OT: Michael Oher petitioned a court with allegations that Tuohy Family never adopted him

[yesrutgers01]

This issue will come out looking in either Oher or the Tuohy family's favor,
based on the paperwork the Tuohy claim to have given Oher an equal share.
Wondering about that equal share being divided by whole family and not a 50-50 split.
But ,for now ,the issue is was Oher cheated or not and the paperwork will
prove he wasn't if it's what the Tuohys claim it containes.
If the paperwork is a lie, proves Oher is telling the truth .

As for 3rd parties like Freeze speaking out, we mist look at the source and decide if they are creditable or not
When Old Miss was in trouble with the NCAA some recruits said Freeze and other Ole Miss officials repeatedly lied to them during their recruitment about the severity of the pending charges. After the charges became public, these players sought to transfer to other schools; each requested and received a waiver .

One thing that came out of this is the Tuohy conservatorship is ending.
One thing about Oher's claim about binding his ability to make financial decisions to the conservatorship is the Tuohys said he made his OWN nfl dealings on his own and he picked his own agent to handle it.
If that's true, all of Oher's claims must be taken with a grain of salt and be proved true before just accepting them on his word
If the Tuohys were involved, the grain of salt goes for them.

I see things from both sides that make no sense - I highly doubt that with the Tuohy's being very sound business people and at the time Oher was coming out of college, they were all still lovey/dovey, that they allowed MO to make his own decision on an Agent without being a big part of that process.
On the other hand- why would the Tuohy's who are worth maybe 100 million, be stealing what make equate to a couple million dollars at most and most likely less.

My gut somehow tells me it is this woman in Oher's life and possibly her family and friends that think that the movie royalties were a lot more than what they really were. And she is pressuring him to be making these moves.

 

[e5fdny]

I see things from both sides that make no sense - I highly doubt that with the Tuohy's being very sound business people and at the time Oher was coming out of college, they were all still lovey/dovey, that they allowed MO to make his own decision on an Agent without being a big part of that process.
On the other hand- why would the Tuohy's who are worth maybe 100 million, be stealing what make equate to a couple million dollars at most and most likely less.

My gut somehow tells me it is this woman in Oher's life and possibly her family and friends that think that the movie royalties were a lot more than what they really were. And she is pressuring him to be making these moves.

If by gut you mean most of the thread at this point, yeah.

 

[yesrutgers01]

If by gut you mean most of the thread at this point, yeah.

hahaha but by gut I really mean that NFL GF's and their families care more about a player's money than the player ever does. And he doesn't seem to be the brightest person in the world- I could see it being her and her family telling him how the Tuohys stole millions and Oher believing her because he is just not that bright.

 

[e5fdny]

hahaha but by gut I really mean that NFL GF's and their families care more about a player's money than the player ever does. And he doesn't seem to be the brightest person in the world- I could see it being her and her family telling him how the Tuohys stole millions and Oher believing her because he is just not that bright.

After 9/11, sadly I saw that too.

 

[MoreCowbellRU]

I see things from both sides that make no sense - I highly doubt that with the Tuohy's being very sound business people and at the time Oher was coming out of college, they were all still lovey/dovey, that they allowed MO to make his own decision on an Agent without being a big part of that process.
On the other hand- why would the Tuohy's who are worth maybe 100 million, be stealing what make equate to a couple million dollars at most and most likely less.

My gut somehow tells me it is this woman in Oher's life and possibly her family and friends that think that the movie royalties were a lot more than what they really were. And she is pressuring him to be making these moves.

I feel the same. I read recently that the story in court doesn't jibe well with his own book.

Hope he figures this out and doesn't go backwards. Sounds like his "guidance" is not very good. Could just be a shot in the dark for more $.

 

[RU76]

If Oher's Fee Agreement with his lawyers calls for an hourly rate and not a contingency, he will come out of this flat broke-win or lose.

 

[MADHAT1]

I feel the same. I read recently that the story in court doesn't jibe well with his own book.

Hope he figures this out and doesn't go backwards. Sounds like his "guidance" is not very good. Could just be a shot in the dark for more $.

Other could be getting bad advice now or the person( people) advising him now might feel influence not in his best intreast was the reason the conservatoirship started and Oher didn't have the type of intelligence that could see through the Tuohy's real intentions.

The adoption claim is questionable, but might be true.
Setting up a way to bypass NCAA rules seems a little shifty, but doing s so Oher could go to Sean Tuohy's Alma mater shows the aTuony's aren't adverse to bending the rules to get what they want and can find ways to do so

I believe the Tuohy's did try and help Other, but also made sure they were compassionate for their good deed when money became involved.
Oher met them when he already was in a private high school and had people helping him a bit when the Tuohy family met him and decided to give all the support he needed .
So they weren't the reason he was attending a private high school that seemed out of the reach of most kids in his situation, but they probably were the reason he was able to stay in that school without any problems.

I can't wait for the Tuohy's paperwork be released to see exactly how much money was involved, if it was equal shares for all and if Oher's complaints are valid.
One thing I wonder about if the Tuohy's claims are backed up with proof, will Oher then ***** about equal share instead if a 50-50 split between the family and him on earnings off his name even though the whole family was part of making that money

 

[Knight Shift]

 

[MADHAT1]

he admitted not to know the ins and outs.
So like us can't really say whose in the right or if things changed since he was personalty involved.
What I see is a person expressing his opinion in which he admits he doesn't know the who;le story

 

[Jtung230]

Is he talking about his coaching career or Oher?

 

[MADHAT1]

Is he talking about his coaching career or Oher?

googled Freeze and found this :
>After university officials attempted to paint Freeze's predecessor as the main culprit, they were sued for defamation; they issued a public apology. The team's star quarterback and other players told NCAA officials that Freeze lied to them about the charges while he recruited them.<

 

[FRA10Thunderbolt]

Michael Oher accuses Tuohys of hiding 19 years' worth of financial records from him​

etired NFL player Michael Oher, whose life story inspired the Oscar-winning film "The Blind Side," is alleging that he has not seen any money from the use of his name, image and likeness over the last 19 years. He claims that his conservators, previously believed to be his adoptive parents, "flagrantly disregarded their statutory and fiduciary duties" to him during that time.

t's the latest development in the offensive lineman's lawsuit against the Tuohy family, whom Oher accused in legal documents last week of tricking him into a conservatorship instead of adopting him as a 19-year-old and allegedly filching millions in revenue from the 2009 film that starred Sandra Bullock.

In response to the lawsuit last week, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy's attorney, Martin D. Singer, accused Oher of repeatedly attempting to shake down the couple for $15 million.

The 37-year-old athlete's legal team filed a motion in Tennessee probate court on Monday to compel accounting from Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy, requesting a response within two weeks. In the filing, obtained Tuesday by The Times, Oher accused the couple of keeping nearly two decades' worth of financial information from their ward — whom they had referred to for years as their adopted son — and used him for their business and marketing ventures without his fully informed consent.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...p&cvid=31bc9393be96465bb3497447ea87e7fa&ei=14

 

[FRA10Thunderbolt]

Blind Side' Producers Defend the Film, Reveal Actual Profit Made by Tuohys and Michael Oher​

Michael Oher alleged in a legal filing earlier this month that the Tuohy family "received millions" for the film, while he received nothing

The production company that financially backed The Blind Side is speaking out and defending the Oscar-winning film against “many mischaracterizations and uninformed opinions” in the last 10 days, since the film’s subject Michael Oher alleged the Tuohy family lied to him about being adopted.

In a lengthy statement sent to PEOPLE on Thursday afternoon, Alcon Entertainment co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove defended the film’s authenticity and clarified that Oher, now 37, and the four members of the Tuohy family were collectively paid approximately $767,000 in payments delivered through their talent agency for The Blind Side.
The deal for the Tuohy’s and Michael Oher’s life rights "was consistent with the marketplace at that time for the rights of relatively unknown individuals," read their statement. "Therefore, it did not include significant payouts in the event of the film’s success."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/ce...1&cvid=b95a7d4036cf44c282fc3b712cff766c&ei=47

 

[sct1111]

This is looking worse and worse for Michael Oher as information comes out. Notice how the media kind of stopped talking about it.

 

[MADHAT1]

This is looking worse and worse for Michael Oher as information comes out. Notice how the media kind of stopped talking about it.

true.
My only question is why wasn't split 50% for Micheal 50 for family.
But that's a very minor point.

 

[sct1111]

true.
My only question is why wasn't split 50% for Micheal 50 for family.
But that's a very minor point.

Why would it be?

Doesn't it make sense to split it evenly between all of them? Why would Oher deserve more than the rest of the family?

 

[TonyLieske]

Why would it be?

Doesn't it make sense to split it evenly between all of them? Why would Oher deserve more than the rest of the family?

Same question, why would he get more than anyone else? Wasn’t Sandra Bullock the Star of the movie? I suspect she didn’t play Michael Oher.

 

[MADHAT1]

Why would it be?

Doesn't it make sense to split it evenly between all of them? Why would Oher deserve more than the rest of the family?

he was the main point of story, from what I think the movie was about.
But not seeing the movie could mean I am wrong about that and it was the whole family the move focused on .

 

[FRA10Thunderbolt]

he was the main point of story, from what I think the movie was about.
But not seeing the movie could mean I am wrong about that and it was the whole family the move focused on .

There was no story without the family lifting him out of his terrible circumstances.

 

[topdecktiger]

he was the main point of story, from what I think the movie was about.
But not seeing the movie could mean I am wrong about that and it was the whole family the move focused on .

I'm jumping in late here, but yes, it was the whole family that was the focus of the movie. The primary character in the movie was really the mom, which is emphasized by the fact that Sandra Bullock was picked to play the mom, as opposed to some supporting actress.

 

[MADHAT1]

I'm jumping in late here, but yes, it was the whole family that was the focus of the movie. The primary character in the movie was really the mom, which is emphasized by the fact that Sandra Bullock was picked to play the mom, as opposed to some supporting actress.

well in that case the split was fair and thank you for letting me know I was mistaken about it

 

[Ty Webb_rivals67856]

Same question, why would he get more than anyone else? Wasn’t Sandra Bullock the Star of the movie? I suspect she didn’t play Michael Oher.

The more that comes out the more Oher looks wrong here. I wonder if he has people in his ear, maybe his wife, filling his head with stuff.

 

[Jtung230]

https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-oher-conservatorship-unlike-legal-141712383.html

 

[FRA10Thunderbolt]

The Tuohy family is backing up its claim they were blindsided by Michael Oher’s attempts to get them to cough up $15 million related to royalties from “The Blind Side” movie, according to legal documents.

The family claimed that Oher had threatened to “defame them on social media and/or TMZ as ‘fakes’ and ‘thieves’” if they didn’t pay, the docs stated according to TMZ.

The new documents were filed as part of the ongoing legal drama between the Tuohy family and Oher over his claims they never gave him his fair share of his royalties from the hit 2009 film.

According to the documents, Oher sent numerous texts claiming he was “robbed of fifty million+” before dropping the number

“If something isn’t resolved this Friday, I’m going to go ahead and tell the world, how I was robbed by my suppose to be [sic] parents. That’s the deadline,” Oher wrote in a text according to the legal docs.

https://nypost.com/2023/12/04/sports/michael-oher-texts-show-alleged-tuohy-family-shakedown/

 

[RUTGERS95]

The Tuohy family is backing up its claim they were blindsided by Michael Oher’s attempts to get them to cough up $15 million related to royalties from “The Blind Side” movie, according to legal documents.

The family claimed that Oher had threatened to “defame them on social media and/or TMZ as ‘fakes’ and ‘thieves’” if they didn’t pay, the docs stated according to TMZ.

The new documents were filed as part of the ongoing legal drama between the Tuohy family and Oher over his claims they never gave him his fair share of his royalties from the hit 2009 film.

According to the documents, Oher sent numerous texts claiming he was “robbed of fifty million+” before dropping the number

“If something isn’t resolved this Friday, I’m going to go ahead and tell the world, how I was robbed by my suppose to be [sic] parents. That’s the deadline,” Oher wrote in a text according to the legal docs.

https://nypost.com/2023/12/04/sports/michael-oher-texts-show-alleged-tuohy-family-shakedown/

no good deed.......

 

[yesrutgers01]

no good deed.......

Somehow- my gut tells me there is a woman in Oher's life that is driving this...

 

[RUTGERS95]

Somehow- my gut tells me there is a woman in Oher's life that is driving this...

or an 'advisor' of sorts but it's something

really a shame all around

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

Oher has this foundation to help others in his prior situation.. think about how much better he, and they, would be served had he used his notoriety to raise money toward that end rather than be this disgruntled retired NFL player who spent 8 years in the NFL.

It's intervention time.. but who would be in a position to do that after he slapped down the family that took him in? Some better angels need to be chirping in his ear because this path goes nowhere... FAST.

 

[DJ Spanky]

So this guy pulled in over $30 million while in the NFL: did he piss it all away?

 

[yesrutgers01]

So this guy pulled in over $30 million while in the NFL: did he piss it all away?

This is part of the question I have- his actual salary also went to conservator and there hasn't been much mention of it.

Now- let's say the family did cheat him out of 15ish mil...that is a lot of money- but, both the parents are uber successful and worth north of $50 mil on their own.

Oher has either been snowed by a shady advisor or a shady girl. I still go with number 2 on this one. Most likely blew his own money and the babe needs more.

 

[sct1111]

This is part of the question I have- his actual salary also went to conservator and there hasn't been much mention of it.

Now- let's say the family did cheat him out of 15ish mil...that is a lot of money- but, both the parents are uber successful and worth north of $50 mil on their own.

Oher has either been snowed by a shady advisor or a shady girl. I still go with number 2 on this one. Most likely blew his own money and the babe needs more.

If that was true then the Tuoys are truly scumbags.

But it isn't.

They haven't taken advantage of the conservatorship at all. People hear the word "conservatorship" and think of the Brittany Spears situation. They immediately think that Oher must be a victim of the evil rich white family.

It couldn't be further from the truth. But the media loves this type of thing. When the truth comes out that Oher is trying to exploit the family it will be back page news.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

If that was true then the Tuoys are truly scumbags.

But it isn't.

They haven't taken advantage of the conservatorship at all. People hear the word "conservatorship" and think of the Brittany Spears situation. They immediately think that Oher must be a victim of the evil rich white family.

It couldn't be further from the truth. But the media loves this type of thing. When the truth comes out that Oher is trying to exploit the family it will be back page news.

Yes.. I am wondering about that. There was a point early on where he says they did not ADOPT him. And if they did adopt, he'd have a claim on part of their estate when they exit stage-left. I wonder if that is what this is all about... spent too much.. wondering where his next payday is coming from..

This link has some screenshots of "menacing texts" sent to the Tuohys from Oher.

 

[sct1111]

Yes.. I am wondering about that. There was a point early on where he says they did not ADOPT him. And if they did adopt, he'd have a claim on part of their estate when they exit stage-left. I wonder if that is what this is all about... spent too much.. wondering where his next payday is coming from..

This link has some screenshots of "menacing texts" sent to the Tuohys from Oher.

Clearly trying to extort them. So sickening. Family literally houses and feeds him for a year and this is what they get.

What's the lesson in this? Don't help those in need or they'll extort you?

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

Clearly trying to extort them. So sickening. Family literally houses and feeds him for a year and this is what they get.

What's the lesson in this? Don't help those in need or they'll extort you?

Maybe the root of all this were the choices made in the movie. Made it look like Oher had no control and was knew little about football, etc. But that was not the Tuohy's fault. Maybe the contract could have been better.. but, really, if they played hardball their story would have been told.. but fictionalized. Why pay any of them anything then? They could still say based on true story and just not specified whose stories.

Oher taking some bad advice, IMHO. Let it go. Move on. Be thankful (to.. god above or whatever rows your boat).. and move forward.

 

[Brisket and Bourbon]

Whatever happens, that relationship is dead and MO killed it…dumbass. If I were any of the Touhey’s I’d never speak a word to that clown

 

[yesrutgers01]

Whatever happens, that relationship is dead and MO killed it…dumbass. If I were any of the Touhey’s I’d never speak a word to that clown

If they are the people they seem to be- they will continue to try to be family.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

If they are the people they seem to be- they will continue to try to be family.

Well.. I think that's a mistake. Reaching out now, trying to convince Oher will just make him more suspicious if I can read his mind from here. I think it is entirely up to Oher now and he may be too far gone.

The reason I say that is he has surely come to a conclusion that he was ripped off by the Tuohys. What evidence there is of that? Doesn't seem like there is any. He came to an idea that the movie made a lot of money so, therefore, the Tuohy's must have made a lot of money.

But records clearly show that was simply not true. Oher made $34M in his 9 NFL years. And it is said he is worth $12M now. And he probably has looked at his burn rate and decided things do not look good. Looks to me like he should have let teh Tuohys manage his NFL money too. He'd probably worth MORE than the $34M he got paid.

 

[MADHAT1]

Can't wait for the lawsuits settled and accusations to be proved valid or false.
Until then I say its a little bit of both exaggerating the issue, but can't say one is competently off base.
One side is lying about what really went on.

 

[sct1111]

Can't wait for the lawsuits settled and accusations to be proved valid or false.
Until then I say its a little bit of both exaggerating the issue, but can't say one is competently off base.
One side is lying about what really went on.

We already know Michael Oher lied about "thinking he was adopted". He knew it was a conservatorship since the beginning. Also wrote about it in his book years ago.

This is about money 100%. He literally texted them he wanted $15 million or he was going to the media.

 

[MADHAT1]

We already know Michael Oher lied about "thinking he was adopted". He knew it was a conservatorship since the beginning. Also wrote about it in his book years ago.

This is about money 100%. He literally texted them he wanted $15 million or he was going to the media.

I can see why this just looks like a money grab for more than he's entitled to and he was treated fairly.
I think it probably is a money grab, but the conservatorship I question , even thought the reason was supposedly recruiting related , because the judge that ended the conservatorship said she was disturbed that such an agreement was ever reached and s she had never seen in her 43-year career a conservatorship agreement reached with someone who was not disabled.
"I cannot believe it got done," she said.