{"id":288890,"date":"2026-02-17T21:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/288890\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T21:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:55:10","slug":"single-mom-rumer-willis-vehemently-denies-getting-money-from-parents-bruce-willis-demi-moore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/288890\/","title":{"rendered":"Single mom Rumer Willis vehemently denies getting money from parents Bruce Willis, Demi Moore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rumer Willis is going to die hard on this hill.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce Willis and Demi Moore\u2019s daughter insisted on Monday via Instagram Stories that she doesn\u2019t receive financial help from her parents while <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/04\/25\/rumer-willis-gives-birth-to-first-baby-with-derek-richard-thomas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">raising daughter Louetta<\/a> as a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/20\/parents\/rumer-willis-breaks-down-in-tears-as-she-details-hard-life-as-a-single-mom\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">single mother<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old clapped back at \u201cuninformed\u201d and \u201crude\u201d haters after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DU1TVmPkabI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">posting about her \u201cnever-ending\u201d to-do list<\/a>, which ranged from \u201cdrinking 64 ounces of water\u201d and \u201cmeal prepping\u201d to \u201cdating\u201d and \u201cplanning afterschool activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rumer Willis (pictured above in August 2025) clapped back at \u201crude\u201d people claiming she gets financial help from her A-list parents. Instagram\/rumerwillis<\/p>\n<p>Bruce Willis and Demi Moore\u2019s eldest child claimed Monday she works \u201cfour different jobs to provide\u201d for daughter Louetta. rumerwilis\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>She captioned the Reel, \u201cI need a nap and a duvet day asap. \ud83c\udf00\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, Rumer took to her Story to set the record straight after seeing comments \u201cjudg[ing]\u201d and \u201cassum[ing]\u201d she received assistance from her famous mom and dad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI work four different jobs to provide for my daughter,\u201d the entrepreneur clarified. \u201cI am the sole provider for [my 2-year-old]. I don\u2019t live off a trust fund or get money from my parents. Most of the time I don\u2019t have help with her. So how about y\u2019all pause before you judge and assume.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t live off a trust fund or get money from my parents,\u201d Rumer insisted.<\/p>\n<p>In another post Monday, Rumer acknowledged her \u201cprivileges in life.\u201d rumerwilis\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>She went on to post a message from one of her followers pointing out that she has \u201cbackup\u201d and will never \u201cend up on the street.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rumer insisted she is \u201cvery aware\u201d of her \u201cprivileges in life,\u201d noting, \u201cI don\u2019t take that for granted. I don\u2019t live my life treating family support as a backup plan. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take a lot of pride in providing for myself and my daughter, and I\u2019ve carried real financial stress and responsibility,\u201d she continued. \u201cThere were years when I was the sole provider for multiple people, navigating pregnancy, inconsistent work and the uncertainty that comes with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take a lot of pride in providing for myself and my daughter, and I\u2019ve carried real financial stress and responsibility,\u201d Rumer (pictured far left in March 2019) told her social media followers. Getty Images for goop<\/p>\n<p>Rumer (pictured above on Jan. 21) wrote that she \u201cunderstand[s] financial pressure.\u201d rumerwillis\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Rumer, who welcomed Louetta in 2023 with <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/23\/celebrity-news\/rumer-willis-boyfriend-derek-richard-thomas-break-up-1-year-after-baby-louettas-birth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ex Derek Richard Thomas<\/a>, concluded by denying \u201cthe idea that [she doesn\u2019t] work or understand financial pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Telling naysayers \u201ctwo truths\u201d can exist at once, Rumer wrote, \u201cThere\u2019s room for both compassion for what others face and honesty about our own lives without it becoming a competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reps for Rumer, Bruce and Moore did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Rumer welcomed her now-2-year-old in 2023. rumerwillis\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Rumer was dating Derek Richard Thomas. rumerwillis\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Rumer is the former couple\u2019s eldest child, with the duo also welcoming Scout, now 34, and Tallulah, now 32, before ending their 13-year marriage in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce, 70, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2009\/03\/23\/willis-54-marries-model-30\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">moved on with Emma Heming Willis<\/a>, with whom he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/bruce-willis-kids\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shares daughters<\/a> Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cDie Hard\u201d star and Moore, 63, maintained an amicable co-parenting dynamic over the years \u2014 and the actress has <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/02\/celebrity-news\/demi-moore-gets-candid-about-ex-bruce-willis-difficult-personality-shift-from-dementia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">been at her ex-husband\u2019s side<\/a> amid his <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/02\/16\/bruce-willis-condition-worsens-family-reveals-new-diagnosis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">frontotemporal dementia battle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rumer Willis is going to die hard on this hill. 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