The renowned action star Bruce Willis is stepping down from acting due to his health problems.

According to his ex-wife and close friend Demi Moore via Instagram, she said that he has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is a brain disorder that affects his cognitive abilities. Ergo, he’s taking an early retirement from films.

To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities. As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him.

This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support. We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him.

As Bruce always says, “Live it up” and together we plan to do just that.

Bruce Willis is renowned for acting in classic films such as Blind Date, Moonlighting, Pulp Fiction, The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and the Die Hard series where he plays iconic action hero John McClane. His acting career as of late has been rocky as he starred in a bunch of questionable direct-to-video action films like Cosmic Sin, Apex, and Gasoline Alley. Despite this setback, he is still a highly-regarded actor for his past action, drama, and comedy roles.