The Tuohy family from the blockbuster book and film “The Blind Side” continues to be adamant that they did not swindle Michael Oher.
alleging that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy duped him into signing a conservatorship agreement in place of formal adoption, and used the arrangement to make themself millions in proceeds from the movie., the Tuohy family denies these claims.
“There was never an intent to adopt him,” the Tuohy family’s latest filing said, and denied that referring to Oher as a part of their family caused “irreparable harm” to the ex-NFL player. Additionally, the Tuohys’ filing claimed that when they referred to Oher as their son that it was “in the colloquial sense and they have never intended that reference to be viewed with legal implication.”
Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy said in a legal filing that they never intended to fully adopt Michael Oher.“In fact, they have always felt that the Petitioner was like a son and have used that on occasion but not in a legal sense,” the filing added. In response to the filing, Oher’s attorney, Don Barrett, told People in a statement, “We look forward to Mike finally getting his day in court, where we are confident that the truth will prevail.”— that Oher received an equal cut to proceeds from “The Blindside” as Sean, Leigh Anne and their two children.
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