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“The Blind Side” is allegedly a lie
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8/15/2023
Michael Oher, whose life was depicted in "The Blind Side," says he was never fully adopted by the family that took him in.
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Former NFL player Michael Orr, the subject of The Blind Side, says in a new lawsuit that he was
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never adopted, tricked into a conservatorship, and didn't see any of the film's money.
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According to a court filing against Sean and Leigh-Anne Toohey, Orr claims the popular movie
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and book about his adoption was based on a lie. The couple reportedly had him sign
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conservatorship papers when he turned 18, which he believed made him a member of their family.
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Instead, Orr's lawyers claim the documents only gave the couple the rights to make
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business deals in his name. Orr also says he was paid nothing for the film,
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while the Toohey's negotiated a deal that made them and their two biological children $225,000
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each plus 2.5% of the film's proceeds. This is because Orr reportedly signed a
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contract that gave 20th Century Fox Studios the rights to his life story with no compensation.
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Orr says he has never liked the film as he believed it made people think he was unintelligent
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and hurt his football career. Sean Toohey responded to the allegations,
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saying Orr got an equal share of the movie's profits,
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and that it's upsetting to think they would make money off of any of their children.
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