Former Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher claims the Tuohy family used its conservatorship to make millions in royalties from the 2009 Oscar-nominated film while he didn’t earn a cent.…
to use his name in business deals after he turned 18 and proceeded to make millions in royalties from the Oscar-nominated film, “The Blind Side,” while he received nothing.Sandra Bullock won an Academy Award for her role in “The Blind Side.
”On Tuesday, the Tuohys said through their lawyers that Oher had threatened before filing the petition to plant a negative news story about them unless they paid him $15 million.Attorneys for the Tuohys estimated that each family member, including Oher,“Michael got every dime, every dime he had coming,” Tuohy family lawyer Randall Fishman said.
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