On August 14, Michael Oher, the former NFL player that the movie The Blind Side was based on, alleged in a court filing that the Tuohy family had deceived him about adopting him and deprived him of earnings from the film. Entertainment attorney Martin Singer said Oher’s allegations “that the Tuohys have ever sought
Former Ravens tackle Michael Oher rose to fame thanks to the movie based on his life, "The Blind Side," but now he's at odds with his surrogate family.
Michael Oher’s story made waves after being depicted in the 2009 film “The Blind Side.” The film tells the story of his growing relationship with the Tuohy family and following rise to NFL stardom with the help of the Tuohys, whom many viewers assume adopted him. Now, Oher is suing the Tuohy famil.
The Tuohy family lawyers claim that Michael Oher threatened to plant a negative story about the Tuohys in the press if they didn’t pay him millions of dollars.