{"id":2001369,"date":"2023-08-15T14:38:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blind-side-family-responds-to-allegations-from-former-nfl-star-michael-oher-its-upsetting\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T14:40:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:40:34","slug":"blind-side-family-responds-to-allegations-from-former-nfl-star-michael-oher-its-upsetting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blind-side-family-responds-to-allegations-from-former-nfl-star-michael-oher-its-upsetting\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Blind Side&#8217; family upset by former NFL star Michael Oher&#8217;s allegations."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fblind-side-family-responds-to-allegations-from-former-nfl-star-michael-oher-its-upsetting%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=2001369&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>Sean Tuohy\u2062 Responds to Allegations from Former NFL Star Michael Oher: &#8216;It&#8217;s\u2063 Upsetting&#8217;<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Sean Tuohy, whose family took in Michael Oher\u200b before his \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ap-jussie-smollett-remains-in-legal-limbo-with-the-prospect-of-being-ordered-back-to-jail-a-very-real-possibility\/\" title=\"AP: Jussie Smollett Remains in Legal Limbo, with the Prospect of Being Ordered Back to Jail a Very Real Possibility\">successful careers<\/a>\u2062 at both the University of Mississippi and in \u2064the NFL, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/50-killed-in-russian-missile-strike-on-ukraine-rail-evacuation-hub\/\" title=\"50 Killed in Russian Missile Strike on Ukraine Rail Evacuation Hub\">called allegations<\/a> the offensive tackle was taken advantage of \u201cinsulting\u201d in \u200da new interview.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Oher\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-nfl-player-immortalized-blind-side-drops-bombshell-lie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rags-to-riches story<\/a> was brought to people nationwide through the successful\u2063 2009 film \u201cThe Blind Side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The story portrays the Tuohy family, \u200bwho are white and wealthy, as a caring group that welcomed a then<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blind-side-family-responds-to-allegations-from-former-nfl-star-michael-oher-its-upsetting\/\" title=\"'Blind Side' family upset by former NFL star Michael Oher's allegations.\">-homeless black teen<\/a> into their home.<\/p>\n<p>With encouragement \u200bfrom \u200cthe family, \u200cOher played for\u200c the \u200dOle Miss Rebels before he \u2063later won a Super Bowl with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-former-patriots-ravens-texans-qb-dies-age-35\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The rest is history \u2014 or it was until this week when the 37-year-old filed a lawsuit in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-expelled-tennessee-lawmakers-back-office-within-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee<\/a> in which he claimed\u2064 the family never adopted him and took advantage of him.<\/p>\n<p>Oher said in a \u206314-page court \u2064filing that the family never actually adopted\u200c him but instead had him sign a conservatorship that left him out of the \u200cfilm\u2019s royalties,\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/38190720\/blind-side-subject-michael-oher-alleges-adoption-was-lie-family-took-all-film-proceeds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a> \u200c reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lie of Michael\u2019s adoption \u200bis\u200b one upon which Co-Conservators Leigh Anne\u2062 Tuohy and\u200b Sean Tuohy have enriched themselves at the expense of \u200btheir Ward, the undersigned Michael Oher,\u201d an attorney for Oher \u2062argued.<\/p>\n<p>His lawsuit further alleges, \u201cMichael Oher discovered this lie to his\u200b chagrin and embarrassment in \u2062February of 2023, when he learned that the Conservatorship to which he consented on the basis that \u2062doing\u2063 so would make him \u200da \u2062member of the Tuohy family, in fact provided him no familial \u2064relationship with the \u200cTuohys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oher also said\u2063 the couple\u2019s biological children have profited from his story while he \u2063made \u2062no money from \u201cThe Blind Side.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Sean Tuohy Disputes Allegations<\/h3>\n<p>Sean Tuohy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-canvassers-rescind-their-votes-to-certify-wayne-county-michigan-results\/\" title=\"Republican Canvassers Rescind Their Votes to Certify Wayne County, Michigan, Results\">disputed<\/a> Oher\u2019s recounting of the events of him\u200c joining the family in\u2063 a Monday evening interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/sports\/article\/37925\/sean-tuohy-responds-allegations-michael-oher-blind-side-money?fbclid=IwAR28qy94Z6-b5DfpOH2SL1yj0Co8Z5o5Pr77YHFXo10nzbp-DkB3s76izF0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Memphian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He called\u2063 the lawsuit \u201cinsulting\u201d \u200dand said on \u200bbehalf of his family, \u201cWe\u2019re devastated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s upsetting to think we would make money off any of our children. But we\u2019re going to love Michael at 37 just like we loved him at\u200d 16.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Tuohy, the \u2064family could not\u2064 adopt Oher because he was 18 when the attempt to make him a member of the family was made.<\/p>\n<p>He then explained his perspective \u200bon how he \u2063could help Oher get to\u200d college while\u200d staying \u2063in the\u2062 good graces of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-snubs-thousand-ncaa-champion-athletes-sends-message-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichael was obviously living with us\u200b for a long time, and\u200d the NCAA didn\u2019t like \u2064that,\u201d Tuohy told \u200dthe \u2064outlet. \u201cThey said \u200dthe only way Michael could go to\u2062 Ole Miss\u200d was if he was actually part of the family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tuohy said he explained to Oher at the time \u200dthat a \u2064way he could \u200dplay for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sec-football-kicks-off-florida-ole-miss-players-kneeling-catch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Rebels<\/a> would be if they \u200cbecame his conservator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018This \u200cwould\u2062 do \u2064that, \u2062legally,\u2019\u201d he said he told a then-18-year-old Oher.<\/p>\n<p>He \u2063added, \u201cWe contacted lawyers who had told us that we couldn\u2019t adopt over the age of 18. The only thing we could do was\u200d to have \u2062a conservatorship. We \u200dwere \u2064so concerned \u2064it was on the up-and-up that we made sure the biological mother came \u200dto court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tuohy also \u200ddisputed any notion his family welcomed Oher into \u2062their \u2063home for money. He said he\u200b cashed out of the\u2064 restaurant \u200dbusiness and\u2064 made\u2062 somewhere in the neighborhood of $200 million, per the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t make \u200dany money \u200coff the movie,\u201d Tuohy told the Memphian. \u201cWell, [\u2018Blind Side\u2019 author] Michael Lewis gave\u200d us half of his share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tuohy concluded, \u201cEverybody in the family \u200dgot\u2062 an equal share, including Michael. It was about $14,000, each.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But as far as\u200b him, his wife or his children hoping to profit from taking Oher in, Tuohy \u2063said it simply isn\u2019t true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe \u2062were never offered money,\u201d he said. \u201cWe never asked for money. My money\u200d is well-documented. You can look\u2064 up how\u200c much I \u2063sold my company for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tuohy concluded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/massachusetts-denies-catholic-couple-right-foster-kids-faith-not-supportive-lgbt-beliefs-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> has \u200churt him deeply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will say \u2063it\u2019s upsetting that people would think\u200d I would want to make money \u200doff any of my children,\u201d the\u200c wealthy Ole Miss booster concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/blind-side-family-responds-allegations-former-nfl-star-michael-oher-upsetting\/\">&#8216;Blind\u2064 Side&#8217; Family Responds to \u2062Allegations \u2062from Former NFL Star\u200d Michael Oher: \u200c&#8217;It&#8217;s Upsetting&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u2062 Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sean Tuohy, who fostered Michael Oher before his triumphs in college and the NFL, finds allegations of exploitation &#8220;insulting.&#8221; Oher&#8217;s inspiring journey from poverty to success was popularized in the 2009 film &#8220;The Blind Side,&#8221; captivating audiences across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":2001370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2001369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2001369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001369\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2001370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2001369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2001369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2001369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}