Demi Moore Opens Up About Her Recovery: ‘I Was Spiraling Down a Path of Real Self-Destruction’
Demi Moore was named woman of the year at the Peggy Albrecht Friendly House’s 29th Annual Awards Luncheon on Saturday — and she took the opportunity to get candid about her own recovery.
Friendly House offers a “safe, structured and supportive home-like environment” for women recovering from substance use, according to its website. During her acceptance speech at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, the actress, 55, explained why the non-profit’s mission strikes a chord with her.
“I feel like there are defining moments in our lives that shape who we are and the direction we go, and early in my career, I was spiraling down a path of real self-destruction, and no matter what successes I had, I just never felt good enough,” explained Moore, who noted that she was “grateful” for her supportive daughters with ex Bruce Willis, Rumer, 30, Scout, 27, and Tallulah, 24.
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“I had absolutely no value for myself,” Moore continued. “And this self-destructive path, it very quickly … brought me to a real crisis point. And it wasn’t clear at the time the reason — maybe it was divine intervention — but two people who I barely knew stepped up and took a stand for me, and they presented me with an opportunity.”
“In fact, it was more like an ultimatum … unless I was dead, that I better show up,” she said. “They gave me a chance to redirect the course of my life before I destroyed everything. Clearly, they saw more of me than I saw of myself. And I’m so grateful because without that opportunity, without their belief in me, I wouldn’t be standing here today.”
Moore went to rehab for drug and alcohol addiction in the mid-1980s. In January 2012, after months of partying and drastic weight loss, Moore collapsed into convulsions at her L.A. home and was hospitalized before going to rehab for addiction and an eating disorder, sources told PEOPLE at the time.
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“I know in a moment of great struggle for me, I reached out to a wise teacher and expressed my fear that I wasn’t good enough,” Moore concluded her speech. “And she said, ‘You will never be good enough but you can know the value of your worth. Put down the measuring stick.’ So today, I put down the measuring stick and I thank you for this beautiful acknowledgment and the opportunity to know the value of my worth.”
“I think the root of what really fulfills us in life is being of service,” Moore shared with reporters at the event.
Soleil Moon Frye gushed about the “special, brilliant, beautiful, incredible, enlightening” Moore at the luncheon.
“She listens, and she shared so much wisdom, and she’s been in every one of my birthing rooms and helped deliver every one of my babies,” the former Punky Brewster actress told reporters. “She has always shown up for me, and I love her with all my heart.”
Demi Moore Takes Her 3 Daughters to a Screening of Her 1995 Film Now and Then
Demi Moore treated her three daughters to a screening of her 1995 film Now and Then.
The 55-year-old actress stopped by Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday night. Moore, who played the adult version of Samantha Albertson in the film, was accompanied by her three children — Rumer, 30, Scout, 27, and Tallulah, 24 — on a sweet mother-daughter date night.
Moore took the stage at the screening hosted by Cinespia alongside eldest daughter Rumer, co-star Thora Birch, the film’s writer Marlene King and director Lesli Linka Glatter.
The group introduced the film to a packed audience and posed together in a diner setting much like the one their younger counterparts often went to for ice cream floats in the film.
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The film was 30-year-old Rumer’s first role in a film as Angela Albertson, Samantha’s younger sister.
The outing comes weeks after Moore and ex-husband Bruce Willis reunited for Rumer’s 30th birthday. The two actors, who separated in 2000, enjoyed a lunch together alongside Rumer, Scout and Tallulah.
In a now-deleted Instagram Story video, Tallulah shared a glimpse into the festivities as her family sang “Happy Birthday” to Rumer.
Her sisters could be heard adding on to the song in the background, singing, “We hope you come back… sober!” as Rumer blew out the candles while dad Bruce and mom Demi looked on from opposite sides of the table.
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In a photobooth snap, Rumer also cheekily thanked her parents, writing, “Thanks for making me. 
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The family was joined by their friends at a party hosted by them in which the large group sang another round of “Happy Birthday” and cheered for Rumer.
Bruce hugged his daughter and kissed her on the forehead while she bent her head and laughed at the round of applause.
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In July, the actress and her ex-husband reunited during the Comedy Central of Bruce Willis, during which Moore cracked jokes about their marriage and his skills as a parent.
“Bruce is super generous. When our daughter Rumer was a baby and it was his turn to change the diaper in the middle of the night, he would lean over and whisper to me, ‘I’ll give you a thousand dollars right now if you change that diaper,'” Moore said.
“Scout asked me not to say anything, but just last week he offered her a thousand dollars to change his diaper,” the actress continued. “Some things never change.”
31 Stars Who Have Been to Rehab: From A(ffleck) to Z(eta-Jones)…
All of the stars listed below have battled various demons over the years.
But they've acknowledged their problems and entered rehab facilities to deal with them.
Please join us in sending them well wishes for a bright, healthy and happy future...
1. Ben Affleck
2. Catelynn Lowell
3. Luann de Lesseps
4. Demi Lovato
5. Josh Duggar
6. Selena Gomez
25 Stars who Have Been to Rehab: From A(ffleck) to Z(eta-Jones)
All of the stars listed below have battled various demons over the years.
But they've acknowledged their problems and entered rehab facilities to deal with them.
Please join us in sending them well wishes for a bright, healthy and happy future...
1. Ben Affleck
2. Lindsay Lohan
3. Catherine Zeta-Jones
4. Demi Lovato
5. Britney Spears
6. Demi Moore
Natalie Portman Reboots Demi Moore’s Pregnant Vanity Fair Cover
When will the reboots stop?
In her recent Vanity Fair cover photo Natalie Portman showed off her baby bump.
Wow. Look. Celebrities. Just like us. Breeders. I bet they also do laundry and breathe and stuff.
This is a pretty solid take on Demi Moore’s iconic 1991 Vanity Fair cover shot of her in all her raw in-your-face pregnantness.
Damn. Those are some pregnant women. They totally did the sex.
While the magazine’s fashion and style director, Jessica Diehl, said it was definitely an homage, she said the point was to show Natalie Portman at “her most radiant.”
Honestly, I would say Demi looks pretty radiant. Natalie looks like she’s doing the pregnant version of “Shit, did I leave the oven on?”
Demi Moore Dating Tobey Maguire, Yes, She’s Older, but It’s Not That Weird
Ooh la la! Demi Moore has found herself another young man to date.
Fresh off his divorce, Tobey Maguire is reportedly now dating Demi Moore. It’s not his first time getting a little Moore, the two had a fling in 2002 before Demi ended up with Ashton.
After Demi’s divorce from Kutcher, she’s gone from boyfriend to boyfriend without much luck in keeping one around for long. It was also rumored she was devastated by the split and behaving irrationally.
But now, Demi is looking great and hopes her and Tobey will find lasting love. A source close to Demi said, “Demi is still a sexy, attractive woman, and Tobey is just her type — younger, smart and kind of goofy,” the source told Radar. “She’d like more than a hookup.”
Ms. Moore has gone through a lot lately, so if Tobey Maguire makes her happy, great. Anything to help her get over Ashton’s penis, she deserves.
11 Stars Who Went from Rags to Crazy Riches
You've heard of a rags-to-riches story, right?
How about multiple stories of those who were born with very little, but who then used their drive, their talents and, yes, their good looks to make like Scrooge McDuck.
These celebrities may not be swimming through a room of actual gold. But they are no longer struggling to make ends meet, either.
1. Justin Bieber
2. Leighton Meester
3. Selena Gomez
4. Scarlett Johansson
5. Shia LeBeouf
6. Nicki Minaj
Britney Spears Spotted On Dinner Date With Lindsay Lohan’s Ex Harry Morton!
How cute?!
While we were pretty upset when we learned that Britney Spears had called things off with Charlie Ebersol, it looks like the mother-of-two has already moved on.
That's because the 33-year-old singer was spotted out on a dinner date with restaurateur Harry Morton on Friday night!
Yes... that same Harry who has dated both Lindsay Lohan and Demi Moore in the past.
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Britney and Harry went out for their first date at Iroha Sushi in Studio City, and we just hope everything went splendidly.
Harry owns the popular Pink Taco restaurants, so hopefully he won't be digging for any of Brit Brit's gold! LOLz!!!
Congrats, y'all!
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Could Anyone Else Have Played Carrie Bradshaw?
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Sarah Jessica Parker’s portrayal of Carrie Bradshaw is so epochal that it’s hard to believe SJP nearly said “no” to Sex and the City. But it’s true. Back before anyone knew quite how big SATC would be, Sarah Jessica Parker was desperate to get out of her contract, and leave the role of Carrie Bradshaw to someone else. Apparently, Sarah was a little reluctant about getting into a longterm show, but we hope she has never regretted her iconic role now that all is said and done.
How different the 90s would have been! Could anyone else have worn that tutu quite as well? Would we have cared quite as much if it was somebody else getting dumped on a Post-It note? And would we have cried quite so hard when it all drew to a close if it wasn’t SJP we were saying goodbye to? Here are eight ladies I think almost could have filled Parker’s (Manolo Blahnik) shoes.
Dana Delany
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Dana Delany was actually offered the role of Carrie — and turned it down. Man, has she made some pretty big mistakes in her career: she also turned down playing Bree Van De Kamp in Desperate Housewives. The women who did take these roles went on to be worth tens of millions of dollars — ouch, that’s gotta hurt. You just know Delany would have done a good job, too; she’s already got the screen chemistry with Kim Cattrall, and the two of them killed it in Live Nude Girls.
Brooke Shields
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Carrie’s hair is almost as iconic as her shoes, and Brooke Shields has got hair in spades. So she’s got the look, and we know from Blue Lagoon that she’s not one to shy away from sex scenes. I bet she could have played a magnificent Carrie.
Elizabeth Hurley
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Imagine a British Carrie Bradshaw! I’m kind of in love with this idea. Liz Hurley is every bit as sassy, sexy, and sharp as Carrie — and imagine her reading out the sex column in that accent. It would have been sensational.
Vanessa Williams
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Vanessa Williams would play a fierce Carrie. She’s strong, beautiful, hilarious, and seriously no-nonsense. I can definitely see her objecting to baby showers and country cottages just as firmly as SJP — and she would totally rock the wardrobe, too.
Kristin Davis
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What?! I know — I never even would have thought of this, if it wasn’t for the fact that Davis did actually audition for the role of Carrie. These days, she’s got Charlotte written all over her, but I’d love to have seen her ditch the fairytale act and play the much-more-cynical Carrie Bradshaw.
Courtney Cox
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Love it or hate it, Cougar Town has definitely shown us that Courtney Cox can hold her own as the lead of a sitcom. From Friends, she’s already had practice at living in an apartment way nicer than her character could ever afford — and I’d love to see what Monica Geller could do with Carrie Bradshaw’s incredible wardrobe.
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Demi Moore Finds Younger Man. Great News Except He’s Dead in Her Pool
Demi Moore has a thing for younger guys, but not when they’re bloated and when rigor mortis has set in. Evidently, her daughter, Tallulah Willis, throws epic parties.
And does so when her parents aren’t at home. She captioned this Insta “this picture doesn’t do justice to the glory that was our pool party last night.” Typical kid stuff. Not typical, the dead body floating face down.
Demi Moore said she is stunned and saddened by the death of a 21-year-old man Sunday in the backyard pool of a Los Angeles home she owns.
“I am in absolute shock,” the 52-year-old actress said in a statement released through her publicist, Heidi Lopata. “I was out of the country traveling to meet my daughters for a birthday celebration when I got the devastating news.”
The man, Edenilson Steven Valle, had gone missing for 10 or 15 minutes before his friends found him floating in the deep end of the pool early Sunday morning, said Los Angeles County coroner’s Lt. Fred Corral.
Shocked! I say. Shocked. There was also “limited” alcohol there according to sources. “Limited”. Right. In relation to what? Some bar on Sunset Boulevard? You don’t need much alcohol to drown in a pool.
Neighbors claim that Moore’s three children have been throwing ragers at the house “every day, day and night” for weeks — many of which were pool parties.
Also, Valle didn’t know how to swim. Did he know how to shout? Or flap his arms? Surely someone must have noticed the drowning man flailing around and yelling in the pool. I suggest this song for their next pool party.
Demi Moore And Daughters In Bikinis
I believe that would be Tallulah Willis and Scout Willis, but the real star of this social media bikini family share has to be Demi Moore. Hotness always starts and finishes with the good looking, indescribably veteran abiding allure of the mom. And this MILFtastic creature has it ...17 Memorable Magazine Covers: From Caitlyn to Kim to Kanye
When Caitlyn Jenner came out as a woman on the cover of Vanity Fair, she nearly did stop the presses.
But the transgender star was merely the latest celebrity to make major headlines for posing on the cover of a magazine.
Over the years, many actors/actresses/athletes have blazed a noteworthy trail on the front of a national publication, either for taking their clothes off while pregnant or taking their clothes off while NOT pregnant.
Yes, many of these covers feature nudity.
Consider yourself warned and check out some of the most iconic celebrity magazine covers of all-time:
1. Bruce Jenner Vanity Fair Cover
2. Ellen DeGeneres is Gay
3. Demi Moore Goes Nude
4. Jennifer Aniston on GQ
5. Honoring Princess Diana
6. No Nipplegate Here!
Demi Moore to Join Dancing With the Stars?!
Demi Moore was a huge supporter of her daughter, Rumer Willis, while she competed on the hit competition show Dancing With the Stars.
Since winning the Mirrorball Trophy in a photo finish over Riker Lynch, life has been good for Demi and Bruce Willis' daughter.
Not so much for Demi in the last decade or so.
Sure, the 52-year-old Moore is a household name after she starred in classic 90s films such as Ghost, A Few Good Men, and Striptease.
But she hasn’t had a hit in a long time. This is just a fact. So could Dancing With the Stars be the answer to her comeback???
Maybe! According to Star, Demi Moore might be on Dancing With the Stars!!
Demi reportedly “thinks DWTS will reinvigorate her lagging career.”
The source claims Rumer isn’t super thrilled about it though: “Rumer doesn’t get why her mom, already an A-list star, needs to try to outshine her.”
According to the insider, Demi also wants to pair up with Val Chmerkovskiy, Rumer’s pro-dance partner from the show. That would be interesting.
This wouldn't be the first time Demi and Rumer mirrored each other.
Just two weeks ago, Rumer and Demi were photographed together showing an uncanny resemblance. Like mother like daughter...or vice versa.
19 Celebrity Look-Alikes Who We Think May Be Switched at Birth
This is going to blow your mind, or at least crack you up, because these 19 sets of celebrity look-alikes we've found are awesome.
Some of them look so much alike we can't tell who we're looking at. Others have just enough of a resemblance to make us LOL.
All are winners. Scroll through the duos and see!
1. Katy Perry and Zooey Deschanel
2. Amy Adams and Isla Fisher
3. Ben McKenzie and Russell Crowe
4. Stephen Colbert and Bob Saget
5. Demi Moore and Jennifer Connelly
6. Ellen DeGeneres and Edie Falco
Rumer Willis Loved Her Twin Pic With Demi Moore — But There Was One Tiny Detail That Bugged The Sh*t Out Of Her!
Everyone can agree that Rumer Willis and Demi Moore's twinning picture basically wins at everything.
Gwyneth Paltrow totally tried when she posted that flashback photo where her mom looked EXACTLY like her, but it's not the same!
Although the side by side of Rumer and Demi was basically perfect, there was one little detail that bugged the crap out of the 26-year-old!
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We couldn't figure it out and the picture is set as our desktop photo! LOLz!
Catt Sadler was chatting up the Dancing With the Stars winner and when the host mentioned the hair-part, Rumer chimed in and said:
"I know, that was the only thing that bugged me, too! Man, I just got to do another one at some point. She had on this outfit and I thought it was really cute because we both really like overalls and onesies.
And she always, if I get a pair, two weeks later she's bought the same one. So I asked her where she got it and she said, 'Oh, I actually have one that's a little bit bigger size upstairs,' and I put it on and then I kind of just look at us in the mirror and I said, 'We have to take a photo. Do you have another pair of glasses like this?'"
And just like that the mother-daughter duo broke the internet.
Maybe they could take another one in a couple of weeks or month and get everything right down to the hair part!
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Demi Moore Talks About Divorce From Bruce Willis!
Demi Moore and Bruce Willis‘ marriage seemed like years ago, but the effects are still felt.
They’ve divorced back in ’98, but any separation was bound to have its long-term impact on the kids, especially Rumer Willis.
“”When their father and I decided to divorce, it probably had the biggest impact on her,” Demi shares.
She continues, “There really wasn’t anything I could do to stop it. Her self-esteem was nothing. I could only just keep loving her and loving her until she could love herself,” referring to Rumer’s breakdown during her teens, which everyone scrutinized.
Fast forward to the present: the kids are now fine, and the parents are still friends, so we can say this is one amicable separation.
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Demi Moore Robbed, $200,000 Of Clothes Gone!
Demi Moore’s storage unit was recently robbed. And the criminals walked away with $200,000 worth of clothing.
According to the cops, one of her assistants dropped by the North Hollywood storage unit on Monday and noticed there was empty space that used to be occupied with Demi’s "junk."
These burglars didn’t just take anything though. They sifted through the goods, taking high-end and even some irreplaceable clothing items.
According to TMZ, Demi is organizing a list of her lost items.
There was no sign of forced entry. The lock was even intact. Demi’s staff thinks an employee of the storage unit might be to blame for the break-in.
No one has been to the storage unit in six months, so it is unclear when this happened. The theft could have occurred as far back as last year.
If that is the case, the culprit will be hard to catch because the facility’s surveillance cameras do not go that far back.
Hey, you know what they say, Demi. If you haven’t used it in six months, you should get rid of it.
We are going to assume it wasn't her daughter, Rumer Willis, who has a history of wardrobe malfunctions aka not wearing clothes.
