In 2010, according to former NFL player Michael Oher, his adoptive parents, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, successfully stole away his ability to make decisions for himself. After looking into all the controversy surrounding the situation, I can only see that Oher is in the right. 

These claims have sparked some serious controversy in the public. These controversies mainly revolve around the honesty of the allegations. A movie, “The Blind Side,” was made to share the story of Michael Oher’s rise to fame and his football career. The allegations explain that his adoptive parents took much more money than they were supposed to have gotten from T”The Blind Side,” and took money from Oher’s share in the movie.

Oher was told he had been adopted by the Tuohy family, and after being ‘adopted’ at 16, he ended up having a relatively normal family. Before that, however, he had a very unstable family life.

According to his lawyer, the case details the idea that Oher was not actually adopted by the Tuohys. Oher was actually led into signing papers making them his conservators. This is when one or more persons take complete financial management over a child instead of his adopted parents. 

The Tuohys are easily the ones in the wrong. After seeing the alleged stealing of profits from Micheal Oher’s cut of “The Blind Side,” it is easy to see this. This movie details a young hopeless boy who was “graciously” adopted by a loving wealthy family.  In all actuality though, there have been no papers detailing the adoption of Oher, rather only showing that the Tuohys were his conservators.

The Tuohys claim instead that Oher is incorrect, and that they had never made any money off of “The Blind Side.” This claim is easily proven wrong as it has already been released that they made over $100,000 from the movie. 

Not only did the family make money through the movie, but the Tuohys have also made approximately $767,000 from Oher’s career in football. Most of this money was gained without the knowledge of Oher. The money was allegedly used to make further installments into the Tuohys already over 100 fast-food locations. 

The Tuohy’s are in the wrong for their overall treatment of Oher. In “The Blind Side,” Oher is portrayed as being treated very well in his new rich family. He was treated as if he was truly loved by his guardians. However, in accordance with the new controversies, we hear more and more about Oher being left out or at least being treated lesser than his new siblings. According to his allegations about the Tuohy family, the shady treatment of Oher’s money is seen as nothing less than despicable.