August 16th 2023.
Michael Oher, the NFL star whose life story inspired the 2009 movie The Blind Side, recently filed a petition claiming that Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy, the family who took him in as a high school student, misled and profited off him. Oher requested for the conservatorship to be terminated and a full accounting of the money earned from the use of his name and story.
The Tuohys have responded to Oher's claims, stating that they are "outlandish, hurtful and absurd". Martin Singer, the attorney for Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, shared a lengthy statement with the PA news agency. He argued that Oher had attempted to ‘run this play before’ and said that the Tuohys had always been open and honest about the arrangement.
The statement continued, stating that the Tuohys had opened their home to Oher and offered him structure, support, and unconditional love. Singer also noted that the Tuohys were worth hundreds of millions of dollars and that the notion of them withholding a few thousand dollars from someone they loved as a son was "transparently ridiculous".
In response to Singer's statement, Oher's reps issued a statement through People magazine. They said they had confidence in their judicial system and in Oher, and that they would try the case in the courtroom based on the facts. Oher's reps also argued that when Michael Lewis, a friend of Sean's since childhood, was approached about turning his book on Oher and the Tuohys into a movie, his agents negotiated a deal that saw the money equally divided. Singer also argued that the Tuohys had given Oher an equal cut of every penny received from the film.
It is clear that both sides are determined to fight for what they believe is right. With the evidence presented and the truth that will be uncovered in court, hopefully, justice will be served in the end.
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