Bruce Willis’ heartbreaking battle with dementia has reportedly taken a grim new turn. 

A source told RadarOnline.com that the 70-year-old Die Hard star has lost nearly all independence. 

“He can no longer speak or read, struggles to walk, and doesn’t recognize the faces of his loved ones,” the insider revealed.

Reportedly, insiders have confided that his family now believes the actor may be nearing the end of his life.

Meanwhile, Willis’ wife, Emma Heming, recently disclosed that he has been moved into a smaller home to be closer to caretakers as his condition continues to deteriorate.

“It’s been devastating for the family to see this vibrant man they love so much lose the ability to communicate or move, and essentially lose himself,” the source shared. 

“He cannot bathe, dress, or groom himself. He can’t eat and needs someone to spoon-feed him. He’s totally reliant on caretakers now,” they continued.

Loved ones, the insider added, fear the worst. “They’ve had to accept that the end is near. There is no cure, no treatment to stop or slow this terrible disease.”

South Africa’s top court ruled Thursday that men should be able to take their wives’ surnames and a law that prevented this amounted to unfair gender discrimination.

The Constitutional Court said the legal ban served no legitimate government purpose and was suspended, paving the way for parliament to enact amendments to the legislation.

While men were deprived of the ability to take their wives’ surnames, the discrimination was “far more insidious” for women, the ruling said.

It “reinforces patriarchal gender norms, which prescribe how women may express their identity, and it makes this expression relational to their husband, as a governmental and cultural default,” it said.

The case was brought to court by two couples, one of which wanted to honour the woman’s parents, who died when she was young.

In the other case, the woman wanted to keep her ties to her family surname as she was an only child.

Previously, men would have to apply to the home affairs department to change their surname, a request that was not automatically granted.

Provisions allowing men to assume their wives’ surname on marriage are already in place in other countries, mainly in Europe and in certain US states.

Ed Sheeran just launched a fashion collection inspired by his latest album, Play.

The 34-year-old pop star has created a capsule line in a joint venture with New York-based brand KidSuper which includes T-shirts, hoodies, shorts and hats.

He admitted that he enjoyed working with founder of the brand, Colm Dillane and while talking to WWD, Ed explained: “I’ve loved working with Colm on this capsule collection.”

“When we first started talking, I realized that there was a lot of similarities in the way we approach our work, and the feel of KidSuper mirrors what my new album Play is all about,” the star further mentioned.

Ed continued, “I love the spirit of the pieces we’ve designed; it’s all fun, and Colm has helped bring the joy and freedom of Play to life.”

“We’ve had a lot of fun creating the pieces, and this is a first for me, so I’m really pleased I got to do it with KidSuper,” the Shape of You hitmaker further mentioned.

The collection was launched at the brand’s studios in NYC on Thursday ahead of the release of Ed’s album, Play, which was released the next day.

This comes after the Perfect crooner clarified to his fans and followers that he’s not permanently moving to the US.

In a post on Instagram, Ed explained: “Way easier to clear up stuff on here so here’s me setting record straight, coz there’s deffo a narrative press are trying to push that people wanna move out of UK for some reason.

“I’m not moving, I’m going on tour with my family and relocating to the continent I’m touring on, don’t wanna commute from London to San Diego obvz,” he wrote.

“Also this isn’t a tax thing, it’s USA not UAE. Il always pay tax in UK coz that’s where I live. Play out Friday go listen to it x,” Ed Sheeran concluded.