Sean Tuohy HITS BACK at Michael Oher over ‘fake adoption’ allegations expressing his ‘disappointment’ in the ex-Ravens star

Sean Tuohy, the patriarch of the Tuohy family, has defended himself from the allegations made by Michael Oher. Oher, a retired football player, accused Tuohys of false adoption and earning profit by selling his name and likeness.

In reply to the ‘insulting’ charges, Sean Tuohy revealed that they were ‘devastated’ and that all the charges are baseless. “It’s upsetting to think we would make money off any of our children,” he claimed after the word got out. “But we’re going to love Michael.”

Author Michael Lewis published a book titled The Blind Side in 2006. This was later turned into a movie in 2009 starring Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sean’s wife). It told the tale of the former Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman and how the Tuohys raised him.

However, Oher realized that the Tuohy family had been collecting revenue from the movie and the book. But he did not receive any share—not one penny. When he came to the conclusion that he was being profited from without his knowledge, he filed a lawsuit in Tennessee Court.

The Blind Side grossed around $300 million. According to Lewis’ paperwork, Tuohys and their two biological children, Sean Jr. and Collins, earned around $225,000 each on top of 2.5 percent of the film’s net proceeds.

Despite the jaw-dropping allegations by Sean Tuohy, as per the Daily Memphian, “We didn’t make any money off the movie.” He clarified that “everybody in the family got an equal share [$14,000], including Michael.” The sports commentator remained adamant that he would never think of making money for his children. Tuohy said, “We never asked for money.”

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Sean Tuohy clarifies Michael Oher’s alleged false adoption accusation

Michael Oher, 37, had a troubled childhood. He was one of the twelve children in his household with a drug-addicted mother. When he turned 11, they placed him in foster care, and he bounced from one home to the next for a while. Amidst this, the Tuohy family noticed a large-framed teenager dominating the kids his age in sports. They decided to take Oher in and give him a place in their house.

Sean Tuohy encouraged Oher to pursue football and decided to send him to his alma mater, the University of Mississippi. But to do that, they needed to legally adopt Michael. It was meant to satisfy the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA).

“They said the only way Michael could go to Ole Miss was if he was actually part of the family,” Sean revealed, as per the Memphian. However, Oher is accusing that the Tuohy family tricked him into signing a conservatorship instead of adoption papers.

Sean refuted the blame and said the lawyers advised him, “We couldn’t adopt over the age of 18. The only thing we could do was have a conservatorship.” He claimed they had an agreement with Michael that, if he wanted to, they could end the conservatorship at any time.

Oher, on the other hand, believes Tuohys deceived him. He came to such a conclusion in February 2023 when he realized his documents differed from adoption papers. The former Carolina Panthers player later filed a lawsuit to prevent Sean and the Tuohys from benefiting from his name.

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