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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Teresa M. Walker

Michael Oher, former NFL tackle known for 'The Blind Side,' sues to end Tuohys' conservatorship

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Former NFL star Michael Oher has claimed in a lawsuit that the adoption story behind The Blind Side movie was a lie and that the Tuohy family made millions from his name.

A petition filed in probate court in Shelby County, Tennessee, alleges that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, a white couple who brought 18-year-old Oher into their home as a high school student, never actually adopted him.

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