The Blind Side scandal

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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.

Why would it be up to him to end it particularly if he didn’t know what it was. Once again their actions speak volumes.

[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.

All the talk about family was bs.

[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.

What’s silly is your argument. Adopting an adult doesn’t require them to leave him any money or otherwise support him.

[Anonymous]

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.

How much are you paid by the family or lawyer hired by the family?

[Anonymous]

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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.

Why would it be up to him to end it particularly if he didn’t know what it was. Once again their actions speak volumes.

Why wouldn’t he know what it is? He’s a grown man. Who by the way is lying when he claims he didn’t know he wasn’t legally adopted. It’s been the public narrative the whole time.

[Anonymous]

Obviously the black guy must be lying! Those nice white people were so generous. There was a movie about it. Case closed.

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Anonymous wrote:Obviously the black guy must be lying! Those nice white people were so generous. There was a movie about it. Case closed.

Yes he is lying to the extent he claims he thought he was legally adopted. They never claimed that.

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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?

Because he was over 18

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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?

Because he was over 18

That doesn’t address the question. You can certainly adopt a person over 18. It’s not going to give you the same legal authorities as conservatorship, but that’s the point.

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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?

Retaining decision-making authority for himself. That seems like a big one.

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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?

Retaining decision-making authority for himself. That seems like a big one.

And a real family vs business managers?

[Anonymous]

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.

The birth certificate only changes if you file for an amended birth certificate, which would be pretty silly to do in a situation like this.

[Anonymous]

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?

One article I read stated that because Michael was over 18 at the time, traditional adoption was not an option.

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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?

One article I read stated that because Michael was over 18 at the time, traditional adoption was not an option.

That is the Tuohy narrative, but it is inaccurate. It was perfectly legal to adopt an 18 year old. They didn't want to.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, how did he not realize that he wasn't adopted until he was in his mid-30s, and why was the conservatorship still continuing to this point?
I'm not doubting his case, just trying to understand what happened.

How many adopted children go back and read the documents that made them adopted? How many every read those documents? Why would you?

Nobody probably knew about the concervatorship except the Tuoeys and their lawyer, it's not like there is a computer system that alarms every time someone in a conservatorship signs a document.