The Blind Side scandal

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Anonymous wrote:Really though if the family is worth $200 million why would they need small royalties from the movie? Makes no sense and I believe them.

Why would someone who got rich selling trash want to get richer?

You don't get $200M by not grabbing and hoarding money.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My confusion is why did this take so long to come out. He was recently married- wonder if the wife uncovered any of this? Or does she want more?

He became aware that all 4 members of the Touey family were getting royalties from the movie while he was getting nothing. When he questioned good ole dad he didn't get straight answers. He hired a lawyer to look in to this and that's when they discovered he was never adopted. The discovery took a lot of time. He has been working on this for some time.

It's interesting that they claim he blackmailed them and said he go to the press with bad stories about them if they didn't give him a bunch of money. How manipulative. He probably told them pay me a portion of the proceeds you've made off of me or I will go public. That's hardly blackmail. What horribly manipulative dishonest people. Gross.

That's exactly what blackmail is: demanding money to keep quiet about something compromising.

If the money is rightfully his, he should get the money and tell the truth publicly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My confusion is why did this take so long to come out. He was recently married- wonder if the wife uncovered any of this? Or does she want more?

He became aware that all 4 members of the Touey family were getting royalties from the movie while he was getting nothing. When he questioned good ole dad he didn't get straight answers. He hired a lawyer to look in to this and that's when they discovered he was never adopted. The discovery took a lot of time. He has been working on this for some time.

It's interesting that they claim he blackmailed them and said he go to the press with bad stories about them if they didn't give him a bunch of money. How manipulative. He probably told them pay me a portion of the proceeds you've made off of me or I will go public. That's hardly blackmail. What horribly manipulative dishonest people. Gross.

That's exactly what blackmail is: demanding money to keep quiet about something compromising.

If the money is rightfully his, he should get the money and tell the truth publicly.

When he realized how much they gained without compensating him a fair portion, he may have given them an opportunity to settle quietly. See how easy that is to spin? But agree, I'm glad it's public now. If everything he said is true, or even large parts of it, they should fork over some money and pay in terms of the ample social capital they've accrued from this relationship.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Really though if the family is worth $200 million why would they need small royalties from the movie? Makes no sense and I believe them.

It's not just about the royalties. They became celebrities and made lots of money on the speaker circuit, where Leigh Ann presented herself as his adoptive mother. They benefited enormously from the PR about their familial relationship, which we now know was false. Let it all come out in court, will enjoy seeing the receipts.

She’s still calling herself a mother on 3 on her Insta.

[Anonymous]

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?!!

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

I feel like if he is their son they should be working for everyone to reunite and if there is any misunderstanding if finances it should be explained.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My confusion is why did this take so long to come out. He was recently married- wonder if the wife uncovered any of this? Or does she want more?

He became aware that all 4 members of the Touey family were getting royalties from the movie while he was getting nothing. When he questioned good ole dad he didn't get straight answers. He hired a lawyer to look in to this and that's when they discovered he was never adopted. The discovery took a lot of time. He has been working on this for some time.

It's interesting that they claim he blackmailed them and said he go to the press with bad stories about them if they didn't give him a bunch of money. How manipulative. He probably told them pay me a portion of the proceeds you've made off of me or I will go public. That's hardly blackmail. What horribly manipulative dishonest people. Gross.

That's exactly what blackmail is: demanding money to keep quiet about something compromising.

If the money is rightfully his, he should get the money and tell the truth publicly.

When he realized how much they gained without compensating him a fair portion, he may have given them an opportunity to settle quietly. See how easy that is to spin? But agree, I'm glad it's public now. If everything he said is true, or even large parts of it, they should fork over some money and pay in terms of the ample social capital they've accrued from this relationship.

What are the laws about profiting off a relationship with another adult? Does Oher need to give the Tuohys permission to discuss him publicly and does that depend on whether they’re speaking about when he was a minor versus an adult?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

Without the one of them who’s still not family there would be no story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really though if the family is worth $200 million why would they need small royalties from the movie? Makes no sense and I believe them.

Fame. Had you heard of Leigh Ann before this?

[Anonymous]

I must say I'm so disappointed to read this😥

I was so touched by the movie and believed in this family's big heart.....😓

[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?

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

Have you read any of the posts? That is not true. They could have adopted him. They didn't but lead him to believe they did.

If he watched the movie, he would know that he wasn’t adopted. The Tuohys applied to become his legal guardians in the film and presumably also in the book. I’m sure the Tuohys told him he was a member of the family, but legally he never was and that’s all public information.

In Sean’s own words:
“ I sat Michael down and told him, ‘If you're planning to go to Ole Miss — or even considering Ole Miss — we think you have to be part of the family. This would do that, legally.’ ”

This is a straight up lie. Britney Spears had a lawyer as part of her conservatorship did that make her part of his family as well?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My confusion is why did this take so long to come out. He was recently married- wonder if the wife uncovered any of this? Or does she want more?

He became aware that all 4 members of the Touey family were getting royalties from the movie while he was getting nothing. When he questioned good ole dad he didn't get straight answers. He hired a lawyer to look in to this and that's when they discovered he was never adopted. The discovery took a lot of time. He has been working on this for some time.

It's interesting that they claim he blackmailed them and said he go to the press with bad stories about them if they didn't give him a bunch of money. How manipulative. He probably told them pay me a portion of the proceeds you've made off of me or I will go public. That's hardly blackmail. What horribly manipulative dishonest people. Gross.

?? Thats the literally the definition of blackmail....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really though if the family is worth $200 million why would they need small royalties from the movie? Makes no sense and I believe them.

Fame. Had you heard of Leigh Ann before this?

Also, do any rich people ever seem to think they have enough? Look at all the billionaires still trying everything they can to manipulate business and politics in their favor.

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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.

Without the one of them who’s still not family there would be no story.

Yes, but without the family, there wouldn't be a story either. It took all of them to make this story.