{"id":44703,"date":"2026-08-14T16:31:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44703"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:31:39","slug":"rumer-willis-moves-to-nashville-after-winning-primary-custody-of-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44703","title":{"rendered":"Rumer Willis moves to Nashville after winning primary custody of daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Rumer Willis is thrilled to be starting a new chapter in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_5909347\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/nashville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nashville<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">On Wednesday, Willis took to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_5909348\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/Db8Z2oxOUYP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and shared a video of her packing up her life and taking a &#8220;leap of faith&#8221; for her cross-country move.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Moving your whole life across the country is a leap of faith,&#8221; the daughter of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_5909349\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/bruce-willis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruce Willis<\/a> and Demi Moore began, crediting Roadway Movers for helping streamline the &#8220;emotional&#8221; experience. &#8220;They carried two decades of my life across 2,000 miles and set it down in Nashville without a scratch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/rumer-willis-thumbnail.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/rumer-willis-thumbnail.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/rumer-willis-thumbnail.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/rumer-willis-thumbnail.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/rumer-willis-thumbnail.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/rumer-willis-thumbnail.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/rumer-willis-thumbnail.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/rumer-willis-thumbnail.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/rumer-willis-thumbnail.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Rumer Willis at an event\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Rumer Willis has moved to Nashville.<\/span> <span>(Gilbert Flores\/WWD via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Willis went on to share details of her move, explaining that she felt peace during the long journey.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_5909350\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/fire-country-star-diane-farr-reveals-where-she-now-lives-leaving-los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8216;FIRE COUNTRY&#8217; STAR DIANE FARR REVEALS WHERE SHE NOW LIVES AFTER LEAVING LOS ANGELES BEHIND<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I got to say goodbye to my old home without worrying about what was in the truck and if it was going to make the trip in one piece. That\u2019s worth everything during a week this emotional.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"pull-quote\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;Moving your whole life across the country is a leap of faith.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"quote-author\">\u2014 Rumer Willis<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;New chapter, officially delivered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_5909351\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In her video, Willis showed the moving company loading all of her belongings into a truck and then unloading her things at her new home in Nashville.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/rumer-willis-vanity-fair-oscar-party-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/rumer-willis-vanity-fair-oscar-party-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/rumer-willis-vanity-fair-oscar-party-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/rumer-willis-vanity-fair-oscar-party-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/rumer-willis-vanity-fair-oscar-party-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/rumer-willis-vanity-fair-oscar-party-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/rumer-willis-vanity-fair-oscar-party-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/rumer-willis-vanity-fair-oscar-party-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/rumer-willis-vanity-fair-oscar-party-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Rumer Willis attends the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Rumer Willis was previously awarded temporary physical custody of her 3-year-old daughter.<\/span> <span>(FilmMagic)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In early 2025, Willis announced she was leaving <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_5909352\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles<\/a> and moving to her family&#8217;s home in Idaho.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Rumer&#8217;s out-of-state move to Nashville came shortly after a California judge granted Willis temporary primary physical custody of her 3-year-old daughter, Louetta Isley Thomas Willis, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1434969\/rumer-willis-reveals-shes-moved-across-the-country-to-nashville?cmpid=rss-syndicate-genericrss-us-top_stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">E! News<\/a>. Willis shares her daughter with her former partner, musician Derek Richard Thomas.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Willis and Thomas split in 2024 after about two years together.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/343\/192\/rumor-willis-derek-richard-thomas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/686\/384\/rumor-willis-derek-richard-thomas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/672\/378\/rumor-willis-derek-richard-thomas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1344\/756\/rumor-willis-derek-richard-thomas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/931\/523\/rumor-willis-derek-richard-thomas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1862\/1046\/rumor-willis-derek-richard-thomas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/720\/405\/rumor-willis-derek-richard-thomas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1440\/810\/rumor-willis-derek-richard-thomas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1200\/675\/rumor-willis-derek-richard-thomas.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Rumer Willis and Derek Richard\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Rumer Willis and Derek Richard Thomas split in 2024.<\/span> <span>(Vivien Killilea\/Getty Images for ESPRIT)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Willis and Thomas continue to share joint legal custody, meaning they both have a role in major decisions concerning their daughter, according <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_entertainment_article_main-content_article-body_6_5909355\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/rumer-willis-awarded-primary-physical-custody-3-year-old-daughter-louetta-11996055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">to People.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The court also established a parenting schedule for Thomas that began with monitored visits and was set to transition to unmonitored overnight visits in August.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Janelle Ash is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital covering Hollywood, celebrity culture and breaking entertainment news through exclusive reporting, interviews and in-depth storytelling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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