7:54pm PDT, Aug 25, 2023
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The feel-good story of Michael Oher — the NFL player at the center of the 2009 biopic “The Blind Side” — may not have been totally truthful. On Aug. 14, the former Baltimore Ravens player filed a lawsuit in which he claims he was never actually adopted by Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy, as the 2009 film suggests. Instead, he alleges that he was forced into a conservatorship that the Tuohys profited off of — and he wants out! He’s also asserting that the family made millions off his rags-to-riches story while he made nothing.
The stunning lawsuit has prompted a lot questions, opinions and even more accusations — including that there was an alleged eight-figure extortion scheme that took place.
Click through to learn more details regarding Michael’s claims, the Tuohy family’s reaction and how the film and its stars have been impacted by…
