of them during the corona pandemic.”
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Bruce Willis’ family announced in March that the actor would be retiring because he has aphasia, a language disorder resulting from a brain injury that affects cognitive abilities. After the news, more and more stories surfaced of difficulties on set in recent years. Bruce Willis, for example, would have his lyrics whispered through an earpiece. In addition, the actor seemed confused at times and had a hard time getting his words out. In the ‘Los Angeles Times’ piece, crew members describe how Willis struggled to kick a door on the set of ‘Midnight in the Switchgrass’. Even when crew members showed him how to do it, Willis failed to copy the act. Producer Randall Emmett then walked off the set angrily. “Did I do something wrong?” Willis would then have asked the rest of the crew.
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See also: Bruce Willis stops acting after aphasia diagnosis
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See also: Jan Verheyen reacts to the end of Bruce Willis’s acting career
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