BRAVE BRUCE TRAGIC BRAIN DAMAGE BATTLE!

Willis forced to retire after losing ability to talk & understand words

TRAGIC Bruce Willis has been forced to end his 35-year acting career after developing a devastating brain disorder! In a stunning admission, the "Die Hard" star's family reveals Bruce has been diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that gradually takes away the ability to understand written and spoken language.

"[Bruce) is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him," read the family's heartbreaking message, signed by his wife, Emma Heming, 43, ex-wife Demi Moore, 59, and his five children, Rumer, 33, Scout, 30, Tallulah, 28, Mabel, 9, and Evelyn, 7.