Sean Tuohy has spoken out about former NFL player Michael Oher’s legal petition, which alleges that the Tuohy family did not legally adopt him and that they tricked him into making them his conservators before making millions from his falsified life story, which was depicted in The Blind Side.
It is the bombshell that has shocked all fans
Michael Oher, the former NFL offensive tackle whose story was depicted in the 2009 Academy Award-winning movie The Blind Side, filed a petition Monday seeking to dissolve the conservatorship alleging Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy did not legally adopt him.
Once these allegations were made, sports fans have taken to social media to remind people that the film was nominated for multiple Academy Awards. On top of that, some are suggesting that Sandra Bullock should have her Oscar for “Best Actress” should be stripped away from her. She played Leigh Anne Tuohy in the film.
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The 37-year-old alleged in court documents that the family convinced him to sign documents agreeing to the conservatorship in 2004 by claiming it was “for all intents and purposes, an adoption.” That signature allowed the Tuohys to “reap millions of dollars” off the 2009 film, he alleged, while he “received nothing.”
Sean Tuohy — who was portrayed by Tim McGraw in the blockbuster hit — said Monday that Oher’s allegations aren’t true.
“We didn’t make any money off the movie,” he told the Daily Memphian. “Well, Michael Lewis [the author of the book that inspired the movie] gave us half of his share. Everybody in the family got an equal share, including Michael. It was about $14,000, each.”
Sean Tuohy further added the conservatorship had nothing to do with the movie but was meant to help Oher as he got recruited to play at Ole Miss, where Sean Tuohy had played football as well and was an active booster.
If Oher wants to end the conservatorship now, Tuohy said that he would “of course” be willing to end it.
Oher’s petition says that he received no compensation for “The Blind Side,” which tells the story of how Oher went from an unstable home life and foster care to eventually being taken in by the Tuohys.
Despite the movie being based on his life, Oher said it was only the Tuohys who received money for the film’s $300 million success.
