Razzie withdraws Bruce Willis award after actor’s illness news Movie

entertainment">Willis announced on Wednesday that he is quitting acting because he suffers from aphasia. This is a brain disorder that makes it difficult to remember and pronounce words. “After consultation, the Razzies jury has decided to withdraw the award,” the founders of the anti-award said in a statement. “It is not appropriate to award a prize for poor performance if a medical condition is partly the cause.”

entertainment">The Razzies are traditionally awarded the night before the Oscars. The Dutch director Paul Verhoeven made history in 1995 when he bought all the statues for his film Showgirls picked up. Usually directors and actors refuse to attend the ceremony.

entertainment">Willis is one of the biggest movie stars of the last decades. He starred in movie classics like Die Hard, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Pulp Fiction on The Sixth Sense.

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