Yeah She Made It On Her Own

In a recent interview, Bruce Willis was asked about his daughter Rumer Willis' career and whether her parents had given her any help at all in getting work. Bruce said, "She sat us down and said, 'I know you two think you're big shots, but I don't want any help'. And she went off and got work on her own."

Umm, Rumer may have gone off and got work on her own, but it isn't like no one in town knew who she was. Lets face it. If Rumer Willis were just some girl from the middle of nowhere coming out to Hollywood there is no way she would have got any of the roles she has so far been given. Bruce Willis and Demi Moore may not have actually called anyone and said for someone to give Rumer a job, but you don't think some producer or studio is not going to go out of their way to get Rumer into some good roles on the off chance that maybe mom or dad will be grateful and end up doing something for that same producer or studio. It is kind of disingenuous of Bruce to say something like this when he must know that it is Rumer's last name and connections that got her an agent that was decent rather than the typical agent someone with no experience gets.

I don't think Rumer has ever gone into a meeting and said, "do you know who I am?" simply because she doesn't need to say that. Everyone knows who she is. It is because of that she got the roles she has been offered. I don't blame Rumer for any of this. It is not her fault that she was born to her parents and certain advantages are going to come her way simply because of that. What I really don't like is for the spin to be put on the whole thing that says Rumer is struggling like any other actress and that she is completely doing it on her own. That simply isn't true.