2 w. ago The Guide #209: Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel and the battle for the future of late

In this week’s newsletter: Once the preserve of backslapping celebrity interviews and inoffensive segments, late-night TV is now in Trump’s sights – giving its hosts unprecedented political weightIf nothing else, the Trump administration’s assault on late-night talkshows is creating some proper old-school water cooler TV. The first thing I did this morning was fire up YouTube and watch Jon Stewart’s monologue on last night’s Daily Show. Stewart usually only does the Monday edition, but he had made an exception in the wake of ABC’s decision, at the encouragement of the Federal Communications Commission and its Trump acolyte head, Brendan Carr, to indefinitely sideline Jimmy Kimmel. Stewart’s midweek appearance, then, was an event – and one that didn’t disappoint.Set to the images of soldiers saluting and American flags billowing in the wind, the opening voiceover trumpeted the “all-new, government-approved Daily Show, with your patriotically obedient host Jon Stewart”. Cue Stewart, h...

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2 w. ago Emma Heming Willis chokes back tears as she reveals surprising Bruce Willis hobby

Bruce Willis's wife Emma Heming Willis revealed that the Die Hard star was a "voracious reader" as she choked back tears in an Instagram update.

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3 w. ago Bruce Willis’ wife shares how star is maintaining his independence despite dementia diagnosis

The ‘Die Hard’ actor’s wife revealed she moved her husband to a separate home in August

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3 w. ago Bruce Willis' wife Emma admits 'we struggled' as she makes heartbreaking health confession

Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2022, forcing him to retire from acting as he began to struggle with communication

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3 w. ago Bruce Willis' wife reveals she has developed a 'new language' to communicate with dementia

Bruce Willis and his wife Emma Hemming Willis have crafted their own language so they can continue communicating as he battles with dementia.

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3 w. ago Bruce Willis’s wife says she communicates with husband in their ‘own language’

‘FTD is just an unkind disease,’ said the actor’s wife Emma Heming Willis

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3 w. ago Bruce Willis' children have 'adapted' to star in 'beautiful' way – but 'miss' him

Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming Willis opens up about how she has learned to navigate her way through the Hollywood star's dementia two years on from diagnosis

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3 w. ago Bruce Willis' wife tearfully reveals they have 'own language' as star struggles to communicate

Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming Willis has emotionally revealed how she and her Die Hard actor husband have developed their own way of communicating as the star struggles following his diagnosis

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3 w. ago Emma Heming admits husband Bruce Willis' move to second home has allowed her to 'get back to being his wife' as she reveals how couple have developed 'our own language' as his dementia progresses

The Die Hard star, 70, was diagnosed in 2023 with FTD, a condition that affects language and personality, and causes gradual cognitive decline.

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3 w. ago Bruce Willis' wife says he 'can't communicate' and she 'makes decisions for him'

Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming Willis has shared a heartbreaking update on the Die Hard actor's condition as he battles with frontotemporal dementia

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3 w. ago Bruce Willis' wife shares devastating progression of Hollywood star's condition

Hollywood icon Bruce Willis was initially diagnosed with aphasia in 2022 before his condition 'progressed' and doctors learned he has frontotemporal dementia

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3 w. ago Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming Willis says Die Hard filming led to dementia symptom

Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming Willis has spoken about the build-up to his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and aphasia, saying that she thought that the filming of Die Hard had led to a symptom.

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4 w. ago Bruce Willis dementia update: Emma Heming Willis defends decision to move actor out of family home

Bruce Willis' wife has defended her decision to move the actor out of their family home following his dementia diagnosis.

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4 w. ago Everything we learned about Bruce Willis’ struggle with dementia from his wife’s new memoir

Emma Heming Willis’s new book details her experience being her husband’s caregiver

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4 w. ago Bruce Willis' wife Emma responds to criticism over moving star into home amid dementia battle

Die Hard actor Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023, and his wife Emma Heming has now spoken out about the challenges of caring for him

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