Subject of 'The Blind Side' movie got blindsided!
Michael Oher, the subject of 'The Blind Side' film, says the adoption at the heart of the movie was a lie. Here is the scoop...
'The Blind Side' is a sports drama that inspires hope, hard work, and kindness.
The popular movie based on a real-life story has recently surfaced with a shocking truth...
Michael Oher - a former NFL tackle and the subject of the movie - claims that his story was not correctly portrayed in the film.
In an effort to share his truth, Michael says he was under conservatorship and was not adopted.
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It has been nearly two decades since 'The Blind Side' star was coerced into signing papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents.
A petition was filled on Monday in a Tennessee probate court accusing Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of these lies.
AP News shares that Oher, who has never been a fan of the movie about his life, also asks in the petition that the Tuohys be sanctioned and required to pay both compensatory and punitive damages determined by the court.
Rumours surrounding money from the blockbuster movie have also raised public interest. It is alleged that Michael did not make as much, if any, money from the movie as the Tuohys did.
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As for Michael's claim about the conservatorship, Sean told the Daily Memphian the legal arrangement was allegedly meant to satisfy the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), which Michael played football for while at the University of Mississippi.
"They said the only way Michael could go to Ole Miss was if he was actually part of the family. I sat Michael down and told him, ‘If you're planning to go to Ole Miss—or even considering Ole Miss—we think you have to be part of the family. This would do that, legally.' 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."
Stay tuned for more on this developing story, we will bring you the latest at East Coast Radio.
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