The Blind Side scandal

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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.

Yes. His NFL career wasn’t that great.

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Anonymous wrote:What confuses me is how his nfl agents or anybody advising him financially didn’t specifically tell him he was in a conservatorship.

They would not know. How do you think they would know?

Because per the terms of a conservatorshop, the Tuohys would have needed to approve any business contract. It seems they did that, but it remains to be seen whether they took an inappropriate cut and/or kept all Blind Side profits for themselves. That’s his specific complaint and he wants them to stop profiting from his story, which seems reasonable. Pretty gross they became celebrities, with who knows what perks, too.

And used his name and likeness to promote books and speaking engagements. Why would they not end the conservatorship years ago. Their actions matter so much more than their words

When did he previously seek to end it and faced their opposition? Never.

They claim they never got paid from the conservatorship. If true, that’s easily proven. Much more easily than if there wasn’t a conservatorship in place.

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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?

In the movie, they mention his age and how he’s too old for adoption. I think it’s silly for him to bring this up now.

It was perfectly legal to adopt a young adult. They just didn’t want to.

[Anonymous]

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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?

In the movie, they mention his age and how he’s too old for adoption. I think it’s silly for him to bring this up now.

Right. I never had the impression he was legally adopted from the book or movie.

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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.

I agree.

[Anonymous]

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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?

In the movie, they mention his age and how he’s too old for adoption. I think it’s silly for him to bring this up now.

It was perfectly legal to adopt a young adult. They just didn’t want to.

Right. Sad story.

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The football player’s name and that book and movie is all over their websites, including a family foundation. They have profited immensely off his name, image and likeness and the bogus narrative the husband’s friend cooked up in a best seller and award-winning movie. Brand, fame, panels, speaking circuit, business deals to this day because of the movie and book fame. It would seem he didn’t ACTUALLY adopt him because he didn’t want the Black kid to become an heir to the family’s $200M+ fortune. “Son” my *ss.

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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?

In the movie, they mention his age and how he’s too old for adoption. I think it’s silly for him to bring this up now.

It was perfectly legal to adopt a young adult. They just didn’t want to.

Right. Sad story.

Why? What would he have gotten as an adoptee that he didn’t?

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Anonymous wrote:The Tuohy family statement lays out their position, and if it is at all true, this won’t be an especially good look for Oher.

No question that they’ve enhanced their $$ through the connection with him, which is gross. It seems like this has been building for at least several years, they weren’t invited to his wedding last year, etc.

It will be interesting to watch this unfold in court.

Their statement claims they received legal advice against adoption. This is a lie; there is nothing prohibiting adult adoption in their state. They also claim the profit from the book and film was small, and he received a share. Seems that will be easy to prove in court one way or the other. But given they're lying out of the gate, I'm not inclined to buy what they're selling.

Wait. They were advised not to adopt, or they were advised that it was not possible to adopt? You claim the first one, but then accuse them of lying. But it’s not a lie in your own telling so I’m confused.

You know the answer to this. They didn’t want him to have any claim to their family fortune. Their layer worked to get all 4 members of the nuclear family all $225000 and some points and didn’t do anything to get him $ or points.

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Anonymous wrote:The Tuohy family statement lays out their position, and if it is at all true, this won’t be an especially good look for Oher.

No question that they’ve enhanced their $$ through the connection with him, which is gross. It seems like this has been building for at least several years, they weren’t invited to his wedding last year, etc.

It will be interesting to watch this unfold in court.

Their statement claims they received legal advice against adoption. This is a lie; there is nothing prohibiting adult adoption in their state. They also claim the profit from the book and film was small, and he received a share. Seems that will be easy to prove in court one way or the other. But given they're lying out of the gate, I'm not inclined to buy what they're selling.

Wait. They were advised not to adopt, or they were advised that it was not possible to adopt? You claim the first one, but then accuse them of lying. But it’s not a lie in your own telling so I’m confused.

You know the answer to this. They didn’t want him to have any claim to their family fortune. Their layer worked to get all 4 members of the nuclear family all $225000 and some points and didn’t do anything to get him $ or points.

Makes no sense at all. People this rich have wills and can exclude and include however they want.

[Anonymous]

How does someone not know they were adopted? I say this as someone with an adopted sibling. Your birth certificate changes! As an adult I’ve used my birth certificate many times- passports, insurance, starting a new job.

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Anonymous wrote:How does someone not know they were adopted? I say this as someone with an adopted sibling. Your birth certificate changes! As an adult I’ve used my birth certificate many times- passports, insurance, starting a new job.

He did know.

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Time will tell. There are always multiple sides to the story. But this one is looking pretty one sided at the moment against Michael.

They say they gave him his cut.

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Anonymous wrote:Time will tell. There are always multiple sides to the story. But this one is looking pretty one sided at the moment against Michael.

They say they gave him his cut.

Either they did or they didn’t. They say they can prove it and that multiple lawyers dropped him. I find that to be pretty convincing at first blush: it would be very easy to find a lawyer willing to take it if the facts were as good as Oher claims.

[Anonymous]

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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?

In the movie, they mention his age and how he’s too old for adoption. I think it’s silly for him to bring this up now.

Silly? Are you a touey? There’s nothing silly about any of this.