'The Blind Side' Subject Michael Oher Claims Exploitation and Seeks Revenue Amid Alleged Conservatorship Scheme
NFL Star Contends Adoptive Family Exploited His Wealth and Identity, Leading to Legal Battle Retired NFL Star Michael Oher Alleges Exploitation by Adoptive Family and Seeks Compensation Michael Oher, the former NFL star whose remarkable life story inspired the acclaimed 2009 film "The Blind Side," is embroiled in a legal battle with his alleged adoptive family, the Tuohys. Oher claims that instead of being formally adopted, he was coerced into a controversial conservatorship arrangement at the age of 18, allowing the Tuohy family to gain control over his financial affairs and exploit his name and likeness. Questionable Conservatorship and Exploitation Allegations Having come under the care of Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy during his high school years in Tennessee, Oher contends that the Tuohys did not legally adopt him as portrayed. Instead, he alleges that they orchestrated a conservatorship merely three months after he turned 18 in 2004. Under this arrangement, the Tuohys obtai...