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Bruce Willis is “stepping away” from his acting career after being diagnosed with aphasia, which leads to the loss of ability to understand or express speech, his family said in a statement posted to social media.

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00:00Bruce Willis is stepping away from his acting career after being diagnosed with aphasia,

00:05which leads to the loss of ability to understand or express speech.

00:08The actor's family shared a statement on social media Wednesday that read,

00:12To Bruce's amazing supporters,

00:14As a family, we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues

00:18and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities.

00:23As a result of this, and with much consideration,

00:26Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him.

00:29The statement continued,

00:30This is a really challenging time for our family,

00:32and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion, and support.

00:36We are moving through this as a strong family unit,

00:38and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him.

00:43As Bruce always says, live it up, and together we plan to do just that.

00:47Love, Emma, Demi, Rumor, Scout, Tallulah, Mabel, and Evelyn.

00:51The 67-year-old film star is best known for his role in the iconic Die Hard franchise.

00:57Happy trails, Hans.

00:58Willis has also starred in such blockbusters and iconic films as 1994's Pulp Fiction,

01:041997's The Fifth Element, 1998's Armageddon, and 1999's The Sixth Sense, among many others.

01:10When the news broke, the actor immediately started trending on social media,

01:14as fans were sharing their disbelief and sadness over the development.

01:18For more on this story, go to THR.com.

01:20For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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