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- 2/9/2024
- by Phil Pirrello
- avclub.com
Michelle Yeoh won Best Actress last year for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” a dazzling fictional tale of a woman trying to save the multiverse. However, when we think of typical Best Actress winners, we do think of performers portraying real-life people. Sally Field in “Norma Rae” comes to mind, so, too, do Julia Roberts in “Erin Brockovich,” Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side,” and Meryl Streep in “The Iron Lady.”
But is this an old-fashioned way of thinking? Or is it still a relevant metric with which to measure to potential Best Actress winners. Lily Gladstone portrays a real person in “Killers of the Flower Moon” but Emma Stone is the Oscar favorite for “Poor Things,” in which she plays a fictional character. So, let’s take a look a closer look at this category and what sort of roles Best Actress winners typically win for. Below is a...
But is this an old-fashioned way of thinking? Or is it still a relevant metric with which to measure to potential Best Actress winners. Lily Gladstone portrays a real person in “Killers of the Flower Moon” but Emma Stone is the Oscar favorite for “Poor Things,” in which she plays a fictional character. So, let’s take a look a closer look at this category and what sort of roles Best Actress winners typically win for. Below is a...
- 12/20/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Former football star Michael Oher tried to extort $15 million from Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the couple said in a new court filing.
The Tuohys raised Oher and his story was the basis for the film The Blind Side, which generated $330 million at the box office in 2009 and has continued to earn revenue over the years.
Oher claims the Tuohys received millions for the film while he hadn’t received a single payment initially.
He filed a lawsuit on August 14 against the Tuohys because instead of adopting him, as they said they would, they established a conservatorship and kept millions of dollars from him.
The Tuohy and Alcon Entertainment, the film’s producer, disputed the claim and said that the only way for Oher to attend the University of Mississippi and play football was through the conservatorship.
On the court papers, the Tuohys claimed that the “conservatorship was the tool chosen to accomplish this goal.
The Tuohys raised Oher and his story was the basis for the film The Blind Side, which generated $330 million at the box office in 2009 and has continued to earn revenue over the years.
Oher claims the Tuohys received millions for the film while he hadn’t received a single payment initially.
He filed a lawsuit on August 14 against the Tuohys because instead of adopting him, as they said they would, they established a conservatorship and kept millions of dollars from him.
The Tuohy and Alcon Entertainment, the film’s producer, disputed the claim and said that the only way for Oher to attend the University of Mississippi and play football was through the conservatorship.
On the court papers, the Tuohys claimed that the “conservatorship was the tool chosen to accomplish this goal.
- 12/6/2023
- by Casey Rivera
- Uinterview
“The Blind Side” was an Oscar-winning, feel-good hit from the moment that it premiered in 2009. The Sandra Bullock-led film told the story of Super Bowl champion NFL lineman Michael Oher and how his difficult childhood led to his being adopted by the Tuohy family who helped him become a high school football star, before heading off to college at Ole Miss. However, recently, Oher himself has leveled damaging accusations at the Tuohy family, claiming that they never adopted him, but instead had him placed in a conservatorship and used that to take money that rightfully should belong to him. In the latest CNN FlashDoc, ‘Blindsided,” journalists explore all sides of the story to get down to the bottom of what actually happened to this fractured family. You can watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Max.
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- 11/16/2023
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
After his name first graced the big screen in the The Blind Side, the real story of Michael Oher is told in the new documentary Blindsided, which has just debuted its first trailer ahead of its November 16th premiere.
When The Blind Side first premiered in 2009, it earned more than $300 million at the box office, nabbed Sandra Bullock an Oscar, and became one of history’s most successful sports films. Its plot centered around Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, a wealthy couple who adopt a foster child and help him become an NFL champion. It claimed to be based on a true story, one with an undoubtedly happy ending.
Then, in August 2023, Michael Oher filed a lawsuit against the Tuohys saying they actually never adopted him. Instead, he claimed his new “parents” created a conservatorship that granted them legal authority to make business deals in his name, subsequently raking in...
When The Blind Side first premiered in 2009, it earned more than $300 million at the box office, nabbed Sandra Bullock an Oscar, and became one of history’s most successful sports films. Its plot centered around Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, a wealthy couple who adopt a foster child and help him become an NFL champion. It claimed to be based on a true story, one with an undoubtedly happy ending.
Then, in August 2023, Michael Oher filed a lawsuit against the Tuohys saying they actually never adopted him. Instead, he claimed his new “parents” created a conservatorship that granted them legal authority to make business deals in his name, subsequently raking in...
- 11/15/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Film News
A Tennessee judge has terminated the conservatorship of Michael Oher, a retired NFL player whose life story was chronicled in The Blind Side, under the Memphis couple at the center of the movie who allegedly took financial advantage of him.
Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes on Friday ended the agreement reached in 2004 when Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy allegedly tricked Oher into signing documents that appointed them as his conservators rather than his adoptive parents. Under the conservatorship, Oher claimed, he has been deprived of the rights to his name, image and likeness on top of millions of dollars the family got for signing away the rights to the book the film is based on.
This includes a deal with 20th Century Studios giving the Tuohys and their two children $225,000 and 2.5 percent of all future net proceeds from the movie, which has grossed over $300 million, according to a court petition.
Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes on Friday ended the agreement reached in 2004 when Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy allegedly tricked Oher into signing documents that appointed them as his conservators rather than his adoptive parents. Under the conservatorship, Oher claimed, he has been deprived of the rights to his name, image and likeness on top of millions of dollars the family got for signing away the rights to the book the film is based on.
This includes a deal with 20th Century Studios giving the Tuohys and their two children $225,000 and 2.5 percent of all future net proceeds from the movie, which has grossed over $300 million, according to a court petition.
- 10/2/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The conservatorship between former NFL tackle Michael Oher and Leigh Ann and Sean Tuohy – subjects of the 2009 Oscar-winning film The Blind Side – has ended. While this is just one move in the right direction for Michael Oher, the judge did not dismiss the case itself.
The case itself stems from Michael Oher claiming that the Tuohy family tricked him into signing paperwork that made Leigh Ann and Sean conservators, even though he says he was led to believe he would be legally adopted by the couple. Adding to this, Oher alleges that the Tuohys used this status as a way to ensure he could not be properly financially compensated for The Blind Side.
At the time, the filing stated, “Michael Oher discovered this lie to his chagrin and embarrassment in February of 2023, when he learned that the Conservatorship to which he consented on the basis that doing so would make...
The case itself stems from Michael Oher claiming that the Tuohy family tricked him into signing paperwork that made Leigh Ann and Sean conservators, even though he says he was led to believe he would be legally adopted by the couple. Adding to this, Oher alleges that the Tuohys used this status as a way to ensure he could not be properly financially compensated for The Blind Side.
At the time, the filing stated, “Michael Oher discovered this lie to his chagrin and embarrassment in February of 2023, when he learned that the Conservatorship to which he consented on the basis that doing so would make...
- 9/30/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Ties have officially been cut between Michael Oher and the Tuohys. A Tennessee judge Friday ended the conservatorship that previously allowed Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy to control the finances for the former NFL player, according to AP.
In his petition to the court, Oher alleged the couple tricked him into a conservatorship to secure legal authority over business deals in his name, depriving him of profits from the film The Blind Side while mischaracterizing the true nature of their relationship. Oher signed the agreement when he was 18 and living with the couple as he was being recruited by colleges.
Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes said she was not dismissing the case. Oher has asked the Tuohys to provide a financial accounting of money that may have come to them as part of the agreement. He alleged the Tuohys used his name, image and likeness to make money...
In his petition to the court, Oher alleged the couple tricked him into a conservatorship to secure legal authority over business deals in his name, depriving him of profits from the film The Blind Side while mischaracterizing the true nature of their relationship. Oher signed the agreement when he was 18 and living with the couple as he was being recruited by colleges.
Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes said she was not dismissing the case. Oher has asked the Tuohys to provide a financial accounting of money that may have come to them as part of the agreement. He alleged the Tuohys used his name, image and likeness to make money...
- 9/29/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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. In it, he claimed that he learned only in Feb. 2023 that the Tuohy family were never his actual parents, only his conservators with legal authority over his business deals. The conservatorship began in 2005, four months after he turned 18.
“Michael Oher discovered...
In August, the 37-year-old filed a petition seeking to end the conservatorship. In it, he claimed that he learned only in Feb. 2023 that the Tuohy family were never his actual parents, only his conservators with legal authority over his business deals. The conservatorship began in 2005, four months after he turned 18.
“Michael Oher discovered...
- 9/29/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Michael Oher‘s conservatorship will officially be terminated.
The 37-year-old retired NFL star filed a lawsuit in August asking to have the conservatorship that he entered when he was adopted by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy dissolved. His relationship with the family inspired the hit movie The Blind Side.
On Friday (September 29), a judge agreed to honor Michael‘s request.
Keep reading to find out more…
People confirmed that Judge Kathleen Gomes announced that she would be freeing the athlete from the conservatorship. This will effectively give him back control of his finances, which the Tuohy’s assumed when he signed the paperwork.
In his initial filing, Michael alleged that he was tricked into the conservatorship and had not received royalties for The Blind Side.
Sean responded, denying the latter claim. The family’s lawyer also alleged that Michael threatened to leak unflattering stories to the press.
They later claimed...
The 37-year-old retired NFL star filed a lawsuit in August asking to have the conservatorship that he entered when he was adopted by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy dissolved. His relationship with the family inspired the hit movie The Blind Side.
On Friday (September 29), a judge agreed to honor Michael‘s request.
Keep reading to find out more…
People confirmed that Judge Kathleen Gomes announced that she would be freeing the athlete from the conservatorship. This will effectively give him back control of his finances, which the Tuohy’s assumed when he signed the paperwork.
In his initial filing, Michael alleged that he was tricked into the conservatorship and had not received royalties for The Blind Side.
Sean responded, denying the latter claim. The family’s lawyer also alleged that Michael threatened to leak unflattering stories to the press.
They later claimed...
- 9/29/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Judge Says She Is Ending Conservatorship Between Former NFL Player Michael Oher And The Tuohy Family
A Tennessee judge said Friday she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and a Memphis couple who took him in when he was in high school, but the highly-publicized dispute over financial issues will continue.
Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes said she is terminating the agreement reached in 2004 that allowed Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy to control Oher’s finances. Oher signed the agreement when he was 18 and living with the couple as he was being recruited by colleges as a star high school football player. Their story is the subject of the film “The Blind Side”, which earned Sandra Bullock an Oscar.
Gomes said she was not dismissing the case. Oher has asked that the Tuohys provide a financial accounting of money that may have come to them as part of the agreement, claiming that they used his name, image and likeness...
Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes said she is terminating the agreement reached in 2004 that allowed Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy to control Oher’s finances. Oher signed the agreement when he was 18 and living with the couple as he was being recruited by colleges as a star high school football player. Their story is the subject of the film “The Blind Side”, which earned Sandra Bullock an Oscar.
Gomes said she was not dismissing the case. Oher has asked that the Tuohys provide a financial accounting of money that may have come to them as part of the agreement, claiming that they used his name, image and likeness...
- 9/29/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Collins Tuohy is an American entrepreneur and the only daughter of Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne Tuohy. She has been in the public eye since birth, thanks to the social status of her rich parents. The Tuohys are serial entrepreneurs who own many fast-food franchises in the United States. Her family inspired the 2006 book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game which was later adapted into a 2009 film titled The Blind Side. While the movie shot her family to shame, Collins Tuohy is a star in her own right. As an entrepreneur, she co-owns a bakery shop and...
- 9/28/2023
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy claim in new court docs that they referred to the NFL alum as a ‘son’ in the ‘colloquial sense.’
Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne Tuohy have filed a response to Michael Oher‘s lawsuit. In the new legal documents, which Et obtained, the Tuohys deny Michael’s claim that they lied about adopting him and tricked him into making them his conservators in order to profit off of his story.
Rather, in the Tuohys’ response, the couple claims “they never intended to, and in fact never did, take any assumed legal custody” of Michael when they took him in as a teenager. Further, they “vehemently deny” that they told Michael “that they intended to legally adopt him.”
Even so, the Tuohys admit that they “occasionally referred to [Michael] as a son” and have “always felt [he] was like a son.” However, the Tuohys alleged that the word...
Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne Tuohy have filed a response to Michael Oher‘s lawsuit. In the new legal documents, which Et obtained, the Tuohys deny Michael’s claim that they lied about adopting him and tricked him into making them his conservators in order to profit off of his story.
Rather, in the Tuohys’ response, the couple claims “they never intended to, and in fact never did, take any assumed legal custody” of Michael when they took him in as a teenager. Further, they “vehemently deny” that they told Michael “that they intended to legally adopt him.”
Even so, the Tuohys admit that they “occasionally referred to [Michael] as a son” and have “always felt [he] was like a son.” However, the Tuohys alleged that the word...
- 9/15/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Lawyers for former NFL player Michael Oher are seeking his school records and information about contracts and payouts related to the film “The Blind Side” as part of his highly publicized effort to end a legal agreement between him and Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy.
Shelby County Probate Court issued three subpoenas Tuesday asking for information from Memphis Shelby County Schools, Alcon Entertainment, which produced the movie, and Creative Artists Agency, a prominent talent agent firm known as CAA.
Read More: Michael Oher Steps Out In Public For The First Time Since Levelling Allegations Against Tuohy Family
The filings are part of Oher’s attempts to end a conservatorship overseen by the Tuohys, who took in Oher while he was a high school football player in Memphis. Their story was the subject of the film “The Blind Side,” which earned Sandra Bullock an Oscar for her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy.
Shelby County Probate Court issued three subpoenas Tuesday asking for information from Memphis Shelby County Schools, Alcon Entertainment, which produced the movie, and Creative Artists Agency, a prominent talent agent firm known as CAA.
Read More: Michael Oher Steps Out In Public For The First Time Since Levelling Allegations Against Tuohy Family
The filings are part of Oher’s attempts to end a conservatorship overseen by the Tuohys, who took in Oher while he was a high school football player in Memphis. Their story was the subject of the film “The Blind Side,” which earned Sandra Bullock an Oscar for her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy.
- 8/31/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, the cofounders and co-CEOs of “The Blind Side” financier Alcon Entertainment, have released a statement regarding the recent controversy surrounding a lawsuit filed by real-world footballer subject Michael Oher against Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy over compensation from the film.
“The notion that the Tuohys were paid millions of dollars by Alcon to the detriment of Michael Oher is false,” the statement read. “In fact, Alcon has paid approximately $767,000 to the talent agency that represents the Tuohy family and Michael Oher. We anticipate that the Tuohy family and Michael Oher will receive additional profits as audiences continue to enjoy this true story in the years to come.”
With the lawsuit — which claims, among other things, that Oher was placed in a conservatorship and never actually adopted by the family that famously took him in and helped shepherd his football career — many have started to pick...
“The notion that the Tuohys were paid millions of dollars by Alcon to the detriment of Michael Oher is false,” the statement read. “In fact, Alcon has paid approximately $767,000 to the talent agency that represents the Tuohy family and Michael Oher. We anticipate that the Tuohy family and Michael Oher will receive additional profits as audiences continue to enjoy this true story in the years to come.”
With the lawsuit — which claims, among other things, that Oher was placed in a conservatorship and never actually adopted by the family that famously took him in and helped shepherd his football career — many have started to pick...
- 8/24/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Producers behind “The Blind Side” have issued a statement affirming the authenticity of Michael Oher’s story as told in the film, responding to Oher’s recent allegations that the Tuohy family fabricated his adoption and instead placed him in a conservatorship that he is still restricted to.
“We feel it is now important for us to respond to some recent media reports, which include many mischaracterizations and uninformed opinions,” Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, “Blind Side” producers of and co-founders of Alcon Entertainment, said in a statement Thursday. “The impetus for these stories has been a lawsuit by Michael Oher, which seems to have given critics and journalists alike a justification to unfairly pick apart the movie fourteen years later – some going so far as to call it ‘fake’ or a ‘lie.’”
The producers added that their film’s story remains “verifiably authentic and will never be a lie or fake,...
“We feel it is now important for us to respond to some recent media reports, which include many mischaracterizations and uninformed opinions,” Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, “Blind Side” producers of and co-founders of Alcon Entertainment, said in a statement Thursday. “The impetus for these stories has been a lawsuit by Michael Oher, which seems to have given critics and journalists alike a justification to unfairly pick apart the movie fourteen years later – some going so far as to call it ‘fake’ or a ‘lie.’”
The producers added that their film’s story remains “verifiably authentic and will never be a lie or fake,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
Alcon Entertainment, the company that produced The Blind Side, broke its silence Thursday after more than a week of the movie generating headlines as the subjects of the film traded accusations of ill-intentions and shakedowns. In a lawsuit filed Aug. 14, former NFL star and Blind Side subject Michael Oher said he was cheated out of profits for the film by the family at its center. But Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy have said they split profits from the movie with Oher and accused him of a $15 million “shakedown.”
Now Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, the co-heads of Alcon, are defending their Oscar hit, released in 2009, calling the accusations that the film’s true story was fabricated “mischaracterizations and uninformed opinions.” They also released an accounting of payments made in relation to the life rights to the project. (The deal was initially made at Fox, but Alcon inherited it when the company acquired the film.
Now Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, the co-heads of Alcon, are defending their Oscar hit, released in 2009, calling the accusations that the film’s true story was fabricated “mischaracterizations and uninformed opinions.” They also released an accounting of payments made in relation to the life rights to the project. (The deal was initially made at Fox, but Alcon inherited it when the company acquired the film.
- 8/24/2023
- by Aaron Couch and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, the co-founders of The Blind Side financier Alcon Entertainment, who also served as producers for the supposedly true-life family drama, have addressed controversy stemming from a recent lawsuit filed by pic’s subject Michael Oher, claiming there have been “many mischaracterizations and uninformed opinions” put out about the situation, and that the film they made is “as true today as it was 14 years ago.”
“The Blind Side is verifiably authentic and will never be a lie or fake,” the pair stated, “regardless of the familial ups and downs that have occurred subsequent to the film.”
Former NFL star Oher’s petition filed in Tennessee court alleges that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the couple depicted in the film as his good-hearted adoptive parents, tricked him into a conservatorship to secure legal authority over business deals in his name, depriving him of profits from the film...
“The Blind Side is verifiably authentic and will never be a lie or fake,” the pair stated, “regardless of the familial ups and downs that have occurred subsequent to the film.”
Former NFL star Oher’s petition filed in Tennessee court alleges that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the couple depicted in the film as his good-hearted adoptive parents, tricked him into a conservatorship to secure legal authority over business deals in his name, depriving him of profits from the film...
- 8/24/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Oher has been keeping his lawyers busy, with People reporting on a new legal filing this week claiming that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy had not shared any financial information with him in nearly two decades, with Oher alleging he “has been kept in the dark” the whole time.
Oher sued his puportedly adoptive parents — whose story was dramatized in 2009 Oscar winner “The Blind Side” — last week, alleging they never actually adopted him, but instead tricked him into signing a document placing him into a conservatorship. He’s asking that conservatorship, which began when he was 18, be ended.
In his new filing, the retired NFL player is seeking an accounting of his finances in order to determine how much money they’ve made from his name, giving the Tuohys a two-week deadline to comply.
Read More: ‘The Blind Side’ Subject Michael Oher Alleges Tuohy Family Lied About Adoption
Legal...
Oher sued his puportedly adoptive parents — whose story was dramatized in 2009 Oscar winner “The Blind Side” — last week, alleging they never actually adopted him, but instead tricked him into signing a document placing him into a conservatorship. He’s asking that conservatorship, which began when he was 18, be ended.
In his new filing, the retired NFL player is seeking an accounting of his finances in order to determine how much money they’ve made from his name, giving the Tuohys a two-week deadline to comply.
Read More: ‘The Blind Side’ Subject Michael Oher Alleges Tuohy Family Lied About Adoption
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- 8/24/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Michael Oher Steps Out In Public For The First Time Since Levelling Allegations Against Tuohy Family
Michael Oher is standing tall.
On Monday, the former NFL player stepped out publicly for the first time since filing a petition alleging Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy lied about adopting him.
Read More: ‘The Blind Side’ Subject Michael Oher’s High School Football Coach Addresses Conservatorship Lawsuit
Oher was on hand in Baltimore for a book signing for his memoir When Your Back’s Against the Wall: Fame, Football, and Lessons Learned through a Lifetime of Adversity.
The football star and subject of the 2009 Oscar-winning film “The Blind Side” was photographed beaming for his fans there to pick up signed copies of the book.
Photo: Shutterstock
“This book, it means a lot to me,” Oher said, the Associated Press reported. “Basically, it’s a playbook on life and how I continue to fight back and when your back’s against the wall. That’s how I’ve felt all my life.
On Monday, the former NFL player stepped out publicly for the first time since filing a petition alleging Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy lied about adopting him.
Read More: ‘The Blind Side’ Subject Michael Oher’s High School Football Coach Addresses Conservatorship Lawsuit
Oher was on hand in Baltimore for a book signing for his memoir When Your Back’s Against the Wall: Fame, Football, and Lessons Learned through a Lifetime of Adversity.
The football star and subject of the 2009 Oscar-winning film “The Blind Side” was photographed beaming for his fans there to pick up signed copies of the book.
Photo: Shutterstock
“This book, it means a lot to me,” Oher said, the Associated Press reported. “Basically, it’s a playbook on life and how I continue to fight back and when your back’s against the wall. That’s how I’ve felt all my life.
- 8/22/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
The Blind Side, the acclaimed film that portrays the life of professional football player Michael Oher, has captivated audiences since its release. But how much of the story is grounded in reality?
According to Oher, the portrayal might not be as factual as many believe. Oher just released new claims that challenge the tale’s authenticity, shedding light on potentially manipulated truths and hidden facts.
Michael Oher claims the Tuohy family never adopted him
The Blind Side narrates the real-life journey of professional football athlete Oher alongside the Tuohy family. This dramatic tale revolved around an affluent white family who adopted an underprivileged Black teenager on his path to football stardom.
The movie found success at the box office and was in the running for two coveted Academy Awards. Sandra Bullock clinched the Best Actress award for depicting Leigh Anne Tuohy. However, since its debut, The Blind Side has faced...
According to Oher, the portrayal might not be as factual as many believe. Oher just released new claims that challenge the tale’s authenticity, shedding light on potentially manipulated truths and hidden facts.
Michael Oher claims the Tuohy family never adopted him
The Blind Side narrates the real-life journey of professional football athlete Oher alongside the Tuohy family. This dramatic tale revolved around an affluent white family who adopted an underprivileged Black teenager on his path to football stardom.
The movie found success at the box office and was in the running for two coveted Academy Awards. Sandra Bullock clinched the Best Actress award for depicting Leigh Anne Tuohy. However, since its debut, The Blind Side has faced...
- 8/21/2023
- by Perry Carpenter
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Over the past week, some have called for Sandra Bullock to return the Academy Award she won for playing Leigh Anne Tuohy in 2009’s The Blind Side – and not because she didn’t deserve it. Rather, the outcry stems from former pro football player Michael Oher claiming that Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy never actually adopted him and instead used the story for financial gains, a discovery he made nearly 15 years after The Blind Side came out.
So, why are people calling for Sandra Bullock to return her Oscar for The Blind Side, which she won by beating out the likes of Meryl Streep and Helen Mirren? We’re afraid the attempts to find any logic within the situation have come up with absolutely nothing, since obviously (or so we thought…) the reception of The Blind Side and the numerous accolades Sandra Bullock received (also including a Golden Globe and...
So, why are people calling for Sandra Bullock to return her Oscar for The Blind Side, which she won by beating out the likes of Meryl Streep and Helen Mirren? We’re afraid the attempts to find any logic within the situation have come up with absolutely nothing, since obviously (or so we thought…) the reception of The Blind Side and the numerous accolades Sandra Bullock received (also including a Golden Globe and...
- 8/19/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
A playing card featuring Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant has increased in value after Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the couple embroiled in a dispute over payments from the film The Blind Side, were spotted in the background.
The Tuohys are in a dispute with former NFL tackle Michael Oher, whom they took in as a teenager and later signed to a conservatorship. Oher claims he was duped and is owed money, a contention the Tuohys deny.
Oher claims he earned nothing from The Blind Side, which depicted his rise from homeless teen to the NFL.
That drama has caused the value of a particular playing card to rise. Fans noticed the Tuohys on a Morant rookie playing card from 2019.
Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are seated behind Morant. The card also depicts rappers Young Dolph, Crunchy Black, and Key Glock as well as actor Todd Bridges. Dolph...
The Tuohys are in a dispute with former NFL tackle Michael Oher, whom they took in as a teenager and later signed to a conservatorship. Oher claims he was duped and is owed money, a contention the Tuohys deny.
Oher claims he earned nothing from The Blind Side, which depicted his rise from homeless teen to the NFL.
That drama has caused the value of a particular playing card to rise. Fans noticed the Tuohys on a Morant rookie playing card from 2019.
Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are seated behind Morant. The card also depicts rappers Young Dolph, Crunchy Black, and Key Glock as well as actor Todd Bridges. Dolph...
- 8/19/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
‘The Blind Side’ Subject Michael Oher’s High School Football Coach Addresses Conservatorship Lawsuit
Michael Oher‘s high school football coach is weighing in on the lawsuit between Oher and the Tuohy family.
The 37-year-old former NFL pro filed a lawsuit on Monday that alleges that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy tricked him into a conservatorship and lied about his adoption status when he was 18.
Auburn coach Hugh Freeze, who coached Oher at Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, called the legal drama “sad.”
“I think it’s sad. I certainly don’t claim to understand all the ins and outs of adoption, conservatory, all of that. I know what I witnessed,” Freeze said Thursday, per The Athletic’s David Ubben. “I witnessed a family that totally took in a young man and I think without that, there is no story.”
Although Freeze said he’s not aware of the specific details surrounding the lawsuit, he defended the Tuohys, calling their handling of the situation...
The 37-year-old former NFL pro filed a lawsuit on Monday that alleges that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy tricked him into a conservatorship and lied about his adoption status when he was 18.
Auburn coach Hugh Freeze, who coached Oher at Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, called the legal drama “sad.”
“I think it’s sad. I certainly don’t claim to understand all the ins and outs of adoption, conservatory, all of that. I know what I witnessed,” Freeze said Thursday, per The Athletic’s David Ubben. “I witnessed a family that totally took in a young man and I think without that, there is no story.”
Although Freeze said he’s not aware of the specific details surrounding the lawsuit, he defended the Tuohys, calling their handling of the situation...
- 8/18/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Los Angeles, Aug 18 (Ians) Things have not been going easy for Sandra Bullock this whole month. After her lover Bryan Randall died, the actress was already having it tough, but to make things worse now, the controversy regarding the film ‘The Blind Side’ has left her heartbroken as it is now being claimed that her Oscar winning role in the film is ‘tainted by a lie’.
The controversy came when back on August 14, the real-life subject of the film, retired NFL star Michael Oher, filed a lawsuit claiming that his adoptive parents swindled him by keeping the profits from the 2009 film.
Oher alleged that his adoptive parents, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the latter of whom was played by Bullock in the film, tricked Oher into signing a document that made them conservators, and not his adoptive parents, allowing them to profit off him by using his name while not paying him any royalties whatsoever.
The controversy came when back on August 14, the real-life subject of the film, retired NFL star Michael Oher, filed a lawsuit claiming that his adoptive parents swindled him by keeping the profits from the 2009 film.
Oher alleged that his adoptive parents, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the latter of whom was played by Bullock in the film, tricked Oher into signing a document that made them conservators, and not his adoptive parents, allowing them to profit off him by using his name while not paying him any royalties whatsoever.
- 8/18/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Michael Lewis is deflecting blame at him and the family accused of exploiting the retired NFL player Michael Oher, the subject of his best-selling book The Blind Side, toward the “Hollywood studio system.”
Lewis told The Washington Post that he and the family of Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy have each received roughly $350,000 from the profits of the movie. He said that the Tuohys planned to evenly split their share with Oher, who declined the payments in what may be a prelude to a lawsuit. They subsequently deposited his royalty checks in a trust fund for Oher’s son, he added.
“Michael Oher should join the writers strike,” the author said in an interview with the Post on Wednesday. “It’s outrageous how Hollywood accounting works, but the money is not in the Tuohys’ pockets.”
Lewis contested accusations from Oher that the Tuohys lied about adopting him and cut him...
Lewis told The Washington Post that he and the family of Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy have each received roughly $350,000 from the profits of the movie. He said that the Tuohys planned to evenly split their share with Oher, who declined the payments in what may be a prelude to a lawsuit. They subsequently deposited his royalty checks in a trust fund for Oher’s son, he added.
“Michael Oher should join the writers strike,” the author said in an interview with the Post on Wednesday. “It’s outrageous how Hollywood accounting works, but the money is not in the Tuohys’ pockets.”
Lewis contested accusations from Oher that the Tuohys lied about adopting him and cut him...
- 8/17/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘The Blind Side’ Author Michael Lewis Defends Tuohy Family Amid Michael Oher’s Lawsuit: ‘I Feel Sad’
“The Blind Side: The Evolution of the Game” author Michael Lewis is addressing the lawsuit against the Tuohy family filed by adoptive son Michael Oher.
Lewis, who penned the non-fiction book the 2009 film is adapted from and included Oher’s life story, came to defense of Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy Oher alleged that the Tuohy family forced him into a questionable conservatorship when he was 18 and constructed an unfair movie deal that favored royalties from the film to their two birth children.
“The Blind Side” earned more than $300 million at the box office. The four Tuohy family members allegedly each made $225,000 plus 2.5 percent of “defined net proceeds” from the film; Oher received no profit from the feature. Oher is seeking his “fair share of profits” in addition to “unspecified compensatory and punitive damages,” according to the filing in probate court.
According to author Lewis, 20th Century Fox paid $250,000 for...
Lewis, who penned the non-fiction book the 2009 film is adapted from and included Oher’s life story, came to defense of Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy Oher alleged that the Tuohy family forced him into a questionable conservatorship when he was 18 and constructed an unfair movie deal that favored royalties from the film to their two birth children.
“The Blind Side” earned more than $300 million at the box office. The four Tuohy family members allegedly each made $225,000 plus 2.5 percent of “defined net proceeds” from the film; Oher received no profit from the feature. Oher is seeking his “fair share of profits” in addition to “unspecified compensatory and punitive damages,” according to the filing in probate court.
According to author Lewis, 20th Century Fox paid $250,000 for...
- 8/17/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Sandra Bullock has been greatly affected by the controversy surrounding “The Blind Side”.
Earlier this week, Michael Oher, the former NFL player upon whom the movie was based, filed a petition claiming that the story of Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne Tuohy adopting him was a “lie.”
Read More: ‘The Blind Side’ Star Quinton Aaron Criticizes Anyone Suggesting Sandra Bullock Should Lose Her Oscar Amid Tuohy Family And Michael Oher Legal Drama
According to Oher, the Tuohys tricked him into signing documents that he thought were adoption papers, but instead made them his conservators.
He has also alleged that the Tuohys earned millions of dollars from the film and their association with it, while he received nothing.
Now, a source close to Bullock has shared with The Daily Mail how the actress feels about the controversy.
“She hates that such a wonderful story, a spectacular movie, and a spectacular time...
Earlier this week, Michael Oher, the former NFL player upon whom the movie was based, filed a petition claiming that the story of Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne Tuohy adopting him was a “lie.”
Read More: ‘The Blind Side’ Star Quinton Aaron Criticizes Anyone Suggesting Sandra Bullock Should Lose Her Oscar Amid Tuohy Family And Michael Oher Legal Drama
According to Oher, the Tuohys tricked him into signing documents that he thought were adoption papers, but instead made them his conservators.
He has also alleged that the Tuohys earned millions of dollars from the film and their association with it, while he received nothing.
Now, a source close to Bullock has shared with The Daily Mail how the actress feels about the controversy.
“She hates that such a wonderful story, a spectacular movie, and a spectacular time...
- 8/17/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Michael Lewis, the author of “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game,” has responded to Michael Oher’s accusations against Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy.
Oher, the NFL star at the center of “The Blind Side” film, alleged that the Tuohys cut him out of profits from the Oscar-winning movie adaptation and never actually adopted him, instead tricking him into making the couple his conservators.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Lewis denied Oher’s claim that the Tuohys made millions off of the film, while Oher was uncompensated.
“Everybody should be mad at the Hollywood studio system,” Lewis said. “Michael Oher should join the writers strike. It’s outrageous how Hollywood accounting works, but the money is not in the Tuohys’ pockets.”
Lewis told The Washington Post that 20th Century Fox paid $250,000 for the rights to “The Blind Side,” which the author apparently split 50-50 with the Tuohy family.
Oher, the NFL star at the center of “The Blind Side” film, alleged that the Tuohys cut him out of profits from the Oscar-winning movie adaptation and never actually adopted him, instead tricking him into making the couple his conservators.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Lewis denied Oher’s claim that the Tuohys made millions off of the film, while Oher was uncompensated.
“Everybody should be mad at the Hollywood studio system,” Lewis said. “Michael Oher should join the writers strike. It’s outrageous how Hollywood accounting works, but the money is not in the Tuohys’ pockets.”
Lewis told The Washington Post that 20th Century Fox paid $250,000 for the rights to “The Blind Side,” which the author apparently split 50-50 with the Tuohy family.
- 8/17/2023
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Michael Lewis, the author of the book that “The Blind Side” was based on, says the “Hollywood studio system” is to blame for the ongoing feud between the Tuohy family and former NFL offensive lineman Michael Oher.
In an interview on Wednesday with the Washington Post, Lewis said that after agents and fees, each member of the Tuohy family earned roughly $350,000 from the commercially successful and Oscar-winning film. He also said the Tuohys planned to share the royalties with family members, including Oher, but Oher started to decline his royalty checks. Lewis believed that the family deposited Oher’s share in a trust for his son.
“Everybody should be mad at the Hollywood studio system,” Lewis told the Post. “Michael Oher should join the writers’ strike. It’s outrageous how Hollywood accounting works, but the money is not in the Tuohys’ pockets.”
Lewis, a childhood friend of Sean Tuohy, also...
In an interview on Wednesday with the Washington Post, Lewis said that after agents and fees, each member of the Tuohy family earned roughly $350,000 from the commercially successful and Oscar-winning film. He also said the Tuohys planned to share the royalties with family members, including Oher, but Oher started to decline his royalty checks. Lewis believed that the family deposited Oher’s share in a trust for his son.
“Everybody should be mad at the Hollywood studio system,” Lewis told the Post. “Michael Oher should join the writers’ strike. It’s outrageous how Hollywood accounting works, but the money is not in the Tuohys’ pockets.”
Lewis, a childhood friend of Sean Tuohy, also...
- 8/17/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
In light of the recent legal drama between Michael Oher and the Tuohy family, a 2017 episode of Below Deck featuring Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne Tuohy in which Sean claims he required script approval for the film The Blind Side has resurfaced on TikTok.
In the clip from user @itsabigailadams, patriarch Sean is discussing how the team behind The Blind Side movie gained the rights to use the Tuohy family’s name.
“The writer of the book, he and I went to school together since we were five years old,” Sean says, referencing writing Michael Lewis, who penned the book that the movie was adapted from. “So I get a call — Steven Spielberg, Harvey Weinstein — I had to give them the rights to use our name, and I said, ‘I’ll give you the rights if I get to read the script and approve it or un-approve it.’ So, sure enough,...
In the clip from user @itsabigailadams, patriarch Sean is discussing how the team behind The Blind Side movie gained the rights to use the Tuohy family’s name.
“The writer of the book, he and I went to school together since we were five years old,” Sean says, referencing writing Michael Lewis, who penned the book that the movie was adapted from. “So I get a call — Steven Spielberg, Harvey Weinstein — I had to give them the rights to use our name, and I said, ‘I’ll give you the rights if I get to read the script and approve it or un-approve it.’ So, sure enough,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
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, claiming that they were not his adoptive parents and instead placed him under a conservatorship at the age of 18 that gave them legal authority over his business deals. As part of that alleged arrangement, the Tuohys limited what money...
Earlier this week, Oher sued Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, claiming that they were not his adoptive parents and instead placed him under a conservatorship at the age of 18 that gave them legal authority over his business deals. As part of that alleged arrangement, the Tuohys limited what money...
- 8/17/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Amid the ongoing legal drama between Michael Oher and the Tuohy family, author Michael Lewis — who wrote the book which the 2009 Oscar-nominated film “The Blind Side” was adapted from — is weighing in.
Recently, Oher — the former NFL star who was the inspiration behind the book and the film — filed legal documents in Tennessee court requesting it terminate a conservatorship after alleging Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy lied about adopting him and tricked him into making them his conservators shortly after he turned 18.
Oher claims the Tuohys made millions off his name while he never received a dime, after the film — starring Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Tim McGraw, Lily Collins and Kathy Bates — earned more than $300 million at the box office.
However, Lewis claims that, despite the film’s success, none of the real-life figures who inspired the film have gotten nearly any money from it in the 13 years since its release.
Recently, Oher — the former NFL star who was the inspiration behind the book and the film — filed legal documents in Tennessee court requesting it terminate a conservatorship after alleging Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy lied about adopting him and tricked him into making them his conservators shortly after he turned 18.
Oher claims the Tuohys made millions off his name while he never received a dime, after the film — starring Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Tim McGraw, Lily Collins and Kathy Bates — earned more than $300 million at the box office.
However, Lewis claims that, despite the film’s success, none of the real-life figures who inspired the film have gotten nearly any money from it in the 13 years since its release.
- 8/17/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
"The Blind Side," which netted Sandra Bullock an Oscar in 2010 for her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy, is framed as an inspirational true story about how Leigh Anne and her husband, Sean Tuohy, adopted a young athlete named Michael Oher who was struggling with homelessness and helped him achieve his football dreams.
But Oher is alleging that a key aspect of the film's plot was a lie. On Aug. 14, per The New York Times, Oher, now a retired NFL athlete, petitioned a Tennessee court to terminate his legal relationship with the Tuohy family. In the petition, he claimed that the family never actually adopted him but instead urged him to enter a conservatorship, allowing them to profit off his life story.
What Are the Allegations in Michael Oher's Lawsuit?
Oher's petition alleges that the family tricked him into a conservatorship when he was 18 years old, instead of legally adopting him,...
But Oher is alleging that a key aspect of the film's plot was a lie. On Aug. 14, per The New York Times, Oher, now a retired NFL athlete, petitioned a Tennessee court to terminate his legal relationship with the Tuohy family. In the petition, he claimed that the family never actually adopted him but instead urged him to enter a conservatorship, allowing them to profit off his life story.
What Are the Allegations in Michael Oher's Lawsuit?
Oher's petition alleges that the family tricked him into a conservatorship when he was 18 years old, instead of legally adopting him,...
- 8/16/2023
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
Earlier this week, retired NFL star Michael Oher accused Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of tricking him into a conservatorship and taking all the proceeds from the Oscar-winning film The Blind Side based on his life story. The family responded with allegations of their own on Tuesday, accusing Oher of threatening to go public with his claims unless they paid him $15 million.
In a lengthy statement through attorney Martin Singer (via TMZ), the Tuohys called Oher’s claims “outlandish” and “absurd,” adding that “the idea that the family ever sought to profit off Mr. Oher is not only offensive, it is transparently ridiculous.”
“In reality, the Tuohys opened their home to Mr. Oher, offered him structure, support and, most of all, unconditional love,” the statement continues. “They have consistently treated him like a son and one of their three children. His response was to threaten them, including saying that he...
In a lengthy statement through attorney Martin Singer (via TMZ), the Tuohys called Oher’s claims “outlandish” and “absurd,” adding that “the idea that the family ever sought to profit off Mr. Oher is not only offensive, it is transparently ridiculous.”
“In reality, the Tuohys opened their home to Mr. Oher, offered him structure, support and, most of all, unconditional love,” the statement continues. “They have consistently treated him like a son and one of their three children. His response was to threaten them, including saying that he...
- 8/16/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
“The Blind Side” actor Quinton Aaron is jumping to his co-star Sandra Bullock’s defence amid the legal drama surrounding Michael Oher and the Tuohy family.
Aaron played Oher in the 2009 flick alongside Bullock, who won a Best Actress Oscar for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy.
A synopsis for the film reads, “The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.”
With Oher now filing a lawsuit against the Tuohys this week, claiming they tricked him into a conservatorship shortly after he turned 18, social media users called for Bullock’s Oscar to be taken away.
However, Aaron insisted that’s not necessary.
Read More: Tuohy Family Lawyer Accuses ‘Blind Side’ Subject Michael Oher Of Attempting $15M ‘Shakedown’
“To make a statement like that doesn’t make any sense,...
Aaron played Oher in the 2009 flick alongside Bullock, who won a Best Actress Oscar for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy.
A synopsis for the film reads, “The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.”
With Oher now filing a lawsuit against the Tuohys this week, claiming they tricked him into a conservatorship shortly after he turned 18, social media users called for Bullock’s Oscar to be taken away.
However, Aaron insisted that’s not necessary.
Read More: Tuohy Family Lawyer Accuses ‘Blind Side’ Subject Michael Oher Of Attempting $15M ‘Shakedown’
“To make a statement like that doesn’t make any sense,...
- 8/16/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Los Angeles, Aug 16 (Ians) American footballer Michael Oher has made some big claims with regards to the movie ‘The Blind Side’ which was based on his life, saying that the real life pair of Leah Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy did not compensate him for the critically acclaimed and commercially successful 2006 blockbuster sports drama film.
He has further claimed that the couple did not adopt him, but rather “tricked” him into signing conservatorship papers under the guise of adoption papers so that they could mint money off his name and sign business deals, while not paying him any royalties whatsoever.
According to Variety, the Tuohy couple’s attorney, Marty Singer, gave out a lengthy statement on Tuesday afternoon in response to the footballer’s claims.
The statement read that Oher had “threatened” the couple by saying that “he would plant a negative story about them in the press unless they paid him $15 million,...
He has further claimed that the couple did not adopt him, but rather “tricked” him into signing conservatorship papers under the guise of adoption papers so that they could mint money off his name and sign business deals, while not paying him any royalties whatsoever.
According to Variety, the Tuohy couple’s attorney, Marty Singer, gave out a lengthy statement on Tuesday afternoon in response to the footballer’s claims.
The statement read that Oher had “threatened” the couple by saying that “he would plant a negative story about them in the press unless they paid him $15 million,...
- 8/16/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The Tuohys are speaking out.
On Monday, Sean Tuohy responded to a startling petition filed by former NFL player Michael Oher, who was the subject of the film “The Blind Side”.
In his filing, Oher alleged that despite years of Sean and his wife Leigh Anne Tuohy claiming that they had adopted Oher, they had instead tricked him into signing documents making them his conservators.
Oher has alleged that the Tuohys used their status as his conservators to make business deals that earned them millions off their “lie.”
Read More: ‘The Blind Side’ Subject Michael Oher Alleges Tuohy Family Lied About Adoption
In an interview with the Daily Memphian, Sean shared his reaction to news of the petition and the allegations against him and his wife.
“We’re devastated,” he said. “It’s upsetting to think we would make money off any of our children. But we’re going to...
On Monday, Sean Tuohy responded to a startling petition filed by former NFL player Michael Oher, who was the subject of the film “The Blind Side”.
In his filing, Oher alleged that despite years of Sean and his wife Leigh Anne Tuohy claiming that they had adopted Oher, they had instead tricked him into signing documents making them his conservators.
Oher has alleged that the Tuohys used their status as his conservators to make business deals that earned them millions off their “lie.”
Read More: ‘The Blind Side’ Subject Michael Oher Alleges Tuohy Family Lied About Adoption
In an interview with the Daily Memphian, Sean shared his reaction to news of the petition and the allegations against him and his wife.
“We’re devastated,” he said. “It’s upsetting to think we would make money off any of our children. But we’re going to...
- 8/15/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
The family at the center of The Blind Side, which chronicles Michael Oher’s life story out of poverty, has accused the retired NFL player of fabricating accusations that they lied about adopting him and cut him out of a deal for the rights to the book the film is based off of. A lawyer for the family says Oher tried to extort them out of $15 million and made the allegations “as a cynical attempt to drum up attention in the middle of his latest book tour.”
In a statement, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy also confirm Oher’s claim that they negotiated a deal with 20th Century Studios giving them and their two children a lump sum and profit participation from the movie but say that they willingly split the proceeds with Oher.
“When Michael Lewis, a friend of Sean’s since childhood, was approached about turning his book on Mr.
In a statement, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy also confirm Oher’s claim that they negotiated a deal with 20th Century Studios giving them and their two children a lump sum and profit participation from the movie but say that they willingly split the proceeds with Oher.
“When Michael Lewis, a friend of Sean’s since childhood, was approached about turning his book on Mr.
- 8/15/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael Oher was the subject of The Blind Side, a movie which followed a homeless and traumatized Black teenager who becomes an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of his caring adoptive parents played by Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw. However, Michael Oher made some serious allegations against The Blind Side family yesterday, saying that they deceived him about being adopted and deprived him of earnings from the movie. The family has now responded to the allegations through their attorney, Marty Singer.
Marty Singer said that the “outlandish claims” made by Michael Oher about Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are “hurtful and absurd,” and the idea that the family “have ever sought to profit off Mr. Oher is not only offensive, it is transparently ridiculous.” Singer also said that Oher has “attempted to run this play several times before – but it seems that numerous other...
Marty Singer said that the “outlandish claims” made by Michael Oher about Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are “hurtful and absurd,” and the idea that the family “have ever sought to profit off Mr. Oher is not only offensive, it is transparently ridiculous.” Singer also said that Oher has “attempted to run this play several times before – but it seems that numerous other...
- 8/15/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
A day after Michael Oher, the former NFL player and subject of the 2009 movie The Blind Side, alleged in a court filing that the family who took him in as a young player had deceived him about being adopted and deprived him of earnings from the Oscar-nominated film, the family has hit back.
A long rebuttal by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy’s high-powered entertainment attorney Marty Singer made public Tuesday said Oher’s claims “that the Tuohys have ever sought to profit off Mr. Oher is not only offensive, it is transparently ridiculous.”
Singer also said Oher recently “started to threaten [the family] about what he would do unless they paid him an eight-figure windfall, and, as part of that shakedown effort refused to cash the small profit checks from the Tuohys, they still deposited Mr. Oher’s equal share into a trust account they set up for his son.”
“Unbeknownst to the public,...
A long rebuttal by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy’s high-powered entertainment attorney Marty Singer made public Tuesday said Oher’s claims “that the Tuohys have ever sought to profit off Mr. Oher is not only offensive, it is transparently ridiculous.”
Singer also said Oher recently “started to threaten [the family] about what he would do unless they paid him an eight-figure windfall, and, as part of that shakedown effort refused to cash the small profit checks from the Tuohys, they still deposited Mr. Oher’s equal share into a trust account they set up for his son.”
“Unbeknownst to the public,...
- 8/15/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Update: Michael Oher has issued a statement along with his legal filing against the Tuohy family.
“I am disheartened by the revelation shared in the lawsuit today,” Oher said (via People magazine). “This is a difficult situation for my family and me. I want to ask everyone to please respect our privacy at this time. For now, I will let the lawsuit speak for itself and will offer no further comment.”
Earlier: The Tuohy family is sharing their side of “The Blind Side” production.
After former NFL star Michael Oher claimed that he was forced into a questionable conservatorship that in part cheated him out of the 2009 film’s profits, adoptive father Sean Tuohy told The Daily Memphian that Oher’s claims are inaccurate.
“We didn’t make any money off the movie,” Tuohy said. “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,...
“I am disheartened by the revelation shared in the lawsuit today,” Oher said (via People magazine). “This is a difficult situation for my family and me. I want to ask everyone to please respect our privacy at this time. For now, I will let the lawsuit speak for itself and will offer no further comment.”
Earlier: The Tuohy family is sharing their side of “The Blind Side” production.
After former NFL star Michael Oher claimed that he was forced into a questionable conservatorship that in part cheated him out of the 2009 film’s profits, adoptive father Sean Tuohy told The Daily Memphian that Oher’s claims are inaccurate.
“We didn’t make any money off the movie,” Tuohy said. “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,...
- 8/15/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Michael Oher, former NFL player and subject of the hit film The Blind Side, has petitioned a court with allegations that the Tuohy family lied to him about his adoption and used it to trick him into earning them millions.
In a 14-page petition that was filed Monday, Oher accuses Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of tricking him into agreeing to a conservatorship by telling him that it was almost the same thing as adoption.
He detailed the situation in his memoir I Beat the Odds. “They explained to me that it means pretty much the exact same thing as ‘adoptive parents,’ but that the laws were just written in a way that took my age into account,” he wrote.
He alleges that the Tuohys failed to explain that Oher would be giving them the legal authority to make business decisions without his consent.
One of these business deals includes the film The Blind Side,...
In a 14-page petition that was filed Monday, Oher accuses Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of tricking him into agreeing to a conservatorship by telling him that it was almost the same thing as adoption.
He detailed the situation in his memoir I Beat the Odds. “They explained to me that it means pretty much the exact same thing as ‘adoptive parents,’ but that the laws were just written in a way that took my age into account,” he wrote.
He alleges that the Tuohys failed to explain that Oher would be giving them the legal authority to make business decisions without his consent.
One of these business deals includes the film The Blind Side,...
- 8/15/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
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, released a statement on Tuesday, alleging Oher “threatened” to “plant a negative story about them in the press unless they paid him $15 million.” Singer called Oher’s alleged threat a “shakedown effort,” per Variety.
“Over the years, the Tuohys have given Mr.
Marty Singer, an attorney representing Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, released a statement on Tuesday, alleging Oher “threatened” to “plant a negative story about them in the press unless they paid him $15 million.” Singer called Oher’s alleged threat a “shakedown effort,” per Variety.
“Over the years, the Tuohys have given Mr.
- 8/15/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Captain Lee Rosbach once said that Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy, who rose to fame being portrayed in the book and film The Blind Side, were his favorite Below Deck charter guests of all time.
The Tuohys’ story of how they adopted an underprivileged child who eventually played in the NFL was heartwarming. But now Michael Oher, who the Tuohys claimed to have adopted, said the story was a lie. Oher alleges that the couple lied about their intentions to adopt him, and instead put him in a conservatorship. This essentially removed his legal rights. Oher said he never received any royalties or money from the film.
He is now suing the Tuohys. When asked for his thoughts on the latest news about the couple, Rosbach only said, “They were one of my favorite charters ever.” So why did Rosbach say Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy were one of his favorites?...
The Tuohys’ story of how they adopted an underprivileged child who eventually played in the NFL was heartwarming. But now Michael Oher, who the Tuohys claimed to have adopted, said the story was a lie. Oher alleges that the couple lied about their intentions to adopt him, and instead put him in a conservatorship. This essentially removed his legal rights. Oher said he never received any royalties or money from the film.
He is now suing the Tuohys. When asked for his thoughts on the latest news about the couple, Rosbach only said, “They were one of my favorite charters ever.” So why did Rosbach say Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy were one of his favorites?...
- 8/15/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Update: Sean Tuohy has responded to the allegations made by Michael Oher that he and his family tricked Oher into a conservatorship and made millions off of the success of The Blind Side.
Sean Tuohy told the Daily Memphian that the conservatorship came about because they were told they couldn’t legally adopt anyone over the age of 18. “We contacted lawyers who had told us that we couldn’t adopt over the age of 18; the only thing we could do was to have a conservatorship,” Tuohy said. “We were so concerned it was on the up-and-up that we made sure the biological mother came to court.” He added that he’d “of course” end the conservatorship if that’s what Michael Oher wanted.
When it comes to the alleged millions made from The Blind Side, Sean Tuohy said that they didn’t make any money off the movie aside from...
Sean Tuohy told the Daily Memphian that the conservatorship came about because they were told they couldn’t legally adopt anyone over the age of 18. “We contacted lawyers who had told us that we couldn’t adopt over the age of 18; the only thing we could do was to have a conservatorship,” Tuohy said. “We were so concerned it was on the up-and-up that we made sure the biological mother came to court.” He added that he’d “of course” end the conservatorship if that’s what Michael Oher wanted.
When it comes to the alleged millions made from The Blind Side, Sean Tuohy said that they didn’t make any money off the movie aside from...
- 8/14/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Hollywood loves feel-good, based-on-real-life sports dramas, and isn't shy about drastically altering the facts to mine these tales for maximum stand-up-and-cheer potential. The scrappy high-school basketball underdogs in "Hoosiers" were, despite the school's small enrollment, actually a top team in the state during that supposed Cinderella season (which is why the filmmakers opted to set the film in a fictional town). "Remember the Titans" is riddled with inaccuracies, one of the most egregious being that T.C. Williams High School's climactic game against George C. Marshall High occurred in the middle of the season. And while the title character of "Rudy" did fulfill his dream of suiting up for his beloved Notre Dame Fighting Irish, retired NFL quarterback Joe Montana, who was on the team at the time, says the dramatic uniform-dumping scene is a pure fabrication.
In most cases, no one gets hurt by a filmmaker taking a liberty...
In most cases, no one gets hurt by a filmmaker taking a liberty...
- 8/14/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Michael Oher, a retired NFL player whose life story was chronicled in The Blind Side, says the family at the center of the movie didn’t adopt him but rather tricked him into signing documents that appointed them as his conservators. Under the conservatorship, Oher has been deprived of the rights to his name, image and likeness on top of millions of dollars the family got for signing away the rights to the book the film is based off of, he claims.
In a petition filed on Monday in Tennessee probate court, Oher accuses Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of running a decades-long scheme in which they took him into their home as a senior in high school when he was already an adult intending to place the athlete under a conservatorship to exploit his story and career. As his conservators, the Tuohys struck a lucrative deal with 20th Century Studios...
In a petition filed on Monday in Tennessee probate court, Oher accuses Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of running a decades-long scheme in which they took him into their home as a senior in high school when he was already an adult intending to place the athlete under a conservatorship to exploit his story and career. As his conservators, the Tuohys struck a lucrative deal with 20th Century Studios...
- 8/14/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael Oher, the retired NFL star whose rags-to-riches story was the basis for The Blind Side, has petitioned a Tennessee court, claiming that the 2009 movie was based on a lie, reports ESPN. Oher alleges that not only was he never actually adopted by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, but he also never saw a dime from the Oscar-winning film.
According to the 14-page filing, the Tuohys never formally adopted Oher after bringing him into their home as a high school student, but instead tricked him into signing conservatorship papers shortly after he turned 18, which gave them legal authority to make dealings in his name. With that power, the couple allegedly shut out Oher from profiting from a story “that would not have existed without him.”
The petition asks the court to end the conservatorship and seeks an injunction barring the Tuohys from using Oher’s name and likeness. He also...
According to the 14-page filing, the Tuohys never formally adopted Oher after bringing him into their home as a high school student, but instead tricked him into signing conservatorship papers shortly after he turned 18, which gave them legal authority to make dealings in his name. With that power, the couple allegedly shut out Oher from profiting from a story “that would not have existed without him.”
The petition asks the court to end the conservatorship and seeks an injunction barring the Tuohys from using Oher’s name and likeness. He also...
- 8/14/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
Michael Oher is is setting the record straight.
The retired NFL player, whose life story was the basis of the 2009 film “The Blind Side”, and the book of the same name it was based on, is claiming a central part of the story was a lie.
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In a petition filed with a Tennessee probate court, Oher alleges that when he went to live with Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy as a teenager, they never actually adopted him.
According to Oher, three months after he turned 18, in 2004, the Tuohys tricked him into signing papers to have them become his conservator.
As conservators, he alleges, the couple had legal authority to sign business deals in his name.
“The lie of Michael’s adoption is one upon which Co-Conservators Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy have enriched themselves at the expense of their Ward,...
The retired NFL player, whose life story was the basis of the 2009 film “The Blind Side”, and the book of the same name it was based on, is claiming a central part of the story was a lie.
Read More: ‘The Blind Side”s Quinton Aaron Reveals 97-Pound Weight Loss
In a petition filed with a Tennessee probate court, Oher alleges that when he went to live with Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy as a teenager, they never actually adopted him.
According to Oher, three months after he turned 18, in 2004, the Tuohys tricked him into signing papers to have them become his conservator.
As conservators, he alleges, the couple had legal authority to sign business deals in his name.
“The lie of Michael’s adoption is one upon which Co-Conservators Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy have enriched themselves at the expense of their Ward,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
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