'Blind Side' NFL star alleges family never adopted him, made millions off lies

Former NFL player Michael Oher, known for inspiring the hit film "The Blind Side," has alleged that the Tuohy family that supposedly adopted him never did so and merely claimed such to profit off the story.

Oher filed his claims on Monday in the probate court of Shelby County, Tennessee, ESPN reported, asserting that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy tricked him into making them his conservators, a status they then used to strike deals that resulted in "The Blind Side's" production and their receipt of millions, none of which went to him.

"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," he claimed. "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."

Oher has asked that the court end the conservatorship, order that the Tuohys cease using his name or likeness, make the Tuohys pay him his share of the profits from their story, and award him damages.

The Tuohys have denied receiving significant payment from the film and claimed they split the money they did get evenly with Oher. The family does not appear to have publicly commented on Oher's allegations as of press time.

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