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Emma Heming Willis is launching a charity called the Emma & Bruce Willis Fund to "help deepen understanding of FTD and ensure families facing it feel seen, supported, and less alone."

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• The charity's goals are to raise awareness, funding promising research and accelerating discovery, and supporting caregivers.
  

• The actor's family announced that he was diagnosed with aphasia in 2022, and then frontotemporal dementia the following year.

Emma Heming Willis is dedicating her new project to husbandBruce Willis.

On Thursday, March 12 atthe Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration's Hope Rising Benefit in New York, Emma announced the charity, calledThe Emma & Bruce Willis Fund, in her acceptance speech for the Susan Newhouse & Si Newhouse Award of Hope.

"This journey has opened my eyes to the realities so many families face when a loved one is living with frontotemporal dementia," Emma said, perPEOPLE. "I believe deeply in the importance of supporting research while also showing up for the caregivers who carry so much every day."

The continued, "Through this fund, my hope is to help deepen understanding of FTD and ensure families facing it feel seen, supported, and less alone. Bruce has always led with generosity and heart, and I know he would be proud to see this effort helping families facing this disease."

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In another snippet from Emma's speech shared on her Instagram Stories, Emma expressed her thanks for her recognition. "You might be honoring Bruce and me tonight, but the gratitude goes to you," she said.

She also posted about the charity on Instagram, sharing a picture of her and theDie Hardstar. "Our family's journey with frontotemporal dementia has opened my eyes to what so many families experience when someone they love is living with this disease," she wrote. "The uncertainty, the challenges, and the incredible strength of the caregivers who show up every day."

According to the charity's website, its three goals are to raise awareness, funding promising research and accelerating discovery, and supporting caregivers.

Bruce's family announced thathe was diagnosed with aphasiain March 2022 and would be stepping away from acting.

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"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," his daughter Rumer shared on social media on behalf of his family.

"As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him," she added.

"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," she said, noting that the family was sharing his health update "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."

The following February, his family announced that hisdiagnosis had progressed to frontotemporal dementia, while thanking fans for their "outpouring of love and compassion for Bruce."

They added: "Your generosity of spirit has been overwhelming, and we are tremendously grateful for it. For your kindness, and because we know you love Bruce as much as we do, we wanted to give you an update."

Bruce's family has been open about his health journey, giving updates about the actor. In January, Emma said during an interview on theConversations With Campodcastthat Bruce doesn't know he has dementia, while also revealing that he has another condition called anosognosia.

"There's this term — this neurological condition that comes with FTD and other types of dementia — called anosognosia, where your brain can't identify what's happening to it," Emma said. "People think this might be denial, they don't want to go to the doctor because they're like, 'I'm fine' — this is where the anosognosia comes into play. It's not denial, it's just that their brain is changing. This is a part of the disease."

She continued, "He never connected the dots that he had this disease, and I'm really happy about that. I'm happy he doesn't know about it."

The couple celebrated their anniversary in December, with Emma reflecting on when they made their relationship "official."

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Doja Catopened up about her recent mental health struggles, including a BPD diagnosis, in a newTikTokresponding toChappell Roan's recent dust-up with paparazzi in Paris.

The "Need to Know" rapper shared that she will often "pretend to be happy" in order to keep appearances. However, she said this effort has caught up with her.

"I'm now struggling with BPD," she revealed. "I don't know how long I've been. I mean, probably forever. It's an agonizing condition."

BPD typically refers to borderline personality disorder, which is characterized by mood swings, impulsiveness, abandonment fears, unstable relationships, and issues with self-image, according to theMayo Clinic. Doja Cat said she has been in therapy "for years" but that her BPD treatment would take eight years.

While Doja Cat said she was not extending her diagnosis to Chappell Roan, she said that the "Hot to Go!" singer's boldness in the face of paparazzi made her want to be more honest. Roan had pushed back against paps during Paris Fashion Week, filming them as they were photographing her. "These are all the people that are completely disregarding all of my boundaries," Roan said in the video.

"I love that she can be uncomfortable, comfortably, in front of people, and protect herself and be honest," Doja Cat said of Roan. "I had to learn how to be honest. I had to learn how to be honest with myself. I lied to myself for years, for most of my life.... I love that she can do that without hurting people. She hasn't hurt one person by being herself."

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Entertainment Weeklyreached out to representatives for Roan and Doja Cat for comment.

Not everyone has been as complimentary about Roan's interaction with the photographers.Boy Georgegave his self-proclaimed "probably not helpful" thoughts in asocial media poston Tuesday.

"The trick is to own your fame," he wrote. "Yes, it's annoying at times but so is being ignored and told [you're] a 'has-been.' Life is always now and I think Chappell looks great but cheer up girl. The world is at your feet stop kicking it! It takes so much more time to say no to a picture or a signature. Boundaries are boring. Break them with the magic of kindness!"

Doja Cat had a different message: "f--k the paparazzi." She further explained that sometimes these tense interactions can make it look like an artist is being a diva toward fans. She said pop stars often deal with "hustlers" that hound them for signatures and photos that they later sell.

"These artists aren't just ignoring people because they're full of themselves, and Chappell Roan is not hurting anybody," she concluded. "So we can put that s--t to bed? Let her have an attitude, because I would love to have one as well, and I f---ing will, hopefully in the future."

Watch Doja Cat's video above.

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Steven Spielbergis saddling up for a trip to the Wild West.

TheJurassic Parkfilmmaker discussed his body of work in a conversation withThe Big Picture's Sean Fennessey at SXSW in Austin on Friday. Fennessey asked Spielberg if he was at liberty to share any information about his next film.

"Well, I'm developing a Western," Spielberg said, prompting thunderous applause. "And it's gonna have horses. There will be guns."

However, theRaiders of the Lost Arkdirector noted that his Western will try to avoid the conventions — and baggage — of the genre's past. "But there'll be no tropes, I can just tell you that," he said. "There are gonna be no stereotypes, no tropes."

Spielberg has expressed his desire to helm a Western for several years. While promotingWest Side Storyin an interview with Yahoo in 2021, the filmmakerreflected on genresthat he hadn't yet tackled in his illustrious directing career.

"I was asked that question over the last 40 years of my career, if not longer, and I always say, 'A musical is the one thing I haven't done.' The thing I neglected to say is the one genre I haven't really tackled yet is the Western," he said. "So who knows? Maybe I'll be putting on spurs someday. Who knows?"

Last year, Spielbergreiteratedthat he has "an appetite for a Western, which I will someday hopefully do" in an interview withTHR. "It's something that's eluded me for all of these decades," he told the outlet.

TheClose Encounters of the Third Kindfilmmaker has repeatedly emphasized his admiration for the Westerns of John Ford, particularlyThe SearchersandStagecoach, which he often revisits before beginning production on his own movies. "He inspires me, and I'm very sensitive to the way he uses his camera to paint his pictures, and the way he frames things," hetold AFI. "I really admireStagecoachbecause, for one thing, it was John Ford's first foray into Monument Valley, so he was starting to use landscape art to help tell his story."

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It's true that Spielberg has never directed a full-blown Western, but he has paid tribute to the genre in multiple instances throughout his filmography. 1989'sIndiana Jones and the Last Crusadeopens with an extended chase sequence aboard a train in the American Southwest that draws significant influence from classic Westerns.

And in his 2022 autobiographical dramaThe Fabelmans, the filmmaker also immortalized a conversation he had with Ford as a young man, wherein the legendaryHow the West Was Wondirector (played by David Lynch) uses cowboy paintings to teach a lesson about the importance of framing to a young Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle, the protagonist inspired by Spielberg's youth). Sammy and his friends also watch Ford'sThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valanceat their local theater earlier in the film.

Spielberg has also produced and executive produced several Western projects including the 1989 time travel sequelBack to the Future Part III, the 1991 animated movieAn American Tail: Fievel Goes West, the 2005 miniseriesInto the West, and the 2011 genre-benderCowboys & Aliens.

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Additionally, one of Spielberg's first home movies from his childhood filmmaking days was a Western, which he's referred to as bothThe Last GunandThe Last Gunfight. Spielberg madethe nine-minute moviewith his classmates to fulfill a merit badge requirement in his Boy Scout troop in Arizona when he was 13 years old.

Spielberg's latest movie,Disclosure Day, stars Josh O'Connor, Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo, Colin Firth, and Wyatt Russell. The film hits theaters on June 12.

Reporting by Tiffany Kelly and Selena Schorken.

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