{"id":2012590,"date":"2023-08-25T21:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T01:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blind-side-producers-disclose-payouts-to-michael-oher-and-tuohys-in-pushback-against-mischaracterizations\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T21:25:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T01:25:51","slug":"blind-side-producers-disclose-payouts-to-michael-oher-and-tuohys-in-pushback-against-mischaracterizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blind-side-producers-disclose-payouts-to-michael-oher-and-tuohys-in-pushback-against-mischaracterizations\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Blind Side&#8217; producers reveal payments to Oher and Tuohys to counter &#8216;mischaracterizations&#8217;."},"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\">24<\/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-producers-disclose-payouts-to-michael-oher-and-tuohys-in-pushback-against-mischaracterizations%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=2012590&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>The \u2064Blind Side\u2062 Producers\u2063 Respond to Controversy Surrounding\u2062 Michael Oher&#8217;s \u200bClaims<\/h2>\n<p>The producers of the film &#8220;The Blind Side&#8221; are addressing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blind-side-producers-disclose-payouts-to-michael-oher-and-tuohys-in-pushback-against-mischaracterizations\/\" title=\"'Blind Side' producers reveal payments to Oher and Tuohys to counter 'mischaracterizations'.\">recent controversy sparked<\/a> by \u2064former NFL player \u200cMichael Oher&#8217;s allegations that he was deceived into signing away his\u2062 rights to\u200b the profits from the story of \u2062his life.<\/p>\n<p>Oher&#8217;s inspiring journey from poverty\u200d to becoming an All-American offensive\u200b tackle\u200b at Ole Miss and a first-round NFL draft pick was \u200bdepicted in the 2009 film based\u2062 on the\u200b book &#8220;I Beat \u2062the Odds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a \u2063recent statement, Oher claimed that he was misled by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the couple who took him in as a homeless teenager. He alleges that\u2064 they led him to believe\u2063 he was adopted when, in reality, they became his \u2064legal conservators. According to Oher, this arrangement resulted in the diversion of money that should \u2064have rightfully \u200dbeen \u200chis into\u2064 the hands of the Tuohys.<\/p>\n<p>Oher has filed \u200ca\u200d petition \u2064to end the \u2063conservatorship and is demanding a full accounting \u2063of the profits made from &#8220;The\u200b Blind Side&#8221; \u200dby\u200d the Tuohys, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/blind-side-producers-detail-paid-tuohys-michael-oher-rcna101775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC \u2064News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Tuohys&#8217; attorney, Martin\u2064 Singer, \u2062has accused Oher of attempting to extort money from the family. Singer vehemently denies Oher&#8217;s\u2063 allegations, stating that the family has always treated him as one of their own children. He\u2063 claims that Oher threatened \u2063to tarnish their\u200b reputation in the media unless they paid\u2063 him $15 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;They\u2064 have consistently treated him like a son and one of their three \u2064children. His response was to\u200c threaten \u200cthem, including saying that he would plant a negative\u2064 story about them in\u200c the \u200bpress unless they paid him $15 \u200bmillion,&#8221;\u2062 the statement\u200c said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Amidst the conflicting claims, Broderick\u2062 Johnson\u2062 and Andrew Kosove, co-founders and co-CEOs of Alcon\u200c Entertainment, the company that financed \u200b&#8221;The\u2063 Blind \u2063Side,&#8221; have released \u200ba statement addressing the film and its financial\u2064 arrangements.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We feel it is now\u200c important for\u2063 us \u2064to respond to some recent \u200bmedia reports, which include many mischaracterizations and uninformed opinions,&#8221; the \u200dstatement said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The statement goes on to\u2062 explain\u2064 that the deal for the film rights to Oher&#8217;s life \u200dstory was \u200cnegotiated by Twentieth Century \u2063Fox and later acquired \u2064by Alcon. \u200cIt emphasizes that the nature of life rights deals \u200band the \u2063limitations faced by college athletes \u200cin 2006,\u2062 when the agreement was made, were different from what they are today.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson and Kosove clarify that the deal made at that time did\u200b not include significant payouts in\u200b the \u200cevent\u200d of the film&#8217;s success. They refute the notion that the Tuohys received millions of dollars at Oher&#8217;s expense, stating that \u2064Alcon has paid\u2063 approximately \u200d$767,000\u200d to \u2064the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dylan-mulvaney-asks-for-work-on-social-media-in-wake-of-bud-light-fallout\/\" title=\"Dylan Mulvaney seeks job opportunities on social media after Bud Light incident.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/talent-agency-caa-no-longer-representing-actor-shia-labeouf-amid-accusations-of-sexual-abuse\/\" title=\"Talent Agency CAA No Longer Representing Actor Shia LaBeouf Amid Accusations Of Sexual Abuse\">talent agency<\/a> representing<\/a> the Tuohy family and Michael \u2064Oher.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;In fact, \u2063Alcon has paid approximately $767,000 to the talent agency that \u200brepresents the Tuohy family and Michael \u200cOher (who, presumably, took commission\u2062 before passing it through),&#8221; the\u2062 statement said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>They also highlight the ongoing profits that the Tuohys and Oher will continue\u2062 to receive as time goes on. &#8220;The Blind \u2063Side&#8221; grossed over $300 million at \u200bthe box office.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson and Kosove acknowledge\u2062 the positive\u200c aspects \u200bof both \u2063sides in the current \u200ddispute. They commend the Tuohys for their acts of \u200dkindness towards Oher and their genuine love and support for him throughout his\u2063 high school, \u200ccollege, and NFL journey. They also recognize Oher&#8217;s courage in\u2063 accepting the Tuohys&#8217; help as a \u200bmeans to improve his own life, as evidenced by his academic achievements and athletic success.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/blind-side-producers-disclose-payouts-michael-oher-tuohys-pushback-mischaracterizations\/\">The \u2064Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a professional football player has been widely celebrated, but he now alleges that he was deceived into relinquishing significant financial gains. The creators of &#8220;The Blind Side&#8221; are now facing scrutiny as they navigate this contentious issue surrounding Oher&#8217;s life story and the profits it generated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":2012592,"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-2012590","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\/2012590","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\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2012590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2012592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2012590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2012590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}