Razzies Rescind Bruce Willis Award After Aphasia Diagnosis
The Razzies are reversing course and rescinding Bruce Willis' award after the actor's recent aphasia diagnosis. Willis is known for his various roles across television and film for the past four decades, starting with the ABC series Moonlighting during the 1980s. From there, Willis soon became the iconic action hero John McClane in 1988's Die Hard and reprised the role for four sequels. Unfortunately, Willis' career has also been plagued with various flops and direct-to-video releases.
Since 1981, the Golden Raspberry Awards (more commonly known as the Razzies) have recognized the worst in cinema. The satirical awards show is traditionally held every year on the day before the Oscars. This year, a special category was created for Willis, “Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in a 2021 Movie,” highlighting the eight films he starred in the past year, with Cosmic Sin taking home the dishonor. In some unfortunate timing, news of Willis' aphasia diagnosis was announced days later, and the Razzie award came under scrutiny. John Wilson and Mo Murphy expressed sorrow for the actor's diagnosis, though the Razzie founders chose to stand by Willis' award and made the situation worse with an insensitive tweet, “Perhaps this explains why he wanted to go out with a bang in 2021."
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Now, the Razzie founders have decided to reverse course and rescind the award. Wilson and Murphy announced the news in a statement, saying that "if someone’s medical condition is a factor in their decision making and/or their performance, it is not appropriate to give them a Razzie." Read their full statement below, via The Wrap:
After much thought and consideration, the Razzies have made the decision to
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