Summary:
- The Tuohy family, featured in the movie 'The Blind Side,' will end the conservatorship over Michael Oher.
- Oher filed a lawsuit claiming that the Tuohy family took advantage of him and profited from his name.
- The family took Oher in as a teenager, but he alleges that they misled him into signing conservatorship papers.
- Despite their significant wealth, the Tuohy family has been criticized for their handling of Oher's finances.
- Oher's new book has added to the ongoing controversy surrounding his relationship with the Tuohy family.
THE REAL LIFE FAMILY FEATURE TO THE OSCAR-WINNING MOVIE THE BLIND SIDE SAYS THEY WILL END THEIR CONSERVATORSHIP FOR FORMER NFL PLAYER MICHAEL OHER.
filed a lawsuit claiming Sean and Leigh Tuohy took advantage of him and made money off of his name. The family took him in when he was a teenager. Oher says they tricked him into signing what he thought were adoption papers, but they turned out to be conservatorship documents, making them his legal guardians and giving them control over his contracts and money. Despite their wealth, the Tuohy family has faced allegations of financial manipulation.
Oher released a new book recently, further fueling the controversy around his relationship with the Tuohy family.