Rumer Willis and her boyfriend Derek Richard Thomas broke up a year after the birth of baby Louetta
Rumer Willis confirmed on Thursday that she and her longtime boyfriend Derek Richard Thomas have broken up.
During Willis’ Instagram AMA, a social media user asked, “Are you and Derek still a couple?” to which the “Chicago” actress responded, “No, I’m single and co-parenting.”
Willis, 36, said she is “so grateful” for her daughter Louetta, whom she welcomed in April 2023.
“She’s the best thing that’s happened to me and I’ll always be grateful that I had the time to be in that relationship and that she came into my life,” Willis concluded.
It’s unclear when the daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis began dating the Vista Kicks frontman, but they confirmed their romance with PDA-packed images in November 2022.
They had been rumoured to be romantically involved since August that year, as Thomas paid tribute to Rumer on her birthday.
“In the short time we’ve been together, you’ve filled my life with joy and peace,” he captioned an Instagram photo of the “Dancing With the Stars” alumnus at the time.
He further added, “Everything is so easy with you. We sing, dance, play and most of all we laugh. Thank you for being the way you are 😘 You are a magical person. I’m so happy you came into my life.”
The “House Bunny” actress announced that she and Thomas were expecting their first child in December 2022. When fans learned about the couple’s choice of name for their daughter, Rumer admitted that “Louetta” came from a “typo.”
“We were thinking of the name Loretta, and it was a typo,” she told People. “Her dad and I were texting, and he took the ‘r’ out of Loretta, and it just became Louetta.”
Rumer eventually changed her story and explained that the name was in honor of the “Die Hard” star, who is battling dementia and aphasia.
“We wanted to give her options and mine and my dad’s favorite singers are Lou = Louis Armstrong, Etta = Etta James, Isley = Isley Brothers,” he shared on his Instagram Story last December.
