Tuohys' lawyers to respond to Michael Oher's accusations as he fights conservatorship
Lawyers for Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy plan to speak with reporters about former NFL player Michael Oher's petition to end the couple's conservatorship over his finances in a now-public dispute involving those who inspired the movie “The Blind Side.”
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Lawyers for a prominent Memphis couple planned to speak with reporters Wednesday about former NFL player Michael Oher’s effort to take control of his finances in a now-public dispute involving those who inspired the Oscar-nominated movie “The Blind Side.”
Attorneys for Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy scheduled a news conference to discuss Oher's accusations that they enriched themselves at his expense. Oher moved in with the Tuohys before his senior year of high school, a story that led to a movie that received an Academy Award nomination for best picture in 2010.
The Tuohys have called the allegations ridiculous and part of a shakedown attempt.
Oher filed a petition Monday in a Tennessee probate court accusing the Tuohys of lying to him by having him sign papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents nearly two decades ago.
