Bruce Willis was fed lines through earpiece and at times didn’t know why he was on set as he struggled cognitively due to aphasia

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supports HTML5 videoBruce Willis was fed lines through an earpiece on the set of American Siege as he struggled with cognitive issues.The renowned actor, 67, has been diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease aphasia, his daughter announced yesterday.Aphasia impacts a person’s language skills and can cause major issues with reading, writing, listening and speaking, and those affected may use words in the wrong order.The condition means Bruce has been struggling to act in recent years, with new photos from the American Siege set showing the Die Hard legend wearing an earpiece prompter.Even in the finished film, which was released earlier this year, Bruce’s character can be seen wearing the earpiece.The movie was shot in 2020, two years before the actor’s diagnosis.While the public may only have learned about Bruce’s diagnosis on Wednesday, it appears it may have been an open secret in Hollywood, with LA Times reporting that filmmakers had to cut down the star’s lines and use body doubles to get him more screen time.The actor also allegedly had an on-set handler who ‘guided Bruce everywhere,’ a source said. ‘He carted him around and kept an eye on him.’Other crew recalled Bruce not knowing why he was on set, and not understanding what his lines meant – and on one occasion he allegedly fired a prop gun at actress Lala Kent.She told the outlet that the actor was supposed to arrive on set, say a line and fire the gun, giving her time to duck, but two times in a row shot the gun before saying the line.Terri Martin, production supervisor on White Elephant, an upcoming film starring Bruce, recalled how he ‘looked so lost’ and would always say ‘I’ll do my best.’‘He always tried his best,’ she added.In recent years, Bruce has.