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The Latest Breaking News from Leigh Anne Tuohy

Is "The Blind Side" a lie?

Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for the uplifting football film, but allegations raise questions about its authenticity

Salon

Tuohys’ lawyers to respond to Michael Oher’s accusations as he fights conservatorship

Lawyers for Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy plan to speak with reporters about former NFL player Michael Oher's petition to end the couple's conservatorship over his finances in a now-public dispute involving those who inspired the movie “The Blind Side.”

The Independent UK

Tuohys' lawyers to respond to Michael Oher's accusations as he fights conservatorship

The Independent UK

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Sandra Bullock’s The Blind Side Co-Star Responds To Calls For Her Oscar To Be Revoked In The Wake Of Michael Oher’s Exploitation Claims

Sandra Bullock is facing backlash from corners of the internet following The Blind Side's Michael Oher's allegations.

Cinemablend

Tuohy Family Says Michael Oher’s Allegations Part of ‘Shakedown Effort’

The family’s lawyer released a statement and said Oher threatened to go public unless paid $15 million.

Sports Illustrated

The Blind Side’s white savior tale was always built on shaky ground

The main figures in the Oscar-winning movie are embroiled in an ugly legal dispute. But the story never sat comfortably with many observers

The Guardian - US

The Blind Side star Quinton Aaron responds to Michael Oher lawsuit

Aaron portrayed NFL star Oher in the Oscar-winning 2009 film

The Independent UK

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The Blind Side debunked: How Michael Oher’s inspiring rags-to-riches story fell to pieces

The Blind Side, for a time, tiptoed on the edge of becoming a tried-and-true American fairytale in the family film canon. But the real-life football hero at its centre has alleged it was all based on a house of cards – in heartbreaking court filings claiming deception and devastation. Sheila…

The Independent UK

Tuohy family responds to Michael Oher's allegations of his false adoption

In court documents filed in a Tennessee probate court, Oher alleged that the Tuohys convinced him to sign documents that agreed to a conservatorship in 2004.

WEKU

Attorney: Claims by NFL star whose life inspired The Blind Side ‘absurd’

Martin Singer, attorney for Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, said Michael Oher had attempted to ‘run this play before’.

Evening Standard

Tuohys call Michael Oher’s The Blind Side filing ‘hurtful’ and part of a shakedown attempt

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are calling Michael Oher’s claims that they enriched themselves at his expense ‘outlandish’, ‘hurtful and absurd’

The Independent UK

Tuohy family say they are victims of $15m ‘shakedown’ over Blind Side allegations

The Tuohy family, who Michael Oher has accused of deception over the story at the heart of the film The Blind Side, say they are the victims of a ‘shakedown’

The Guardian - US

Tuohys call Michael Oher's filing 'hurtful' and part of a shakedown attempt

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are calling Michael Oher’s claims that they enriched themselves at his expense “outlandish,” “hurtful and absurd” and part of a shakedown by the former NFL offensive tackle

The Independent UK

The Blind Side debunked: How Michael Oher’s inspiring rags-to-riches story fell to pieces

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The Independent UK

‘Blind Side’ inspiration Michael Oher says Tuohy family lied about adopting him

Ex-NFL star says Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy instead got him to sign papers to make them conservators

The Independent UK

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

Former NFL star says he was ‘devastated’ after discovering his ‘adoption was a lie’

The Independent UK

‘Devastated’ Tuohy family hit back at Michael Oher’s claim The Blind Side was a lie and family stole his money

‘It’s upsetting to think we would make money off any of our children’

WEKU

Michael Oher of 'The Blind Side' says he wasn't adopted, but put in a conservatorship

Oher alleged Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy presented him with a document establishing a conservatorship shortly after he moved in with him, and said it was "for all intents and purposes, an adoption."

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Michael Oher, Who Inspired Oscar-Winning Film The Blind Side, Now Says His Adoption Was A Lie

Michael Oher has filed a petition in court which alleges Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy tricked him into signing documents to make them his legal conservators.

Evening Standard

NFL star whose life inspired The Blind Side alleges he was misled about adoption

Michael Oher’s story was made into the 2009 film, which starred Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw.

The Independent UK

Was ‘The Blind Side’ built on a lie? Five shocking revelations from Michael Oher’s petition against family

Football player became household name in Oscar-winning Sandra Bullock movie

Chicago Sun-Times

Former NFL lineman Michael Oher, subject of the movie ‘The Blind Side,’ seeks end to conservatorship

Oher is accusing Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of lying to him by having him sign papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents nearly two decades ago.

Cinemablend

Michael Oher, Whose Life Inspired The Blind Side, Claims He Was Never Adopted And Alleged Parents Exploited Him

Michael Oher, The Blind Side's subject, filed a petition claiming that he was not only never adopted and that his alleged parents have exploited him.

The Independent UK

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

Former NFL tackle Michael Oher has filed a petition in a Tennessee probate court saying the couple he thought adopted him actually remain his conservators

The Independent UK

‘Blind Side’ inspiration Michael Oher says Tuohy family lied about adopting him

Ex-NFL star says Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy instead got him to sign papers to make them conservators

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