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Bruce Willis: 'How I got over my jealousy of Demi's Ashton'

He's known to get on famously with ex-wife Demi Moore's new husband, Ashton Kutcher – but, Bruce Willis said he had to overcome his jealousy his ex-wife's new love.

The Live Free or Die Hard star, 52, told the July issue of Playboy he had some "very dark hours" but with the help of friend Will Smith who wrote a sitcom about the relationship he has with his ex-wife, he worked to conquer his issue.

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Bruce Willis: The Die Hard star reveals he had to overcome his jealousy of former wife Demi Moore's new love Ashton Kutcher.

Willis, 52, said: "During some very dark hours he talked to me about it,.

"He said, 'Dude, you've got to do whatever it takes to get the kids and all the spouses or the girlfriend together. "You've got to show your kids it's okay.' It was like a light went on. Ding."

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Demi and Ashton are such good friends with Bruce, the father of Demi's three children, that they holiday together

Now he, Moore and Kutcher, 29, even holiday together. Willis added: "In the luck of the draw I am fortunate to have Ashton in the family,".

"It took a long time for people to wrap their minds around the fact that I could be friends with my ex-wife's new husband, but we are friends."

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Demi with husband Ashton

Despite their divorce in 2000 after 13 years of together, the star of Live Free or Die Hard revealed recently: "I love Demi, and I know she loves me."

Willis and Moore, 44, are parents to daughters Rumer, 18, Scout, 15, and Tallulah, 13. He added: "I'm thrilled that Ashton turned out to be such a great guy."

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