Michael Oher, the former NFL star whose story was famously dramatized in the Oscar-winning film 'The Blind Side,' revealed in a Tennessee court filing that the film’s central premise—his adoption by the white, wealthy Tuohy family—was actually a big lie.
court filing Monday that the film’s central premise—his adoption by the white, wealthy Tuohy family—was actually a big lie.
Oher said he signed the document less than three months after he turned 18, trusting the family when they said the conservator agreement was necessary to join their family because he was no longer a minor. In reality, Oher now claims the document meant he never officially joined the Tuohy family at all, despite Sean and Leigh Anne insisting he call them mom and dad.
The filing said Oher was a vulnerable teen when he signed the papers, having no clue he was signing away his rights to future millions. At the time, he was a rising senior still reeling from an embattled childhood, having been born into a family of 12 with a mom who struggled with drug addiction. By the time Oher reached 12th grade, he’d lived in multiple foster homes and attended 11 schools in nine years.
Michael Oher embraces Leigh Anne Tuohy shortly after being selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL Draft.While Oher was focused on his playing career, he said the Tuohy family was working to profit off his success. After a book was published about Oher’s path to Ole Miss, the Tuohys negotiated a contract with 20th Century Fox Studios to turn the novel into a film while leaving Oher largely in the dark, the filing says.
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