Demi Moore and Bruce Willis had a tumultuous marriage that went through its fair share of challenges. In an interview and her memoir, Moore once claimed that she believed Willis was cheating on her with his co-stars during their marriage. She also suggested that Willis felt trapped in their marriage and was using infidelity as a way to escape from his reality.
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore were married in 1987 and announced their separation in 1998, finalizing their divorce in 2000. Willis is currently married to Emma Heming Willis and is battling frontotemporal dementia. Despite their earlier differences, Willis and Moore share a strong bond.
In her memoir “Inside Out,” Demi Moore candidly discussed her views on Bruce Willis’s behavior during their marriage. She expressed the belief that Willis had a moment of realization a few years into their marriage, where he questioned whether he truly wanted to be in the relationship. Moore stated, “It was as if he woke up a few years later and thought, ‘Whoa, is this what I want? Or do I really want to be free?'” She continued, “I think he was struggling to resolve a conflict within himself, he wanted family and grounding, but he also craved excitement and novelty.” Moore concluded, “Basically, he wanted to do whatever the f**k he wanted.”
While their marriage didn’t work out, Demi Moore also recalled her first impression of Bruce Willis in her 2019 memoir. She described him as “cocky, dark, and handsome” and noted that Willis was completely focused on her during their initial encounter, which prompted her friend Emilio Estevez to comment, “He’s all over you, like a cheap suit in the rain.”
One of the reported reasons behind their divorce was a controversial comment Bruce Willis made in a Playboy interview in 1996, where he discussed his natural impulse to procreate and suggested that no woman could satisfy it. He likened men to animals with an “unconscious agenda” and a desire to procreate with multiple partners.
Despite their past challenges and divorce, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis have maintained a strong and amicable relationship, which is evident in their co-parenting and public interactions.
