Michael Oher, the former NFL tackle known for the movie “The Blind Side,” filed a petition Monday in a Tennessee probate court 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.
In the petition filed Monday in Shelby County Probate Court, Oher asks for the conservatorship to be terminated along with asking for a full accounting of the money earned off the use of his name and story.
He also asks to be paid what he is due along with interest. Oher, who has never been a fan of the movie of his life, also asks in the petition that the Tuohys be sanctioned and required to pay both compensatory and punitive damages determined by the court.
[I liked the movie when it first came out, but it also made me wonder a bit about how Oher was being portrayed. It’s been controversial for years, especially because Oher has not hidden his disdain over how his character comes across in the film. The film takes shots at the NCAA for its investigation of the Tuohys, but if these claims are true, then perhaps that probe was warranted. — Ed
UPDATE: Sean Tuohy has responded on the record to deny all of these allegations. I’ll have that in the next Headline entry. — Ed]]
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