Tuohy Family Lawyer Accuses ‘Blind Side’ Subject Michael Oher Of Attempting $15M ‘Shakedown’
16.08.2023 - 01:13
/ etcanada.com
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.”
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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 love Michael at 37 just like we loved him at 16.”
Despite the 2009 movie “The Blind Side”, which won Sandra Bullock a Best Actress Oscar, earning $300 million at the box office, Sean said that the family didn’t see any of that profit.
“We didn’t make any money off the movie,” Tuohy said. “Well, Michael Lewis (the author of the book The Blind Side) gave us half of his share. Everybody in the family got an equal share, including Michael. It was about $14,000, each.”
He continued, “We were never offered money; we never asked for money. My money is well-documented; you can look up how much I sold my company for.”
According to Sean, he made his money by selling his fast-food franchise over multiple transactions totalling $213 million.
Sean went on to explain that the conservatorship, which was signed after Oher had turned 18, arose in order to allow him to play football for