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J. Kim Murphy An attorney for Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy has issued a response to Michael Oher’s petition against them, which alleged that the couple deceived Oher into making the pair his conservators at age 18 and that he has not shared in the revenue from the feature “The Blind Side,” which drew from his life story.

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Word is circulating online that A24 wants Darren Aronofsky to turn the Walter Isaacson authorized biography on Elon Musk into a feature film. This comes as Apple is working toward the same goal with fallen cryptocurrency kingpin Samuel Bankman-Fried based on the subject-friendly Michael Lewis book Going Infinite.

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The producers of The Blind Side are finally speaking out.

Few 20th century American writers had the wide-ranging influence of Tom Wolfe. Don’t believe that? Well, here comes a new doc about the writer and New Journalism pioneer that proves that point, and it hits NYC/LA theaters next month before opening wide later this year.

are speaking out amid Michael Oher's bombshell conservatorship lawsuit against Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy, defending the 2009 film and sharing exactly how much they paid its real-life subjects. In a lengthy statement issued to ET on Thursday, Alcon Entertainment co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove defended the film's integrity while shining a light on the nature of the 2006 business negotiations that resulted in securing the rights to the story.

Sophia Scorziello editor 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.

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.”

Michael Oher is getting out there and meeting fans. The former football star was seen signing copies of his recently released memoir at the Ivy Bookshop in Baltimore, Maryland, on Monday.Oher — who was the subject of the book, which was adapted into the Oscar-nominated 2009 film of the same name — appeared to be in good spirits at the event, where he signed copies of his memoir,, which was released on Aug.

Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy were seen strolling around their neighbourhood in Florida over the weekend, marking the first time they’ve been seen in public since Michael Oher filed his high-profile lawsuit against his former adoptive parents.

Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy were seen strolling around their neighborhood in Florida over the weekend, marking the first time they've been seen in public since Michael Oher filled his high-profile lawsuit against his former adoptive parents.In photos obtained and published by The Daily Mail, the Tuohys were spotted taking a walk in the Santa Rosa Beach area of Florida.Leigh Anne wore a white t-shirt and a pink tennis skirt along with white sneakers, and a hot pink fanny pack, while rocking white earbuds.Meanwhile, Sean walked alongside her in dark blue shorts and a light blue t-shirt, as they strolled and chatted with a unknown third person.The outing comes almost a week after Michael Oher — the former NFL star who inspired the Oscar-nominated film — filed legal documents in Tennessee court requesting it terminate a conservatorship after alleging the Tuohys lied about adopting him and tricked him into making them his conservators shortly after he turned 18.Oher, whose story was first documented in Michael Lewis' 2006 bestselling book of the same name, claimed 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. The book and film are centered around the Tuohy family taking in Oher and helping transform his life on and off the field.The Tuohys have since responded to the accusations, denying Oher's claims and calling them «insulting.»It's been reported that the Tuohy family received 2.5 percent of the film's profits — the film grossed approximately $309.2 million — but that's not accurate.

Michael Lewis, the author of The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, the book that inspired the Oscar-winning film The Blind Side, is blaming Hollywood for the rift over money between ex-NFL lineman Michael Oher and his former guardians, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy.

.It's been reported that Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne Tuohy and their family received 2.5 percent of the film's profits — the film grossed approximately $309.2 million — but that's not accurate. ET has learned that the family deal actually paid them the aforementioned percentage of, which is based on money left over after all costs are distributed.All in all, it's believed the family earned under $1 million from the 2009 film based on Michael Lewis' 2006 bestseller of the same name, which centered around Michael Oher and the evolution of the integral role played by the left tackle, or «the blind side.»The «under $1 million» figure lines up with what the Tuohys' family attorneys said at a Wednesday news conference in Memphis, Tennessee.

According to the man who wrote the bestselling book on which the popular 2009 movie The Blind Side was based, Michael Oher had the opportunity to receive royalties from the film… and chose not to do so?!

The new lawsuit surrounding the real-life characters depicted in the 2009 film has caused many to take a closer look at the film itself.This week, former NFL star Michael Oher filed a lawsuit against the Tuohy family — depicted in the Oscar-winning film as kind-hearted Christians who take in Oher and set him on a path to football greatness — alleging that they tricked him into a conservatorship shortly after he turned 18.In his lawsuit, Oher — whose story was first documented in Michael Lewis' 2006 bestselling book, claims the Tuohy family made millions in royalties off his name after the film earned more than $300 million at the box office. He also claims that when he agreed to the conservatorship, he thought he was signing adoption papers.In a statement to ET, the Tuohys' family attorney, Marty Singer, claimed that Oher, prior to filing his petition in court, allegedly threatened the family that if they didn't fork over an eight-figure check, he would plant a negative story about them in the press.Furthermore, the Tuohys denied «tricking» Oher into a conservatorship, declaring that any claims that they went behind his back to score a lucrative movie deal are just not true.«The notion that a couple worth hundreds of millions of dollars would connive to withhold a few thousand dollars in profit participation payments from anyone — let alone from someone they loved as a son — defies belief,» Singer told ET in a lengthy statement.While the film promoted itself at the time of its release as «based on the extraordinary true story» of Oher and the Tuohys, it was clear even then that some key details had been changed.

Michael Lewis is sharing his thoughts on Michael Oher‘s recent lawsuit.

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.

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.

recent legal drama between Michael Oher and the Tuohy family, a 2017 episode of featuring Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne Tuohy has resurfaced on TikTok.In the clip from user @itsabigailadams, patriarch Sean is discussing how the team behind 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 the movie was adapted from.

Michael Oher and the Tuohys, author Michael Lewis — who wrote the book which the Oscar-nominated film 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.«Everybody should be mad at the Hollywood studio system,» Lewis recently told The Washington Post. «Michael Oher should join the writers strike.

Earlier this week, former NFL player Michael Oher dropped a bombshell accusation against the Tuohy family, saying that they didn’t actually adopt him.

allegations made by former NFL star Michael Oher, who inspired the 2009 film “The Blind Side.”The movie was adapted from the 2006 book “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.” Written by Michael Lewis, it tells the story of Oher, one of 13 children born to a drug-addicted mother, and his rise to football stardom after being “adopted” by the seemingly generous Tuohy family.The 37-year-old offensive tackle claimed in court documents that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy never actually adopted him — though they certainly profited from his success.Bullock portrayed Leigh Anne in the film, a role that won her an Oscar.Now, the 59-year-old actress “hates” that her hard work and dedication to a story that she believed to be true has been “tainted,” a source told the Daily Mail.“She hates that such a wonderful story, a spectacular movie, and a spectacular time in her life now has been tainted,” they told the outlet. “Now people won’t watch it and if they do, they will have a completely different reaction to its original intention.“There was so much hard work put into the film that they all thought was the truth and now that has been questioned, it just upsets Sandra to no end that a time in her life that was so special, is now shadowed with a completely different perspective.”Though this isn’t the only heartbreaking thing going on in Bullock’s life.Her longtime partner Bryan Randall died Aug.

— 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, whose story was first documented in Michael Lewis' 2006 bestselling book of the same name, claimed 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. The book and film are centered around the Tuohy family taking in Oher and helping transform his life on and off the field.The Tuohys have since responded to the accusations, calling Oher's claims «insulting.» Now that one of the best feel-good stories of all-time is marred with accusations of impropriety, ET takes a look back at how we got here and what comes next.Michael Lewis — the author behind hits like, and many other bestselling books — teases the book on his personal website this way:«When we first meet him, Michael Oher is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or how to read and write.

The Tuohys are speaking out.

alleged in court documents this week that guardians Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy never actually adopted him, but still profited from his success. The movie was adapted from the 2006 book “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.” Written by Michael Lewis, it tells the story of Oher, one of thirteen children born to a drug-addicted mother, and his rise to football stardom after being taken in by the seemingly generous Tuohy family. Some armchair commentators are rushing to judgment on social media, insisting the actress, grieving over the recent death of partner Bryan Randall, is somehow complicit in the depressing domestic dust-up.

The Tuohys are speaking out.

Michael Oher's allegations against him and his family. Oher-- who was the subject of the 2009 Oscar-nominated film, filed a lawsuit on Monday, alleging that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy tricked him into making them his conservators shortly after he turned 18 in 2004. «We’re devastated,» Sean told the of the allegations.

Sean is speaking out following the allegations made by Michael Oher claiming he was tricked into signing a conservatorship which the Tuohys used to profit off his name.

Sean Tuohy is responding to the claims made by his “adopted son” Michael Oher, who is the subject of the movie The Blind Side.

The Blind Side, now says that the Tuohy family didn't so much adopt him as exploit him, and using an all-too-familiar tactic for those following celebrity news: a conservatorship. In his petition to end the conservatorship, Tuohy also alleges that the Tuohy family received profits from the Academy Award-winning film, but that he did not.

EXCLUSIVE: LBI Entertainment has signed BAFTA Award-nominated writer, director and producer John Lee Hancock for management, Deadline has learned.

EXCLUSIVE: The Right Stuff and The Bonfire of the Vanities scribe Tom Wolfe is the subject of new documentary Radical Wolfe, an adaptation of a 2015 Vanity Fair article by Moneyball and The Big Short author Michael Lewis who was a longtime personal friend of Wolfe.

Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer has sparked rumours of a rift within his family after reportedly missing both of his daughters' weddings. Charles Spencer, 58, is believed to have been absent as Lady Amelia, 30, married Greg Mallett, 30, in South Africa earlier this week.

pride in his youngest daughter Charlotte, 11, and whether he expects to attend King Charles' coronation.The Earl, whose youngest sister was Diana, Princess of Wales, spoke on the latest episode of Rabbit Hole Detectives about a scary in-flight experience his daughter's partner went through on a journey to the UK. WATCH: Charles Spencer's family home revealedDuring a wide-ranging discussion on the history podcast, which Charles co-hosts alongside the Rev Richard Coles and historian Dr Cat Jarman, he said: "One of my daughters' boyfriends was flying from South Africa and asked the person next to them what they were going to London for and they said 'a heart operation', and then they died mid-flight."Charles didn't reveal which of his daughter's partners had witnessed the tragic incident, but he did share that the flight attendants were understandably distressed and his "future son-in-law" was unable to change seats.MORE: Earl Charles Spencer details lucky escape with dramatic photo of horrific fire at AlthorpThe author's daughter Lady Kitty Spencer married multimillionaire businessman Michael Lewis, in July 2021, while her younger sister, Lady Amelia, is set to marry her long-term beau Greg Mallett later this month. Charles with wife KarenAmelia's twin, Eliza, meanwhile, has been dating her boyfriend Channing Millerd for seven years.

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