Former NFL star Michael Oher, subject of the book and movie “The Blind Side,” alleges that the couple who took him in as a teenager misled him into believing they were adopting him — and instead placed him in a conservatorship. 7NEWS
star Michael Oher, subject of the book and movie “The Blind Side,” alleges that the couple who took him in as a teenager misled him into believing they were adopting him — and instead placed him in a conservatorship, according to a court filing Monday.
The film has grossed over $300 million, the petition says. A $200,000 donation was also made to Leigh Anne Tuohy’s charitable foundation.Oher made no money off the film, the petition said, which was released after he completed his college career and would not have impacted his NCAA eligibility. Oher was a ward of the state of Tennessee by the age of 11 and was homeless as a child, according to the filing. A friend’s father helped Oher enroll in Briarcrest Christian School in 2002, where Oher played both basketball and football.
Oher only learned in February that documents he was asked to sign by the Tuohys, under the belief that it was part of the “adoption process,” were actually conservatorship papers that would strip away his legal rights, the petition said.
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