'It's upsetting to think we would make money off any of our children. But we're going to love Michael at 37 just like we loved him at 16,' Sean Tuohy told the Daily Memphian.
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 6:53PMMichael Oher, whose life story was used as inspiration for 'The Blind Side' movie, filed a court petition Monday against the Tuohys.
"It's upsetting to think we would make money off any of our children. But we're going to love Michael at 37 just like we loved him at 16," he said, according to the story published Monday.Sean Tuohy told the paper that the conservatorship was done to satisfy the NCAA as Oher considered Tuohy's alma mater Mississippi for college. He said they would end the conservatorship if that's what Oher wants.
Steve Farese, a lawyer for the Tuohys, told The Associated Press they will file an answer to the allegations in court but declined to comment further. He was among three attorneys who served on behalf of the Tuohys on Monday.Oher's petition claims that the Tuohys told him that "because he was over the age of eighteen, that the legal action to adopt Michael would have to be called a 'conservatorship' but it was, for all intents and purposes, an adoption.
In his petition, Oher, who is Black, alleges that the Tuohys have profited off the story of Oher's adoption, which saw them help him finish high school, get into the University of Mississippi, and later get drafted into the NFL, first playing for the Baltimore Ravens and later for the Tennessee Titans and the Carolina Panthers.
"I am disheartened by the revelation shared in the lawsuit today," Oher said in a statement obtained by ABC News. "This is a difficult situation for my family and me. I want to ask everyone to please respect our privacy at this time. For now, I will let the lawsuit speak for itself and will offer no further comment."Copyright © 2023 WABC-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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