The narrative of Michael Oher’s adoption by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, featured in Michael Lewis’ 2006 book and the 2009 film “The Blind Side,” has come under scrutiny.
Oher, aged 37, alleges a significant aspect of his story, which supposedly generated millions for the Tuohy family, is false.
According to an ESPN report, Oher has filed a petition in a Tennessee probate court, contending that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy never legally adopted him. Instead, the petition asserts that when Oher turned 18, the Tuohys “tricked him into signing a document making them his conservators, which gave them legal authority to make business deals in his name.” Oher’s legal representation uncovered the conservatorship in February 2023, revealing the absence of an adoption.
This is a Wild story: Former NFL player Michael Oher, the subject of the 'Blind Side' movie with Sandra Bullock has claims that a central element of the story was a lie concocted by the family to enrich themselves at his expense.
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 14, 2023
He alleges that Sean and Leigh Tuohy never… pic.twitter.com/kI3zfnLPQh
The petition also alleges that the Tuohys leveraged their conservatorship to broker a deal that resulted in “millions of dollars in royalties from an Oscar-winning film” for them and their children, Collins and SJ Tuohy. Meanwhile, Oher received no compensation for the narrative that hinges on his involvement.
As per the legal documents, the Tuohys and...
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