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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Jacob Stolworthy

The Blind Side critics highlight long-standing issue with ‘white saviour’ movie after Michael Oher lawsuit

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The Blind Side critics are stepping in to highlight a long-standing issue with the film, following Michael Oher’s claim that the real-life Tuohy family exploited him.

On Monday (14 August), the former NFL star filed a lawsuit alleging that the story told in the movie, which won Sandra Bullock a Best Actress Oscar, was a fabrication, and that the white couple who brought him into their home made millions from his name.

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