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Results: 'The Blind Side' family promoted adoption for years. Michael Oher says his was a lie.

Published on 08/16/2023
By: Tellwut
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Former NFL star Michael Oher genuinely believed he was a part of the Tuohy family, who became an inspiration to others looking to adopt. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/-blind-side-tuohy-family-promoted-adoption-michael-oher-says-was-lie-rcna99896
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The Blind Side is a 2009 American sports drama film based on the 2006 book of the same name by Michael Lewis. The film tells the story of Michael Oher, an American football offensive lineman who overcame an impoverished upbringing to play in the NFL with the help of Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy. The film was a commercial success, grossing $309 million on a $29 million budget. Have you ever seen The Blind Side?
Yes
51%
1337 votes
No
49%
1263 votes
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Now, nearly 20 years later, Oher says the couple misled him into signing away his legal rights and entering a conservatorship under the guise that it would legally make him a member of the family. A conservatorship is a legal arrangement that can strip a person of their civil rights, putting a third-party in charge of their ability to make contract or medical decisions for themselves. The Tuohys did receive financial compensation as a result of their relationship with Oher, according to his petition to terminate the conservatorship. Oher alleges that the Tuohys received hundreds of thousands of dollars in both pay and charitable donations as part of the deal they negotiated for his life story — while he was paid nothing. Do you think that a movie should not be made about someone's life unless they are paid for it?
Yes--if it is a movie based on someone's life, they should be paid accordingly
62%
1622 votes
No--if there is someone else to tell the story, then the subject doesn't need to be paid
12%
312 votes
Undecided
26%
666 votes
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