The Blind Side Is A LIE?! Michael Oher Claims He Was Exploited & Never Adopted By Wealthy White Family!
14.08.2023 - 21:51
/ perezhilton.com
WHOA.
Fans of The Blind Side better buckle up. The IRL people whose lives were inspiration for the Oscar winning film about a wealthy, white family adopting a poverty-stricken Black teenager is now coming under fire for allegedly LYING about the whole thing!
On Monday, Michael Oher, the retired NFL star who inspired the 2009 film, filed an explosive petition in Shelby County, Tennessee probate court, alleging the main storyline of the movie was a lie the family created to enrich themselves! The 14-page court filing, obtained by ESPN, claimed Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy (played by Tim McGraw and Sandra Bullock, respectively) never actually adopted Michael. Instead, less than three months after the athlete turned 18 in 2004, he claims they tricked him into signing a document making them his conservators — giving them legal authority over all his finances!
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The parents then allegedly used their power to strike shady business deals for their family and their two birth children, which allowed them to collect millions of dollars in royalties from the popular movie (which earned more than $300 million), all while the true star of the flick earned nothing! Damn!
They then continued to refer to the 37-year-old as their adopted son while promoting their foundation and via Leigh Anne’s work as an author and motivational speaker, all of which earned them more money. Shockingly, Michael says he didn’t realize the full extent of it all until February of THIS year! The legal filing stated:
Jeez. So, what’s the real story?
According to the petition, the offensive tackle did have a challenging upbringing as he was one of 12 children with a mother who struggled with drug