Michael Oher, the inspiration behind, has been estranged from the Tuohys for about a decade now, according to attorneys for the Tuohys.Attorneys Randall Fishman and Steven Farese held a news conference Wednesday in Memphis, Tennessee to speak on behalf of the Tuohys amid Oher's lawsuit claiming in Tennessee court that Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy lied about adopting him and tricked him into making them his conservators shortly after he turned 18.When asked if Oher has been part of the Tuohy family or had any close contact with the Tuohys, Farese said «no.»«He's been estranged probably since for the last 10 years,» Farese added, «and becoming more and more vocal and more and more threatening.»Oher also alleged 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 and starred Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Tim McGraw, Lily Collins and Kathy Bates.

The petition alleged that all four members of the Tuohy family were paid $225,000 for the film plus 2.5 percent of the film's proceeds.Fishman, however, insists that the total amount paid out to the Tuohys and Oher since the release of is significantly less, claiming that it's actually to the tune of approximately $100,000 per person.«Well, each member of the family has received the same amount of money,» Fishman said. «So, imagine a pie divided by five, OK?

We estimate each person received $100,000.»As for Oher's claims that he «shall not be allowed to enter into any contracts or bind himself without the direct approval of his conservators,» Fishman said that's «patently.

'The Blind Side' Subject Michael Oher's Been Estranged From Tuohys for a Decade, Says Family's Lawyer

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