'The Blind Side' Subject Michael Oher Alleges Tuohy Family Never Adopted Him, Forced Him Into Conservatorship

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— starring Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron. The film is based on the 2006 book of the same name and centered around the Tuohy family taking Oher in and helping him both in school and in the classroom.In documents obtained by ET, the 37-year-old claims Sean and Leigh Anne tricked him into making them his conservators less than three months after he turned 18 in 2004, allegedly telling him there was no consequential difference between being adopted and entering into a conservatorship, giving them legal authority to make business deals in his name.Oher only learned in February that the documents he was asked to sign by the Tuohys, under the belief that it was part of the «adoption process,» were actually conservatorship papers that would strip away his legal rights, the petition says.The 14-page petition, filed in Shelby County, Tennessee, probate court, alleges that the Tuohys used their power as conservators to negotiate a deal with 20th Century Fox that paid them and their biological children — Collins Tuohy and Sean Tuohy Jr. — millions of dollars in royalties from, which earned more than $330 million.

The petition alleges that all four members of the Tuohy family were paid $225,000 for the film plus 2.5% of the film's proceeds.Collins Tuohy, Sean Tuohy Jr., Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy at 2009 'The Blind Side' premiere.Oher claims that he «at no time willingly or knowingly» signed said contract, which gives away the «perpetual, unconditional, and exclusive» to his name, likeness, voice, appearance, personality, personal experiences, incidents, situations, and events taken from his life with no payment.