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Michael Oher Speaks Out in 1st Interviews Since Filing Tuohy Family Lawsuit

Michael Oher is speaking out about his former foster family, the Tuohys, in his first interview since filing a lawsuit against them last year and dissolving his conservatorship. The NFL star’s life story inspired the 2009 Sandra Bullock movie The Blind Side, but he told the New York Times that the film negatively “defined” him…

The NFL star’s life story inspired the 2009 Sandra Bullock movie The Blind Side, but he told the New York Times that the film negatively “defined” him in pro football circles before he ever played a down. Michael Oher and the Tuohy family are back in the news more than a decade after the release of the 2009 movie The Blind Side, which was supposedly based on their life. Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron starred in the biographical sports film The Blind Side, bringing a supposed true story to life.

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