Lawyers for a prominent Memphis couple planned to speak with reporters Wednesday about former NFL player Michael Oher's effort to take control of his finances in a now-public dispute involving those who inspired the Oscar-nominated movie 'The Blind Side.'
Lawyers for a prominent Memphis couple planned to speak with reporters Wednesday about former NFL player Michael Oher's effort to take control of his finances in a now-public dispute involving those who inspired the Oscar-nominated movie "The Blind Side."
Oher, now 37, wants a full accounting of assets considering his life story produced millions of dollars, though he says he received nothing from the movie. He accuses the Tuohys of falsely representing themselves as his adoptive parents. The Tuohys' statement says the idea that they sought to profit off Oher is ridiculous. The statement said that they are worth "hundreds of millions of dollars" and would not have sought to withhold money from Oher.The Tuohys' statement says agents negotiated a small advance for them from the production company for "The Blind Side," based on a book written by Sean Tuohy's friend Michael Lewis.
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