Former NFL star Michael Oher, subject of the book and movie "The Blind Side," alleges that the couple who took him in as a teenager misled him into believing they were adopting him & instead placed him in a conservatorship.
"The lie of Michael's adoption is one upon which Co-Conservators Leigh Anne Tuohy & Sean Tuohy have enriched themselves at the expense of their Ward, the undersigned Michael Oher," the petition to terminate the conservatorship said.
The story of Oher & the Tuohy family became the subject of an Oscar-winning film, “The Blind Side,” starring actor Sandra Bullock in the role of Leigh Anne Tuohy. The film, based on the Michael Lewis book of the same name, chronicled Oher’s life as a homeless child through his college football career & eventual NFL stardom.
The Tuohys negotiated a deal with 20th Century Fox that left Oher without any payment for the rights to his name, likeness & life story while the Tuohy family received a contract price of $225,000 in addition to 2.5% of the film’s net proceeds.
The film has grossed over $300 million. A $200,000 donation was also made to Leigh Anne Tuohy's charitable foundation.
Oher made no money off the film, which was released after he completed his college career & would not have impacted his NCAA eligibility.
Oher does not recall signing the agreement for the rights to his life story. The document has a signature that appears to be his, but "nobody ever presented this document to him with any explanation."
His petition accuses the Tuohys of a breach of their fiduciary duty as conservators “so gross & appalling that they should by sanctioned by this court."
Oher was a ward of the state of Tennessee by the age of 11 & was homeless as a child. A friend's father helped Oher enroll in Briarcrest Christian School in 2002, where Oher played both basketball & football.
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Source: NBC News
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