The Tuohys are speaking out. On Monday, Sean Tuohy responded to a startling petition filed by former NFL player Michael Oher, who was the subject of the film “The Blind Side”.
In his filing, Oher alleged that despite years of Sean and his wife Leigh Anne Tuohy claiming that they had adopted Oher, they had instead tricked him into signing documents making them his conservators.
Oher has alleged that the Tuohys used their status as his conservators to make business deals that earned them millions off their “lie.” READ MORE: ‘The Blind Side’ Subject Michael Oher Alleges Tuohy Family Lied About Adoption In an interview with the Daily Memphian, Sean shared his reaction to news of the petition and the allegations against him and his wife. “We’re devastated,” he said. “It’s upsetting to think we would make money off any of our children.
But we’re going to love Michael at 37 just like we loved him at 16.” Despite the 2009 movie “The Blind Side”, which won Sandra Bullock a Best Actress Oscar, earning $300 million at the box office, Sean said that the family didn’t see any of that profit. “We didn’t make any money off the movie,” Tuohy said. “Well, Michael Lewis (the author of the book The Blind Side) gave us half of his share.
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