Bruce Willis thanks LA first responders with 'heartfelt handshake'

Bruce Willis expressed his gratitude to those who are keeping everyone in Los Angeles safe during wildfires.

In a recent Instagram post shared by his wife, Emma Heming, the 69-year-old actor appears in a black-and-white video playing Led Zeppelin's "Going to California" ” as he shook hands and spoke with Los Angeles police officers. background.

"Bruce never misses an opportunity to express his gratitude with a heartfelt handshake and 'thank you for your service' after spotting first responders," Hemming wrote in the post. "Yesterday was no different."

Willis, wearing a New York Yankees baseball cap, a light jacket over a black shirt and jeans, also posed for photos with police.

Bruce Willis expressed his gratitude to those who kept everyone safe in Los Angeles during the devastating fires. (Emma Heming Willis Instagram)

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The "Die Hard" star has made a rare public appearance since announcing his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia in 2023.

"This fills my heart so much," his daughter Tallulah Willis wrote in the comments section, adding a heart emoji.

Willis' wife, Hemming, has spoken out about the disease not only affecting Willis but also the spouses of people diagnosed with dementia.

"Bruce never misses an opportunity to express his gratitude to first responders with a heartfelt handshake and 'thank you for your service' after spotting them. Yesterday was no exception."

— Emma Heming Willis

She recently shared a touching post commemorating her 17th wedding anniversary with Willis, which included a photo of the two smiling and embracing on a beach in Turks and Caicos.

Hemming issued an emotional tribute to Willis on his 17th wedding anniversary. (Larry Busacca/VF14/WireImage/Getty Images)

In the post, she reflected on how her feelings about celebrating the special day had changed since she received her diagnosis, writing that while the day "used to bring excitement," it now leaves her "in my heart." It’s heavy and there’s a hole in my heart.” my stomach. "

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"I gave myself 30 minutes to think 'why him, why us' and feel the anger and sadness," she wrote in the caption. "Then I moved away from it and got back to where I was. And what I have now...is unconditional love. I'm blessed to know that and it's because of him. I will do it over and over again."

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Hemming and Willis first met in 2007, debuted as a couple in 2008, and tied the knot in a wedding in the Turks and Caicos Islands in March 2009.

Since their marriage, they have welcomed two daughters, Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, 10. Their two daughters join Willis' three older daughters from his previous marriage to actress Demi Moore: Rumer, 36, Scout, 33, and Tallulah, 30.

Moore and Willis have remained close since their divorce in 2000. (Stephanie Keenan/Getty Images)

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Moore and Willis were married for 13 years from 1987 to 2000 and remained good friends and co-parents after their divorce, often spending holidays, birthdays and other important occasions together.

"What I say to my kids is you meet them where they are. You don't insist on who they are or what you want them to be, but who they are in this moment," Moore said on "Drew" said in the program. "The Barrymore Show" in September 2024, about the advice she gave her daughters about their father's illness.

"There has been such beauty, joy, love and sweetness ever since."

She added, "When I'm in Los Angeles, I go there every week and I really cherish the time we share together."

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Lori Bashian is an entertainment production associate at Fox News Digital.