Blind Sided?

[Roy H.]

 

Although it's accurate that Oher's father didn't acknowledge him, and his mother left him due to crack use, the true evil lies with the white family who provided him with a supportive environment that allowed him to thrive and eventually reach the NFL.

He was a top five OT prospect in the country before those white saviors rescued him through fake adoption and taking control of his financial affairs.

[green_bballers13]

Although it's accurate that Oher's father didn't acknowledge him, and his mother left him due to crack use, the true evil lies with the white family who provided him with a supportive environment that allowed him to thrive and eventually reach the NFL.

I think your position would be strengthened if this didn't appear to be so transactional. No family is perfect, but ultimately, they should be there to help each other without the hope of a future payday. The Tuohys already had enough money. There was no reason for them to nickle and dime this young man, and then lie about the details of the payments. There was no reason that there needed to be a conservatorship, or Michael had to go to Ole Miss, where the Tuohys were active boosters. This is definitely shady.

[Roy H.]

The studio says the family got paid $767,000.

So, a far cry from the "$14,000 each" claim made by the father, but also not in the realm of "millions" sought by Oher.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blind-side-producers-detail-payouts-that-michael-oher-tuohy-family-received-053807875.html

[Moranis]

The studio says the family got paid $767,000.

So, a far cry from the "$14,000 each" claim made by the father, but also not in the realm of "millions" sought by Oher.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blind-side-producers-detail-payouts-that-michael-oher-tuohy-family-received-053807875.html

Oher's claim is more than the movie though.  He says they've profited off his name, image, likeness in other ways.  The 767k is in line with what the Tuohy's attorneys said recently i.e. around 100k for all 5 people (with the production company's share, taxes, etc. that isn't far off).  The real question is, is there other things they were doing woth Oher's name?

[Kernewek]

Although it's accurate that Oher's father didn't acknowledge him, and his mother left him due to crack use, the true evil lies with the white family who provided him with a supportive environment that allowed him to thrive and eventually reach the NFL.

He was a top five OT prospect in the country before those white saviors rescued him through fake adoption and taking control of his financial affairs.

Let's not sully the narrative with facts, please. What JSD's bringing up doesn't matter, because it's entirely possible for the family to put the kid in a position to succeed and profit off of his name, likeness, and career unjustly. In fact, that seems pretty clearly what has happened.

[green_bballers13]

The studio says the family got paid $767,000.

So, a far cry from the "$14,000 each" claim made by the father, but also not in the realm of "millions" sought by Oher.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blind-side-producers-detail-payouts-that-michael-oher-tuohy-family-received-053807875.html

Oher's claim is more than the movie though.  He says they've profited off his name, image, likeness in other ways.  The 767k is in line with what the Tuohy's attorneys said recently i.e. around 100k for all 5 people (with the production company's share, taxes, etc. that isn't far off).  The real question is, is there other things they were doing woth Oher's name?

Yes, just check out this website: https://www.leighannetuohy.com/shop-2/

She calls herself the inspirational matriarch of the Tuohy family. I think we could call her a money grubbing scam artist, especially after hearing how the family is understating profits.

[tenn_smoothie]

He continued, "We contacted lawyers who had told us that we couldn't adopt over the age of 18; the only thing we could do was to have a conservatorship. We were so concerned it was on the up-and-up that we made sure the biological mother came to court."

Yeah, I know that many states allow adult adoption, including Tennessee:

https://chattanoogatnlawfirm.com/chattanooga-adoption-lawyer/adult/#:~:text=The%20transfer%20of%20all%20parental,quite%20simply%2C%20just%20requires%20consent.

It sounds like a pretty easy process there.  I don't know if that's where they were residing at the time, but if it is they must have consulted with some terrible attorneys.  Or, good attorneys for purposes of controlling their ward's finances.  Shrug.

The Tuohy family lives in Mississippi, not Tennessee, which is where Ohr is from. Ohr was living in Miss with the family when the adoption question came up. So, wouldn't it be the adoption laws of Miss, not Tenn that would be the issue here ?

[Roy H.]

He continued, "We contacted lawyers who had told us that we couldn't adopt over the age of 18; the only thing we could do was to have a conservatorship. We were so concerned it was on the up-and-up that we made sure the biological mother came to court."

Yeah, I know that many states allow adult adoption, including Tennessee:

https://chattanoogatnlawfirm.com/chattanooga-adoption-lawyer/adult/#:~:text=The%20transfer%20of%20all%20parental,quite%20simply%2C%20just%20requires%20consent.

It sounds like a pretty easy process there.  I don't know if that's where they were residing at the time, but if it is they must have consulted with some terrible attorneys.  Or, good attorneys for purposes of controlling their ward's finances.  Shrug.

The Tuohy family lives in Mississippi, not Tennessee, which is where Ohr is from. Ohr was living in Miss with the family when the adoption question came up. So, wouldn't it be the adoption laws of Miss, not Tenn that would be the issue here ?

Mississippi allows adult adoption, as well.