Tuohys Accuse 'The Blind Side' Subject Michael Oher of $15 Million Extortion Attempt
The Tuohys allege Oher threatened to publicly defame them if they did not pay him, while Oher continues to claim he was shortchanged on film earnings.
- Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the couple depicted in the 2009 film 'The Blind Side', have accused former NFL player Michael Oher of attempting to extort $15 million from them.
- Oher has previously alleged that the Tuohys shortchanged him of earnings from the film and lied about adopting him.
- The Tuohys have shared alleged text messages from Oher in which he threatens to publicly label them as 'thieves' and 'fakes' if they do not pay him.
- The Tuohys have denied Oher's allegations, stating that they paid him the same share of 'The Blind Side' film profits as each of them and their two children received.
- A judge ended the conservatorship between Oher and the Tuohys in September, but the financial dispute over the film's earnings continues.