The family at the center of Michael Oher lawsuit said in a court filing Thursday they never adopted the NFL player and used the term in a 'colloquial sense.'
saga with the family who claimed to have adopted him while he was in high school took another twist during the week.
Michael Oher of the Ole Miss Rebels stands with his family during senior ceremonies prior to a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Nov. 28, 2008, in Oxford, Mississippi. The Tuohys’ filing said Oher did refer to Sean and Leigh Anne as"mom" and"dad" and they referred to Oher as their son. They acknowledged that other websites showed them referring to Oher as an adoptive son but said the term was used"in the colloquial sense and they have never intended that reference to be viewed with legal implication."
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