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, 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
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