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. «It's a family being fragmented.
Yes, the negative publicity, of course, hurts — as anyone that has a modicum of dignity is going to feel that heat — but their biggest concern is, 'What's going on?'» He continues, "'Why,' they ask, 'do you really believe that we would cheat you out of your money?'" The 37-year-old former NFL pro filed a lawsuit on Monday that alleges that Sean and Leigh Anne tricked him into a conservatorship and lied about his adoption status when he was 18.
Oher claims in his petition that the Tuohy family generated millions of dollars off the book by bestselling author Michael Lewis and its film adaptation starring Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, and Tim McGraw, both of which carried Oher's name and likeness.
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