The Blind Side scandal

[Anonymous]

Former NFL player Michael Oher is suing Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy, accusing them of tricking him into a conservatorship and using that power to negotiate a deal that made them and their two birth children millions of dollars in royalties from the Oscar-winning "The Blind Side" film, while Oher earned nothing.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-michael-oher-says-he-was-never-adopted-tricked-into-conservatorship-didnt-see-the-blind-side-money-170602061.html

I wonder what Sandra Bullock thinks.

[Anonymous]

That would be terrible if it were true. He should have had all the money made from that movie put into a conservatorship for him or something.

I doubt, with Sandra Bullock's partner having recently died, that she is thinking about this at ALL.

[Anonymous]

Is anyone surprised that Leigh Anne Tuohy is a total narcissist? Hope he wins the case, and wins big. This has nothing to do with Bullock.

[Anonymous]

Those people always seemed sus to me. I don't think that emotionally silly depiction in the movie did them any favors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is anyone surprised that Leigh Anne Tuohy is a total narcissist? Hope he wins the case, and wins big. This has nothing to do with Bullock.

+1 What a weird thing for OP to say!

[Anonymous]

This is the most unshocking thing I've ever read. The "adoption" itself was so bizarrely, narcissistically Texan (I say that as a Texpat) -- "I want to help a poor, downtrodden black kid *so long as he's a sports phenom and my football booster club needs him* and take him into my home to prove I'm a nice white lady!"

. . .

and then to make a movie about it, where you're the literal White Savior, and not realize how crazy stupid you look by doing it in the first place, and getting Hollywood Paid (TM) for it in the second place??

Adoption is complicated enough without the level of tokenism and "look at my extreme commitment to high school football, aren't I a hero" that is going on in this family. So yeah, not surprising at all. Feels like the necessary if predictable coda to that film, in all honesty.

[Anonymous]

I didn't say this has anything to do with Bullock. I just wonder what she thinks about it, as she portrayed the white savior in the movie. Like, in this more enlightened world, and in light of the lawsuit, I wonder, does she regret signing onto the project?

Anyway, this lawsuit doesn't surprise me either. I found that movie, which was supposed to be a feel-good show, pretty cringey.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't say this has anything to do with Bullock. I just wonder what she thinks about it, as she portrayed the white savior in the movie. Like, in this more enlightened world, and in light of the lawsuit, I wonder, does she regret signing onto the project?

Anyway, this lawsuit doesn't surprise me either. I found that movie, which was supposed to be a feel-good show, pretty cringey.

Yep. That this is shocking to anyone is shocking to me.

[Anonymous]

The movie portrayed him as slow and not knowing anything about football when in actuality he had been playing football for years and knew a lot.

[Anonymous]

Wow

[Anonymous]

Michael Oher's net worth is about $20 million or more. He had a very successful football career and is now age 37.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Michael Oher's net worth is about $20 million or more. He had a very successful football career and is now age 37.

I worry he spent it all and he is looking at this as a way to get some money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't say this has anything to do with Bullock. I just wonder what she thinks about it, as she portrayed the white savior in the movie. Like, in this more enlightened world, and in light of the lawsuit, I wonder, does she regret signing onto the project?

Anyway, this lawsuit doesn't surprise me either. I found that movie, which was supposed to be a feel-good show, pretty cringey.

Well years later she adopted two Black children from foster care so I'm sure she does have thoughts about this. At the time, she was merely an actress presented with an interesting script.