Everything Michael Oher Said About 'The Blind Side' Prior to New Lawsuit

Lawyers for former NFL player Michael Oher are seeking his school records and information about contracts and payouts related to the film “The Blind Side” as part of his highly publicized effort to end a legal agreement between him and Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy.

The producers of the movie The Blind Side are speaking out to clear up some confusion about profits earned by former NFL player Michael Oher and the Tuohy family.

Sophia Scorziello editor Producers behind “The Blind Side” have issued a statement affirming the authenticity of Michael Oher’s story as told in the film, responding to Oher’s recent allegations that the Tuohy family fabricated his adoption and instead placed him in a conservatorship that he is still restricted to. “We feel it is now important for us to respond to some recent media reports, which include many mischaracterizations and uninformed opinions,” Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, “Blind Side” producers of and co-founders of Alcon Entertainment, said in a statement Thursday.

Sandra Bullock won an Oscar in 2010 for her work in the movie The Blind Side, but she never thought she was going to win.

According to the man who wrote the bestselling book on which the popular 2009 movie The Blind Side was based, Michael Oher had the opportunity to receive royalties from the film… and chose not to do so?!

Now that the world is recovering from the initial shock of the lawsuit Michael Oher filed this week against Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, old words are being dug up that might shed light on the situation.

Sandra Bullock has been greatly affected by the controversy surrounding “The Blind Side”.

Michael Oher's bombshell lawsuit against Sean and Leigh Ann Tuohy earlier this week, a lawyer for the couple says that the family is reeling. In an exclusive interview with ET, the Tuohy family's attorney, Steve Farese, Sr., says Sean and Leigh Ann are handling the drama «like a death in the family.» «There are so many emotions that would fit,» Farese tells ET's Nischelle Turner.

her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy in the film “The Blind Side.” The movie was inspired by the real-life story of a Tennessee family that took in and adopted Michael Oher, who would later have a career in the National Football League (NFL).Over the past week, the illusion of “The Blind Side” has been shattered after Oher accused the Tuohy family of never actually adopting him and forcing him into a conservatorship for their monetary benefit. The Tuohy’s say Oher previously tried to shake them down for $15 million. Given the movie’s resurgence in the news, some people have questioned if Bullock’s Oscar should be revoked, a notion that Quinton Aaron, who portrayed Oher in the movie, disagrees with.“There’s a lot of hate being spread around nowadays.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic It’s a clockwork ritual of awards season. A movie in contention, one based on a true story, will be dinged for presenting a version of reality that isn’t real enough.

Quinton Aaron is coming to the defense of his on-screen mom, Sandra Bullock.Aaron spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier amid the ongoing legal drama between Michael Oher and the Tuohy family. Aaron, who played Oher in the 2009 hit film, spoke out about his former co-star, who took home an Oscar for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in the film about the NFL star and the Tuohy family.Oher filed a lawsuit against the Tuohys on Monday, alleging that they tricked him into a conservatorship shortly after he turned 18. Now Aaron is slamming those calling for Bullock to return her Oscar in the wake of the allegations against the family and their alleged treatment of Oher.

allegations made by former NFL star Michael Oher, who inspired the 2009 film “The Blind Side.”The movie was adapted from the 2006 book “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.” Written by Michael Lewis, it tells the story of Oher, one of 13 children born to a drug-addicted mother, and his rise to football stardom after being “adopted” by the seemingly generous Tuohy family.The 37-year-old offensive tackle claimed in court documents that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy never actually adopted him — though they certainly profited from his success.Bullock portrayed Leigh Anne in the film, a role that won her an Oscar.Now, the 59-year-old actress “hates” that her hard work and dedication to a story that she believed to be true has been “tainted,” a source told the Daily Mail.“She hates that such a wonderful story, a spectacular movie, and a spectacular time in her life now has been tainted,” they told the outlet. “Now people won’t watch it and if they do, they will have a completely different reaction to its original intention.“There was so much hard work put into the film that they all thought was the truth and now that has been questioned, it just upsets Sandra to no end that a time in her life that was so special, is now shadowed with a completely different perspective.”Though this isn’t the only heartbreaking thing going on in Bullock’s life.Her longtime partner Bryan Randall died Aug.

Don’t come for Sandra Bullock!! Her movie son has her back!

“The Blind Side” actor Quinton Aaron is jumping to his co-star Sandra Bullock’s defence amid the legal drama surrounding Michael Oher and the Tuohy family.

Sandra Bullock out of the ongoing legal drama between Michael Oher and the Tuohy family. Aaron, who played Oher in the 2009 hit film, spoke out about his former co-star, who took home an Oscar for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in the film about the NFL star and the family who took him in. Oher filed a lawsuit against the Tuohy family on Monday, alleging that they tricked him into a conservatorship shortly after he turned 18.

The Tuohys are speaking out.

J. Kim Murphy An attorney for Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy has issued a response to Michael Oher’s petition against them, which alleged that the couple deceived Oher into making the pair his conservators at age 18 and that he has not shared in the revenue from the feature “The Blind Side,” which drew from his life story.

A day after Michael Oher, the former NFL player and subject of the 2009 movie The Blind Side, alleged in a court filing that the family who took him in as a young player had deceived him about being adopted and deprived him of earnings from the Oscar-nominated film, the family has hit back.

Sandra Bullock. Huh?In a lawsuit filed Monday by the former Baltimore Ravens star, Michael said Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy never adopted him, as the popular movie suggests. In fact, he said it was more sinister.

alleged in court documents this week that guardians Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy never actually adopted him, but still profited from his success. The movie was adapted from the 2006 book “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.” Written by Michael Lewis, it tells the story of Oher, one of thirteen children born to a drug-addicted mother, and his rise to football stardom after being taken in by the seemingly generous Tuohy family. Some armchair commentators are rushing to judgment on social media, insisting the actress, grieving over the recent death of partner Bryan Randall, is somehow complicit in the depressing domestic dust-up.