{"id":2000251,"date":"2023-08-14T16:20:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T20:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-blind-side-michael-oher-claims-tuohy-family-never-adopted-him-in-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T16:21:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T20:21:37","slug":"the-blind-side-michael-oher-claims-tuohy-family-never-adopted-him-in-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-blind-side-michael-oher-claims-tuohy-family-never-adopted-him-in-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Oher sues, denies being adopted by Tuohy family."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-blind-side-michael-oher-claims-tuohy-family-never-adopted-him-in-lawsuit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000251&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former NFL Star Michael Oher Claims His Adoption Story \u200cWas \u2063a Lie<\/h2>\n<p>Former NFL star Michael Oher, known for his inspiring story portrayed in the Oscar-winning film The Blind Side, has recently come forward with \u200cshocking allegations. Oher asserts that a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charles-hill-rip\/\" title=\"Charles Hill, RIP\">significant aspect<\/a> of his life, his\u2062 adoption by the \u2063Tuohy family, was nothing but a fabrication.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u200d petition filed in\u200b a Tennessee court, Oher accuses the \u2063wealthy\u200c white family of deceiving \u200bhim\u200b into becoming their conservator, all\u2062 while profiting from his name and image.\u2063 According to Oher, the Tuohys never <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-reagan-after-roe-theres-no-time-to-party\/\" title=\"Michael Reagan: After Roe, There's No Time to Party\">legally adopted<\/a> \u200dhim, yet they \u2062went on to make millions through\u200c various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">business deals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;The lie of Michael&#8217;s\u200d adoption is one upon which Co-Conservators Leigh Anne \u2062Tuohy and \u2062Sean Tuohy\u200b have enriched \u2063themselves at the expense of their Ward, the undersigned Michael Oher.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t until February 2023 that Oher \u200bdiscovered the truth about his adoption. He realized that the conservatorship he\u2063 had agreed \u200dto, believing it would make him \u2063a \u2063true member of the Tuohy family, provided him with no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-blind-side-michael-oher-claims-tuohy-family-never-adopted-him-in-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Michael Oher sues, denies being adopted by Tuohy family.\">genuine familial relationship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In his petition, Oher \u200ddemands \u200can\u2063 end to the conservatorship and seeks his fair share of the profits earned by the Tuohy family using his name. Additionally, his attorneys are requesting an injunction to prevent any further exploitation of his\u200c identity.<\/p>\n<p>The Blind \u200bSide, the film \u2062that brought Oher&#8217;s story to the big screen, \u200dwas a massive success, grossing \u200cover $309 million.\u2063 However, \u2064Oher claims \u200bthat he did not receive any portion of the profits. The filing highlights that \u200dif Oher had been\u2064 legally adopted, he would\u200d have\u200d had control over his financial situation, but instead, \u2062the conservatorship allowed the Tuohy family to capitalize on his name.<\/p>\n<p>Oher&#8217;s attorney, J.\u2063 Gerard Stranch IV, expressed\u200d the devastating\u2064 impact this revelation had\u2064 on his client. &#8220;Mike didn&#8217;t\u2064 grow up with a stable \u200dfamily life. When the Tuohy family told Mike they loved him and wanted to adopt him, it filled a void that had been with him his entire life,&#8221; Stranch \u2063stated. \u200d&#8221;Discovering that he wasn&#8217;t actually adopted devastated Mike and wounded him\u2062 deeply.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062Tuohy family&#8217;s legal representation, Steve Farese, has stated that they will\u200c address Oher&#8217;s allegations \u200bin court.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click\u2063 here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NFL star Michael Oher, known for The Blind Side film, has declared that his adoption story was fabricated. 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