The producers of the film “The Blind Side” are wading into the controversy sparked by former NFL player Michael Oher’s claims that he was tricked into signing away what turned out to be vast profits from the story of his life.

Oher’s story of growing up in poverty and powering his way to success as an All-American offensive tackle at Ole Miss and a first-round NFL draft pick was made into the 2009 film based on the book “I Beat the Odds.”

Recently, Oher has claimed he was shortchanged by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the couple who took him in as a homeless teenager.

He claims he was told he was adopted by the Tuohys, when in fact they were made his legal conservators. Oher says the arrangement diverted money that should have been his into the hands of the Tuohys.

[The more people involved with all of this step forward, however diplomatically, to put the kibosh on Oher’s lawsuit and what now looks to be pretty awful defamation, the more Oher should just frickin’ drop everything. This is a such a shame. ~ Beege]