Blind Side Blindsided
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Weird he would wait so long to say this.
He only found out this year. Getting legal stuff lined up probably took a while too, before going public
“Michael Oher discovered this lie to his chagrin and embarrassment in February of 2023, when he learned that the Conservatorship to which he consented on the basis that doing so would make him a member of the Tuohy family, in fact provided him no familial relationship with the Tuohys.”
Usually these "based on a true story" movies have some details that get exaggerated a bit for the sake of entertainment and dram but this is a weird twist of events and the timing is odd that he waited this long too. Kind of puts a damper of what was such a feel good story too.
That's truly sad. As an adopted kid myself to wonderful parents I can't imagine what it would feel like to discover something like that.
They are just setting up for “The Blindsde 2”
Blindside 2: Judgement Day.
This is what doesn’t totally come together for me either. Did he not know the vast sums of money the family got and not know he was entitled to any of it? Lots of questions
The timing on all this still seems weird to me. That move is 14 years old, you're just now realizing you aren't seeing any profit off of it? Also most Conservatorships require accountings to the Court with legal representation for the ward. At no point in 14 years did anyone think this was strange?
At least here in Iowa, being under a Conservatorship typically takes away your ability to enter into a contract by yourself. So were they signing his NFL contracts, media deals, etc.?
It's also kind of amazing that no one ever did the digging to figure out he's under a Conservatorship and there was no adoption.
The whole thing just seems odd to me.
At least here in Iowa, being under a Conservatorship typically takes away your ability to enter into a contract by yourself. So were they signing his NFL contracts, media deals, etc.?
It's also kind of amazing that no one ever did the digging to figure out he's under a Conservatorship and there was no adoption.
The whole thing just seems odd to me.
I looked it up and he made roughly $30 million in his career so maybe it was never really much of an issue...or they found another way to lie to him about it.
Let's see what the 'parents' say.
If you read the actual book, this won’t surprise you. I don’t think these people intended to be bad, but they weren’t the angels they’ve been portrayed as.
Boy I don't know. I still have to imagine you'd take the time to look into whether you are making money off this hugely popular film. And again, most Conservatorships would bleed over into other parts of your life beyond just this movie.
Could it be as simple as them telling him they're taking in the income and will get it to him at another time?
"Professional athlete not fully aware of their finances" would not be a shock in the slightest.
