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NFL player who was subject of movie ‘Blind Side’ tells court the story was all a lie.
Michael Oher, a former NFL player whose rise from poverty to fame in football was depicted in the 2009 film “The Blind Side,” has launched legal action claiming the ‘true story’ about him was all a lie.
Oher asked a Tennessee court on Monday to formally end his legal relationship with the family who took him in.
He claimed he had never been adopted and had been duped into signing away his decision-making powers so the family could profit from his life story by millions of dollars.
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According to NBC Chicago the “The Blind Side” movie grossed $300 million, (roughly 5,7 billion rands).
The movie tells the story of Oher, an American footballer who overcame an impoverished upbringing to play in the National Football League (NFL) with the help of his adoptive parents Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy.
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In the Sandra Bullock plays Leigh Anne Tuohy, Tim McGraw is played by Sean Tuohy, and Quinton Aaron as Oher.
Last week, Michael Oher discussed with me why the portrayal of his life in “The Blind Side” movie was inaccurate. pic.twitter.com/SES33vH8s8
— Damon Amendolara (@DAonCBS) August 14, 2023
The New York Time reports that the 37-year-old Oher is asking for the conservatorship that was put in place when he was 18 to be ended, as well as the money he claims he should have received from the movie and an injunction barring Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy from exploiting his name and likeness.
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