The daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore has responded to critics who accused her of relying on her famous parents’ wealth.
Rumer Willis, age 37, addressed her 1.2 million Instagram followers in a post that highlighted her life as a single mom. The post included captions like ‘play dates’, ‘lunch’, ‘working out’, and ‘meal prepping’ under the banner ‘Single Moms Be Like’.
Rumer, who is the mother of two-year-old Louetta ‘Lou’, shares her daughter with former partner Derek Richard Thomas.
However, some comments on the post suggested that Rumer relies financially on her parents, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, using this assumption to criticize her role as a single mother.
The backlash prompted Rumer to address the criticism with another post, directly challenging her detractors.
In her follow-up post, she stated: “Just had to clarify since it seems there are quite a few uninformed and rude people in my comments on this post.”
She further explained her situation, stating that she holds four jobs to support her daughter and is her sole provider.
“I work 4 different jobs to provide for my daughter,” she affirmed. “I am the sole provider for her.
“I don’t live off a trust fund or get money from my parents. Most of the time I don’t have help with her.”
She concluded: “So how about y’all pause before you judge and assume.”
Despite her statement, another commenter argued that she still benefits from a safety net. In response, Rumer offered a more nuanced reply.
“I want to respond to this with care, because I think there’s a misunderstanding about what I was actually saying,” she explained.
“I am very aware that I have privileges in my life that many people don’t, and I don’t take that for granted.
“I know there are realities I will never fully experience, and I respect that.”
She added: “But this particular post wasn’t about privilege or comparing circumstances, and it feels like people are assuming I was ignoring that when that wasn’t the conversation I was trying to have.”
Rumer emphasized that ‘people’s lives look different, and none of our experiences exist in a vacuum’.
Discussing the complexities of life, she stated: “Just like someone with a stable job and housing might still struggle in ways that are real to them, even if their situation is different from someone facing much more severe hardship elsewhere in the world, we all move through different layers of reality.
“Acknowledging that difference doesn’t mean we can’t also talk about what we share.”