Prior to this week, no one could have expected the 2009 drama The Blind Side to once again be making headlines. But that’s exactly what’s happened after the movie’s subject Michael Oher claimed that he was never adopted by the Tuohy family, and was in fact exploited by them. Although Oher’s own post- Blind Side book seemingly contradicts the extortion claims he made this week about that family. Let’s break it all down.
The allegations Oher made about the Tuohys quickly went viral this week, and has impacted the actors who starred in the movie. Sean Tuohy denied ever exploiting the professional football player, although his statement didn’t address the claim that he was never adopted. But TMZ combed through a copy of Oher’s book I Beat The Odds, where he seemingly stood in contrast to his claims. One excerpt reads:
