The Blind Side scandal

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Anonymous wrote:We literally just watched this movie two weeks ago and they never said they adopted him at all..... I'm not saying they didn't tell him in the person that he was adopted but that was never part of their story in the movie at all.

+1 makes it crystal clear this was a business decision not a warm and fuzzy familial one.

She describes herself as "mother of three" on her Insta!

Every single article about the movie says “adopted”.

I’ve seen the movie several times. Sandra Bullock says specifically that due to his age, adoption makes no sense.

Not true. Many articles say “legal guardians”.

That’s what people who have a conservator ship are- legal guardians.

No. A legal guardianship is different from a conservatorship. There two distinct things. Look it up.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm so confused about why a family that is so wealthy was taking money from the movie at all - why didn't they ensure it all went to him? I could see if they were average people who might have needed it to get by, but that wasn't the case.

Also, separate from the Tuohys, the more insane issue seems to me to be that a court appointed a conservatorship for a perfectly competent black man, and then allowed it to continue past the age that it was supposed to, with no accounting from the conservators.

Good old boy arrogance, entitlement, ... what else?

Because it was their story too and he has about to be NFL rich.

BS. NFL rich is not $200 Million rich so that’s not an excuse. They weren’t famous and NFL players are almost always more famous than successful business people. Without Michael they have no story whatsoever. Without them he still has a rags to riches story similar to someone like Tiffany Hadish (went from foster care to fame) coincidentally has a bestselling book of her own that doesn’t include or need a random white family who she isn’t legally related to.

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Anonymous wrote:Why does he care if he was adopted or it eas a conservatorship now.

Doesn’t matter.

If he is saying they have iced him out and e get really cared, ok. But sounds like he cut them off.

Does he think if he was “adopted” he is entitled to money from them?

This movie was almost 15 years ago. He was in college 20 years ago. The fame has long been over for everyone

So what is this about?

He’s said for a long time that the film and book hurt his football career. I’d guess that’s part of why he iced them out. The reasons why a child in foster care cared deeply about being adopted is pretty obvious and Michael Oher is certainly not the first teen in that situation to long for that.

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Anonymous wrote:This is all you need to know about this family:

"We divided it five ways," the Tuohys wrote in their 2010 book, "In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving."

Um, it should have been divided in HALF. 50 to Michael and 50 to the family. Why are they getting 4/5 of the cut?!!

It’s the entire family’s story and fair that each member was compensated, but I think they should’ve divided it three ways and given a share to each child.

But Oher was/is not part of the family. Are they sharing their $200 million with him?

They certainly shared some of their income with him by providing shelter, food, tutoring and more. We have no idea what’s in their will. Oher also made millions, so it’s not like he’s homeless. They’re all upper class.

Shelter and food definitely. He actually was already academically successful prior to going to that school and not illiterate as the movie portrayed so unless you have a different reason for assuming they paid for tutoring that probably is a little Hollywood magic. I’d imagine if he were in foster care there could have been some money available for his upkeep. But they seemingly did all of this to get him to go to Ole Miss rather than a school with a stronger football program. So not sure that it’s sharing when the goal is to obtain something for your own benefit. More like paying for a certain result.

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Anonymous wrote:Without the family who took Michael Oher into their home, Mr. Oher may have never played pro football. His gpa was way too low for NCAA requirement and the family got him 20 hours of tutoring per week. Oher took correspondence courses from BYU to raise his gpa and allow him to play NCAA football at Ole Miss.

Not trying to praise or criticize anyone, but there is always at least two sides to every story.

Also, many ex football players experience depression as a result of having suffered multiple concussions. I wonder if this is a factor in this matter.

This is all set out in the Michael Lewis book that the movie is based on. The family let Michael stay at their house. It grew from that. I have no idea if they adopted him. He now says they did not but we will have to wait and see. Maybe it was just the conservatorship. That would be easier to do than an adoption. That may be why they did it. Also Michael was a bit crazy in his actions unlike in the movie. They may not have wanted the liability. Remember they were quite wealthy. What does not make sense is to me is that Michael was over 18 when the book came out and well over 18 when the movie was in production and made. I don't know why the conservatorship would still be on or if he really did get no money -- how that was possible. The movie would have had to pay someone to use Michael's name and story. No production company would rely on a conservatorship for a dude already in the NFL who was over 18. They would want Michael's signature as well. And did he not notice he had received nothing?

This story is not at all adding up at the moment and I am a bit suspect of Michael.

Really?

After everything we know about Britney Spears and how she was fully controlled and taken advantage of by her conservatorship, you truly believe Michael Oher would have been in a better place to defend himself?

Seriously?

God, you are an idiot. No wonder this world is a dumpster fire due to people like you. Britney Spears is spiraling out of control. She needed and needs help. This is your point of comparison to support Oher??

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Anonymous wrote:They already had $200 million dollars. I don’t think they had some scheme to set this kid up for the NFL to enrich themselves. That’s quite a long game and quite a gamble. This is what they get for trying to help someone.

Is there any evidence at all they made any money off his NFL salary? For being an agent or something like that?

Otherwise it was quite the long game the think a book would be written and then the option picked up and turned into a movie.

How is it a long game? The book came out in 2006 at which point he was already playing at Ole Miss. The conservatorship was signed a few months after he turned 18 which means it was signed at most 2 years before the actual publication of the book. Just enough time to write it and get it on the shelf!

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Tmz reporting that Michael oher wrote about Leigh Ann and Sean being his ‘legal conservators’ in his biography in 2011. Typical money grab. Pathetic. He’s wrong.

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He is no longer playing. Money well has dried out. I agree with PP. This is nothing more than money grab.

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Anonymous wrote:Why does he care if he was adopted or it eas a conservatorship now.

Doesn’t matter.

If he is saying they have iced him out and e get really cared, ok. But sounds like he cut them off.

Does he think if he was “adopted” he is entitled to money from them?

This movie was almost 15 years ago. He was in college 20 years ago. The fame has long been over for everyone

So what is this about?

Probably a man and his greedy wife who put ideas in his head. Spent all that nfl money max now looking to blame someone else and looking for a hand out. Ungrateful person.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that they picked a conservatorship over an adoption is so suspect. Why would they need to go that route, if not for money?

+1 this is the crux right here. Most people who go for a conservatorship have money at the front of their motivations.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that they picked a conservatorship over an adoption is so suspect. Why would they need to go that route, if not for money?

+1 this is the crux right here. Most people who go for a conservatorship have money at the front of their motivations.

They have 200 million dollars, what exactly do they need this man for??? he should be grateful that they took him into his home, instead, he turns around and bites the hand that literally fed him. What kind of a person does this? They should have just left him on the streets, then let’s see what would’ve happened.

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Anonymous wrote:Without the family who took Michael Oher into their home, Mr. Oher may have never played pro football. His gpa was way too low for NCAA requirement and the family got him 20 hours of tutoring per week. Oher took correspondence courses from BYU to raise his gpa and allow him to play NCAA football at Ole Miss.

Not trying to praise or criticize anyone, but there is always at least two sides to every story.

Also, many ex football players experience depression as a result of having suffered multiple concussions. I wonder if this is a factor in this matter.

This is all set out in the Michael Lewis book that the movie is based on. The family let Michael stay at their house. It grew from that. I have no idea if they adopted him. He now says they did not but we will have to wait and see. Maybe it was just the conservatorship. That would be easier to do than an adoption. That may be why they did it. Also Michael was a bit crazy in his actions unlike in the movie. They may not have wanted the liability. Remember they were quite wealthy. What does not make sense is to me is that Michael was over 18 when the book came out and well over 18 when the movie was in production and made. I don't know why the conservatorship would still be on or if he really did get no money -- how that was possible. The movie would have had to pay someone to use Michael's name and story. No production company would rely on a conservatorship for a dude already in the NFL who was over 18. They would want Michael's signature as well. And did he not notice he had received nothing?

This story is not at all adding up at the moment and I am a bit suspect of Michael.

Really?

After everything we know about Britney Spears and how she was fully controlled and taken advantage of by her conservatorship, you truly believe Michael Oher would have been in a better place to defend himself?

Seriously?

God, you are an idiot. No wonder this world is a dumpster fire due to people like you. Britney Spears is spiraling out of control. She needed and needs help. This is your point of comparison to support Oher??

NP. Whether or not Britney is spiraling out of control makes no difference. There is free will in this country and Britney should have the freedom to put her money on the lawn and burn it.

Conservatorships rob people of agency, which is a basic need of ours to flourish. They give too much power to people who shouldn’t have it. Frankly, they should be abolished. There is so much elder abuse because of them.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that they picked a conservatorship over an adoption is so suspect. Why would they need to go that route, if not for money?

+1 this is the crux right here. Most people who go for a conservatorship have money at the front of their motivations.

They have 200 million dollars, what exactly do they need this man for??? he should be grateful that they took him into his home, instead, he turns around and bites the hand that literally fed him. What kind of a person does this? They should have just left him on the streets, then let’s see what would’ve happened.

I guess $200m wasn’t enough for them.

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I can see why Oher is unhappy and hurt. However, unless the Tuohys settle, I don't think he is getting the money he is seeking. I don't think they acted appropriately, but it seems like he knew this for quite a while.

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Anonymous wrote:I think oher was probably irresponsible with his nfl money and is now looking to get some of that $200 million fast food money. Give me a break. So ungrateful.

You're saying he should be grateful that they lied to him and cheated him out of money?

Again --- yet to be proven they lied. In his bio he described it as a conservatorship. They are saying he got his money.

So the book, the ghostwriter, describes it as a conservatorship….. think about it. It’s not a stretch to think that he hardly knew the really detailed contents of the book.

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How much of the book did he actually “write”? Any?