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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’

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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

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

Sean Tuohy Responds After The Blind Side's Michael Oher Says The Family Exploited Him

After The Blind Side subject Michael Oher made claims of exploitation against his supposed adopted family, Sean Tuohy spoke out.

Cinemablend

‘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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Blind Side subject Michael Oher sues ‘adoptive parents’

Michael Oher, the real-life subject of Oscar-winning film “The Blind Side”, has alleged the story is built on a series of lies.

The Week

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’

The Independent UK

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."

WEKU

Sean Tuohy Responds to Michael Oher’s Allegations: ‘It’s Upsetting’

The former NFL offensive lineman filed a bombshell petition against Tuohy and his wife, Leigh Ann, on Monday.

Sports Illustrated

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.

Pedestrian.tv

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.

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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

USA Today Sports Media Group

Michael Oher has been telling us about the nightmare he’s been living for years and no one wanted to listen

Can you imagine being Michael Oher right now?

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.

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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

The Guardian - US

Michael Oher says adoption at heart of The Blind Side was a lie

Michael Oher, the former NFL player who was the subject of The Blind Side, has alleged the story at the heart of the popular book and movie was a lie

Sports Illustrated

Michael Oher Says ‘Blind Side’ Adoption Was Sham for Financial Gain, per Report

The Tuohy family did not share any royalties from the Oscar-nominated movie with the former NFL player, he says.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Michael Oher alleges The Blind Side was based on a lie. Here’s everything we know.

The inspiring story is apparently a fabrication. Here's what we've learned.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Former Panthers OT Michael Oher alleges his famed adoption was a lie

Former Panthers OT Michael Oher alleges his adoption, made famous by the 2009 Oscar-winning film 'The Blind Side,' was a lie.

Sports Illustrated

The Long, Strange Relationship Between the Super Bowl and Hollywood

Deadly blimps, strange teams in odd uniforms (Rhinos vs. Thrashers!) and second careers on the silver screen.

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