Former NFL player Michael Oher became a household name after his life's story was depicted in the blockbuster hit film The Blind Side. However, in a petition he filed on Monday (August 14), Oher claimed that the story about him being adopted by the Tuohy family was a lie.
Oher claimed that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy tricked him into signing a document making them his conservators three days after turning 18. This gave them legal authority to make business deals in his name, including millions of dollars in royalties from the Oscar-winning film. Oher says he got nothing for a story "that would not have existed without him."
The court filings state, "The lie of Michael's adoption is one upon which Co-Conservators Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy have enriched themselves at the expense of their Ward, the undersigned Michael Oher. Michael Oher discovered this lie to his chagrin and embarrassment in February of 2023, when he learned that the Conservatorship to which he consented on the basis that doing so would make him a member of the Tuohy family, in fact provided him no familial relationship with the Tuohys."
The petition adds, "Since at least August of 2004, Conservators have allowed Michael, specifically, and the public, generally, to believe that Conservators adopted Michael and have used that untruth to gain financial advantages for themselves and the foundations which they own or which they exercise control. All monies made in said manner should in all conscience and equity be disgorged and paid over to the said ward, Michael Oher."
Source: ESPN
