The producers of The Blind Side are finally speaking out. The film has been cast under a dark shadow ever since Michael Oher filed a lawsuit against the people we thought were his adoptive parents, Sean and Leigh Anne Toughy.
According to him, they never actually adopted him but allegedly tricked him into a conservatorship. The athlete argues they then used their story and his name and likeness to make millions, all while having control over his finances.
The family has clapped back at the allegations. Related: Friends Writer SLAMS Cast For Past Behavior Coming to the Tuohy family’s defense, the Alcon Entertainment co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove — the production company that financially backed the sports drama — told People on Thursday afternoon that there were “many mischaracterizations and uninformed opinions” swirling in the last 10 days.
To shut down some of the controversy, they insisted the Tuohy family was collectively paid approximately $767,000, which was delivered through their talent agency.
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