Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Universal Financial DomeUniversal Financial Dome

Sports

Michael Oher talks lawsuit against Tuohy family and ‘The Blind Side’

Former NFL lineman Michael Oher is speaking about his life on and off the field, discussing a lawsuit against the family that took him in as a teenager and the subsequent movie ‘The Blind Side’ that thrust him into the public spotlight.

In the lawsuit, Oher says the Tuohys and their two children made around $8 million off his name, image, and likeness by promoting speaking engagements and claiming to have adopted him. The Tuohys have denied those claims.

Oher says there is a difference emotionally between Black families and white families.

“The first time I heard ‘I love you,’ it was Sean and Leigh Anne saying it. When that happens at 18, you become vulnerable,” Oher told the New York Times Magazine. “You let your guard down and then you get everything stripped from you. It turns into a hurt feeling.”

NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more.

“I don’t want to make this about race, but what I found out was that nobody says ‘I love you’ more than coaches and white people. When Black people say it, they mean it.”

But Oher, who played eight seasons in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens, Tennessee Titans and Carolina Panthers, says the 2009 movie, ‘The Blind Side,’ which is based on the Michael Lewis book of the same name, portrayed him in a negative light.

“It’s hard to describe my reaction,” Oher said. “It seemed kind of funny to me, to tell you the truth, like it was a comedy about someone else. It didn’t register. But social media was just starting to grow, and I started seeing stuff that I’m dumb. I’m stupid. Every article about me mentioned ‘The Blind Side,’ like it was part of my name.”

Oher says he did not attend the premiere of the movie but watched it a month after its release.

We’ve got room on the couch! Sign up for USA TODAY’s Watch Party newsletter for all movie & TV news.

Nowadays, Oher is married with five children and has established a foundation to raise money for scholarships for children in Nashville.

“For a long time, I was so angry mentally,” Oher said. “With what I was going through. I want to be the person I was before ‘The Blind Side,’ personality-wise. I’m still working on it.”

This post appeared first on USA TODAY
Advertisement

    You May Also Like

    Sports

    Tough start to the week for Charlie Woods, and it had nothing to do with his golf game. While warming up for Friday’s pro-am...

    Sports

    The Buffalo Bills know safety Damar Hamlin, who has recovered from collapsing after a cardiac arrest during a game on Jan. 3, wants to...

    Sports

    The Boston Bruins’ record-setting 65 wins and 135 regular-season points have rolled back to zero. The big number now is 16, the number of...

    World

    WASHINGTON — The United States scrambled F-16 fighter jets in a supersonic chase of a light aircraft with an unresponsive pilot that violated airspace...

    Disclaimer: UniversalFinancialDome.com, its managers, its employees, and assigns (collectively “The Company”) do not make any guarantee or warranty about what is advertised above. Information provided by this website is for research purposes only and should not be considered as personalized financial advice. The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. The Company is not registered or licensed by any governing body in any jurisdiction to give investing advice or provide investment recommendation. Any investments recommended here should be taken into consideration only after consulting with your investment advisor and after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company.

    Copyright © 2024 UniversalFinancialDome.com | All Rights Reserved