Catherine Shoard “Bruce Willis to retire from acting due to aphasia diagnosis” https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/30/bruce-willis-to-retire-from-acting-following-aphasia-diagnosis
ブルース・ウィリス*1が役者としての引退を表明した。「失語症」*2と診断されたという；
Bruce Willis, the actor best known for his work on the Die Hard films, is to retire from the industry after being diagnosed with aphasia*3.
A joint statement was posted on his family’s social media accounts, explaining that Willis had been “experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities*4.
“As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him.”
The statement continued: “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.”
ブルース・ウィリスは2021年に映画を７本公開しており、今年も既に３本公開されている。さらに、2022年、2023年公開予定の８本が撮影を終了している。
Aphasia is characterised by difficulty with language or speech and is usually caused by damage to the left hand side of the brain, which is responsible for understanding and producing language.Its most common causes are a stroke, severe head injury, a brain tumour and progressive neurological conditions such as dementia and it is most common in people over 65.
*1:See also https://sumita-m.hatenadiary.com/entry/20100428/1272469021
*2:See also https://sumita-m.hatenadiary.com/entry/20080816/1218902725
*3:See Helen Harris “My crash course in aphasia, the debilitating loss of the ability to talk” https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/03/my-crash-course-in-aphasia-the-debilitating-loss-of-the-ability-to-talk
