Former NFL star Michael Oher, whose story inspired the Oscar-nominated film The Blind Side, has said he felt duped by his “adoptive” parents, who spun his personal story into a $8 million profit for themselves, while he claims to have received little to nothing. The one-time Super Bowl champion sat …
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The conservatorship former NFL player and The Blind Side subject Michael Oher was entered into nearly 20 years ago by Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy has been terminated by a Memphis judge, the New York Times reported. In August, the 37-year-old filed a petition seeking to end the conservatorship. …
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Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy insisted they told former NFL player Michael Oher they never intended to formally adopt him and denied his claim that they used public perception of his supposed adoption for financial gain, in a new court filing. The new document, filed in Shelby County, Tennessee Probate …
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Michael Lewis, the author of the book that inspired The Blind Side, defended former NFL lineman Michael Oher’s (alleged) adopted family, the Tuohys, and blamed Hollywood for the financial situation that resulted in Oher filing a lawsuit against the family. Earlier this week, Oher sued Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, …
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Sean Tuohy, the alleged adoptive father of former NFL player and Blind Side subject Michael Oher, said the family was “devastated” after Oher filed legal documents claiming the Tuohys never adopted him and profited wildly from his life and story. Marty Singer, an attorney representing Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, …
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The Blind Side, the 2009 film starring Sandra Bullock, turned the story of a gifted high school football player into a lucrative well of money for the family who brought him in and changed his life. Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy have proudly presented themselves as retired NFL athlete Michael …
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