Sean Tuohy: Last News

Sandra Bullock. Huh?In a lawsuit filed Monday by the former Baltimore Ravens star, Michael said Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy never adopted him, as the popular movie suggests. In fact, he said it was more sinister.

Ties have officially been cut between Michael Oher and the Tuohys. A Tennessee judge Friday ended the conservatorship that previously allowed Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy to control the finances for the former NFL player, according to AP.

Damnnn! Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy have responded to Michael Oher‘s lawsuit, and it’s BRUTAL!

are speaking out amid Michael Oher's bombshell conservatorship lawsuit against Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy, defending the 2009 film and sharing exactly how much they paid its real-life subjects. In a lengthy statement issued to ET on Thursday, Alcon Entertainment co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove defended the film's integrity while shining a light on the nature of the 2006 business negotiations that resulted in securing the rights to the story.

Michael Oher is making new claims against the Tuohy family in recent court documents obtained by ET. The 37-year-old former NFL player and subject of the Oscar-nominated film,, filed a new request to the courts for 19-years-worth of accounting from the Tuohy family, claiming that Leigh Anne Tuohy and her husband, Sean Tuohy, used him for their business and marketing ventures.Oher, who previously played for Old Miss and the Baltimore Ravens while under a conservatorship with the Tuohy family, has filed a motion alleging he hasn't seen any money for the past 19 years from the use of his name, image, and likeness, and “never permitted [the Tuohys] to use his name, likeness, and image in any way.”Oher, who previously accused the Tuohy family of tricking him into signing paperwork to make them his conservators and told him it was a part of the adoption process, alleges that the Tuohys have falsely claimed that he is their adopted son and used him in their marketing and business ventures.

Michael Oher is getting out there and meeting fans. The former football star was seen signing copies of his recently released memoir at the Ivy Bookshop in Baltimore, Maryland, on Monday.Oher — who was the subject of the book, which was adapted into the Oscar-nominated 2009 film of the same name — appeared to be in good spirits at the event, where he signed copies of his memoir,, which was released on Aug.

Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy were seen strolling around their neighbourhood in Florida over the weekend, marking the first time they’ve been seen in public since Michael Oher filed his high-profile lawsuit against his former adoptive parents.

Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy were seen strolling around their neighborhood in Florida over the weekend, marking the first time they've been seen in public since Michael Oher filled his high-profile lawsuit against his former adoptive parents.In photos obtained and published by The Daily Mail, the Tuohys were spotted taking a walk in the Santa Rosa Beach area of Florida.Leigh Anne wore a white t-shirt and a pink tennis skirt along with white sneakers, and a hot pink fanny pack, while rocking white earbuds.Meanwhile, Sean walked alongside her in dark blue shorts and a light blue t-shirt, as they strolled and chatted with a unknown third person.The outing comes almost a week after Michael Oher — the former NFL star who inspired the Oscar-nominated film — filed legal documents in Tennessee court requesting it terminate a conservatorship after alleging the Tuohys lied about adopting him and tricked him into making them his conservators shortly after he turned 18.Oher, whose story was first documented in Michael Lewis' 2006 bestselling book of the same name, claimed the Tuohys made millions off his name while he never received a dime, after the film — starring Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Tim McGraw, Lily Collins and Kathy Bates — earned more than $300 million at the box office. The book and film are centered around the Tuohy family taking in Oher and helping transform his life on and off the field.The Tuohys have since responded to the accusations, denying Oher's claims and calling them «insulting.»It's been reported that the Tuohy family received 2.5 percent of the film's profits — the film grossed approximately $309.2 million — but that's not accurate.

Michael Oher‘s former football coach is speaking out about the NFL star’s legal petition against the Tuohy family.

A playing card featuring Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant has increased in value after Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the couple embroiled in a dispute over payments from the film The Blind Side, were spotted in the background.

Michael Lewis, the author of The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, the book that inspired the Oscar-winning film The Blind Side, is blaming Hollywood for the rift over money between ex-NFL lineman Michael Oher and his former guardians, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy.

Michael Oher made it known that he wasn't a fan of long before he filed his lawsuit. Earlier this week, the former NFL player filed a lawsuit against Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy, the couple that took him in as a teen, as was depicted in the 2009 Oscar-nominated film .In his 2011 memoir,, Oher expressed his issues with how the movie portrayed him,«I felt like it portrayed me as dumb instead of as a kid who had never had consistent academic instruction and ended up thriving once he got it,» he wrote, before praising the actor that played him, "Quinton Aaron did a great job acting the part.«Oher's other problem with the film, which starred Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw, was that it made it appear that he didn't know about football before the Tuohys, who have two biological children, Collins and S.J., took him in.

.It's been reported that Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne Tuohy and their family received 2.5 percent of the film's profits — the film grossed approximately $309.2 million — but that's not accurate. ET has learned that the family deal actually paid them the aforementioned percentage of, which is based on money left over after all costs are distributed.All in all, it's believed the family earned under $1 million from the 2009 film based on Michael Lewis' 2006 bestseller of the same name, which centered around Michael Oher and the evolution of the integral role played by the left tackle, or «the blind side.»The «under $1 million» figure lines up with what the Tuohys' family attorneys said at a Wednesday news conference in Memphis, Tennessee.

The new lawsuit surrounding the real-life characters depicted in the 2009 film has caused many to take a closer look at the film itself.This week, former NFL star Michael Oher filed a lawsuit against the Tuohy family — depicted in the Oscar-winning film as kind-hearted Christians who take in Oher and set him on a path to football greatness — alleging that they tricked him into a conservatorship shortly after he turned 18.In his lawsuit, Oher — whose story was first documented in Michael Lewis' 2006 bestselling book, claims the Tuohy family made millions in royalties off his name after the film earned more than $300 million at the box office. He also claims that when he agreed to the conservatorship, he thought he was signing adoption papers.In a statement to ET, the Tuohys' family attorney, Marty Singer, claimed that Oher, prior to filing his petition in court, allegedly threatened the family that if they didn't fork over an eight-figure check, he would plant a negative story about them in the press.Furthermore, the Tuohys denied «tricking» Oher into a conservatorship, declaring that any claims that they went behind his back to score a lucrative movie deal are just not true.«The notion that a couple worth hundreds of millions of dollars would connive to withhold a few thousand dollars in profit participation payments from anyone — let alone from someone they loved as a son — defies belief,» Singer told ET in a lengthy statement.While the film promoted itself at the time of its release as «based on the extraordinary true story» of Oher and the Tuohys, it was clear even then that some key details had been changed.

Michael Oher's bombshell lawsuit against Sean and Leigh Ann Tuohy earlier this week, a lawyer for the couple says that the family is reeling. In an exclusive interview with ET, the Tuohy family's attorney, Steve Farese, Sr., says Sean and Leigh Ann are handling the drama «like a death in the family.» «There are so many emotions that would fit,» Farese tells ET's Nischelle Turner.

Michael Lewis is sharing his thoughts on Michael Oher‘s recent lawsuit.

In light of the recent legal drama between Michael Oher and the Tuohy family, a 2017 episode of Below Deck featuring Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne Tuohy in which Sean claims he required script approval for the film The Blind Side has resurfaced on TikTok.

Amid the ongoing legal drama between Michael Oher and the Tuohy family, author Michael Lewis — who wrote the book which the 2009 Oscar-nominated film “The Blind Side” was adapted from — is weighing in.

recent legal drama between Michael Oher and the Tuohy family, a 2017 episode of featuring Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne Tuohy has resurfaced on TikTok.In the clip from user @itsabigailadams, patriarch Sean is discussing how the team behind movie gained the rights to use the Tuohy family's name. «The writer of the book, he and I went to school together since we were five years old,» Sean says, referencing writing Michael Lewis, who penned the book the movie was adapted from.

Michael Oher and the Tuohys, author Michael Lewis — who wrote the book which the Oscar-nominated film was adapted from — is weighing in.Recently, Oher — the former NFL star who was the inspiration behind the book and the film — filed legal documents in Tennessee court requesting it terminate a conservatorship after alleging Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy lied about adopting him and tricked him into making them his conservators shortly after he turned 18.Oher claims the Tuohys made millions off his name while he never received a dime, after the film — starring Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Tim McGraw, Lily Collins and Kathy Bates — earned more than $300 million at the box office.However, Lewis claims that, despite the film's success, none of the real-life figures who inspired the film have gotten nearly any money from it in the 13 years since its release.«Everybody should be mad at the Hollywood studio system,» Lewis recently told The Washington Post. «Michael Oher should join the writers strike.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic It’s a clockwork ritual of awards season. A movie in contention, one based on a true story, will be dinged for presenting a version of reality that isn’t real enough.

Michael Oher amid the ongoing legal drama between the former NFL player and the Tuohy family. Aaron played Oher in the 2009 hit film starring alongside Sandra Bullock, Jae Head, Tim McGraw, Lily Collins and Kathy Bates.