The authenticity of 2010 Best Picture contender, The Blind Side, has been called into question in recent weeks following the subject of the movie, former NFL star Michael Oher, filing a lawsuit against the Tuohy family earlier this month. With the controversy going viral, the studio behind The Blind Side, Alcon Entertainment, has now released a statement defending the film’s accuracy.
The 2009 sports film told the story of Michael Oher, a teen who had an impoverished upbringing in Tennessee, and then Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy took him in. He played football in high school and then went on to play in college and the NFL. Per Oher’s August 14 lawsuit filing, the former pro football player alleged that the couple “tricked” him into signing a document just months before his 18th birthday that made them conservators, and he claimed that he was cheated out of profits for The Blind Side. Here’s what Alcon Entertainment had to say about the deal that was made:
