Tuohys paid Michael Oher $138,000 for ‘The Blind Side’ despite claims

The Tuohy family has filed new court documents showing this Michael Oher for which more than $138,000 was paid The blind side despite his previous claims that he received nothing from the film.

Sean And Leigh Anne Tuohy paid Oher $138,311.01 over 10 installments beginning in 2007, according to court documents filed Wednesday, Nov. 8 and obtained by People. According to the filing, the last installment of $8,480.10 was paid in April this year.

“After a 10 percent commission was paid, one-third of this amount was given to Michael Oher by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy,” the paperwork said. “Checks for 2021 and 2022 have not cleared the Tuohys’ bank accounts.”

Oher – whose story inspired 2009 The blind side – filed a lawsuit in August claiming that Sean and Leigh Anne never legally adopted him but instead forced him into a conservatorship in 2004, giving them legal control over his finances. In his filing, Oher said he agreed to the conservatorship “on the basis that it would make him a member of the Tuohy family.” He further claimed that the arrangement “did not, in fact, give him any family ties to the Tuohys.”

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In contrast, the film portrayed Sean and Leigh Anne, both 63, as loving adoptive parents who took Oher in after he was unsuccessfully placed in a series of foster homes. The film was a huge success, eventually earning and grossing over $300 million at the box office Sandra Bullock an Oscar for her role as Leigh Anne.

Part of Oher’s lawsuit alleged that the Tuohy family “negotiated a contract” on his behalf regarding the proceeds of the film, which was based on Michael Lewisbook of the same name.

“The co-curators never presented themselves [Oher] with any written documentation showing what revenue they derived from the film,” the complaint alleged. “[He] has been left in the dark and forced to rely on the verbal assurances of his fellow curators.”

Oher, now 37, tried to end the custody and earn a share of what the Tuohy family would have made from the film. His lawyers have since issued subpoenas requesting “all documents and communications” related to the film’s contracts and payments.

“I am disheartened by the revelation shared in today’s lawsuit,” Oher said in a statement after his lawsuit made headlines. “This is a difficult situation for my family and me. I would like to ask everyone to respect our privacy at this time. For now, I will let the lawsuit speak for itself and will make no further comment.”

Sean and Leigh Anne, meanwhile, denied Oher’s claims, claiming Oher threatened to “put a negative story about them in the press unless they paid him $15 million.”

In September, judge Kathleen Gomes ruled in a Tennessee court that the twenty-year conservatorship was terminated. At the time of the ruling, Gomes stated that she “cannot believe” the conservatorship was ever established.