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‘Blind Side’ inspiration Michael Oher to be freed from Tuohy conservatorship after adoption scam claims

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Michael Oher accuses Tuohys of hiding 19 years’ worth of financial records from him

Retired NFL lineman Michael Oher has filed a motion to compel 19 years of financial information from his conservators, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy. That failure, Oher’s attorneys argued, meant that the athlete “was excluded from knowing the full extent of any contracts negotiated on his behalf by his Co-Conservators,” particularly the 2006 contract negotiated with what was then 20th …

LOADING ERROR LOADING Michael Lewis, the author of “The Blind Side,” is speaking out in support of Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne Tuohy, who were sued Monday by former NFL player Michael Oher, who alleges that the couple took monetary advantage of him as part of a fraudulent adoption scheme. It’s outrageous how Hollywood accounting works, but the money is …

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In 2006, Michael Lewis wrote an enthralling bestseller, “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game,” in which he related the story of Michael Oher, an athletically gifted Black teenager who grew up in poverty before being adopted by a wealthy white family who helped guide his path to NFL stardom. Lewis writes: “ didn’t go so far as to treat …

The Blind Side star Quinton Aaron responds to Michael Oher lawsuit

Michael Oher accused of $15-million ‘shakedown’ preceding ‘The Blind Side’ lawsuit

Michael Oher, left, whose story inspired “The Blind Side,” is being accused by the attorney for Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of attempting to shake down the couple for millions. Singer asserted that the Tuohys would be willing to terminate their “upfront” conservatorship if Oher desired, but also “will not hesitate to defend their good names, stand up to this …

The Blind Side subject Michael Oher says his ‘adoption’ was a lie, 'parents' exploited him

Michael Oher, the former NFL tackle known for being the inspiration for the movie The Blind Side, filed a petition Monday in a Tennessee probate court accusing Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of lying to him by having him sign papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents nearly two decades ago. He accuses the Tuohys of enriching …

On Monday, NFL veteran Michael Oher filed a petition in a Tennessee court alleging that his caretakers, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy — the heroes of Michael Lewis’ 2006 book “The Blind Side” and the 2009 film adaptation starring Sandra Bullock — had never officially adopted him, instead arranging for a conservatorship that deprived him of revenue. Sean Tuohy swiftly …