Amid Dispute Over Being 'Blindsided', Michael Oher Tells His True Story from Orphan to Overcomer

Former NFL star Michael Oher is making headlines this week with a lawsuit filed against the Tuohy family. He and the family were the subjects of the hit film "The Blind Side", but Oher is now speaking out against both on the heels of the release of his new book where he's sharing lessons learned from a lifetime of adversity.
Oher is known for being an overcomer. He beat the odds, rising from homelessness to achieve eight seasons in the NFL as an offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens, the Tennessee Titans, and the Carolina Panthers until an injury sidelined his football career in 2016. With a father lost to prison, and a mother lost to drugs, Oher's orphan story is one many think they know.
"When I started this journey a long time ago, I was just chasing to be comfortable after I was done with football. My back was against the wall all my life. From the time I was three years old, my first memory was being homeless. Three to ten, I was in and out of foster care, shelters, on the streets," he told CBN News.
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[@liza9221]

This whole situation really saddens me. I loved this movie and this story so much. What a shame:(

[@ToxicGamer86454]

The movie is accurate. It never claimed to be a documentary. They dude is lying

[@SimbaTheLion555]

They are doing away with “certain” responses under this v I d e o

[@ToxicGamer86454]

@@dave9635 Because Oher wrote a book about what happened. It has also been proven by receipts(as the young people say) that he’s lying. He also wrote in his book that he knew it wasn’t adoption. They never made a dime off the dude. The family even met with his mother irl.

[@kyokasanagi]

In the same book he mentions that he knew it was a conservatorship contract but you're leaving out the part that he mentions that the family told him it was part of the adoption process. @@ToxicGamer86454

[@terpsbasketball21]

Michael oher really said he was a kid who was well on his way prior to meeting the tuohys, Yet he had a .7 GPA The tuohys got him a tutor to work with him everyday to make him NCAA eligible. They got his GPA up to a 2.2 I’m not judging either party until all the facts come out but there is a strong chance that without the tuohys intervention, he would not be where he is today.

[@sjg5994]

This is true. But the movie deals to give him nothing and a conservatorship for almost 20 years was very exploitive.

[@Littlething41]

@@sjg5994 I think that's the issue. For there to be a contract that exist that says you can make money off a person.

[@user-en7rt2cs9t]

I think when all the facts our out we will see a different story. Oher wrote in his first book he knew about the conservatorship and the Tuohys lawyers added that all the money from the movie was split evenly to each person in the family. @@sjg5994

[@abidinginchrist3139]

@@sjg5994 and if he did receive his share of the money from the movie how will you feel about the situation then?

[@cashews4894]

​@@sjg5994nah he was an adult.. He could have ended the conservatorship.. Why wait for 2 decades. In his memoir, he clearly knew about the conservatoship.

[@wisdom6437]

Michael has turned around the story!! He wrote a book in 2011 that contradicts what he now says!!!!😢🙏🙏

[@zyguit]

Provide the quote you are referring to please I think you may be mistaken

[@jonathandaily3453]

They paid there kids for the movie and Micheal got nothing

[@kaelaleedaley]

Everything said by the OP I true - if you want to know what the life story said, look at the interview with Megyn Kelly where they go through quotations, etc. The family split any proceeds from the book/film 5 ways equally amongst the children and the family were already fast food millionaires before they took Michael in. Michael has been threatening the family for a while, please do your own research xx

[@FedupwitDC]

Michael is lying now.

[@tangerinetech5300]

​@zyguit why do you think he is mistaken cause I know you haven't done research you just buy what you see on the internet

[@rmrita55]

Truth will come out

[@m.m.4330]

If u read his very first book, he said he knew of the conservatorship. He wants money,more money. He should at least be thankful for their help. The couple who helped him are already millionaires even before he came into their lives.

[@mamayake]

In Africa we have a saying "The thanks of a donkey is a kick". What he's doing to the Tuohy Family is beyond disgusting and sad. The Tuohy family is not poor and they definitely don't need his money. He on the other hand...... blew his money and now he's going after the only people who saw potential in him.

[@morales1961]

Exactly. Oher is an ungrateful lying POS

[@jennibrien8503]

Correct. They are extremely wealthy and NOT from a book or movie deal. He probably blew through his money mor than likely but who knows. Just another sad case of victim mentality. Everybody is a victim of some oppressor

[@bevvaor2320]

He is listening to the wrong people. I wonder how many people will come to his help, after seeing the thanks the Tuohy are getting for the doors they opened for Mr. O. Love, the saying "The thanks of a donkey is a kick".

[@Alwayzblessed36]

@@bevvaor2320i feel like his wife is putting him up to this

[@paulinegauthier1867]

Wow. Actual journalism instead of sensationalism. How refreshing to present both sides for once.

[@JubeeBijou]

Something very off about this.... No good deed goes unpunished. Just disgraceful.

[@thezu9250]

You mean how they tricked him into signing a conservatorship so they could make all the money off of his story and give it to their biological kids only? How is that a good deed? They love the prestige they got out of it. The whole story literally got fabricated so that they got so much credit for things they didn’t even do. Imagine, going through horrific adversity, and then having other people lie about what they did for you then take all the money off of that fake story.

[@dianemurray6550]

Like the whole White Savior trope? Never trust the middle-aged White lady rescues big black brute by teaching him football storyline. Especially when the boy was already a sought after, All American recruit. LeeAnn built her whole persona on the lie that she adopted Michael, and it was a lie the whole time.

[@SweetE1403]

So it’s normal to put a kid in a conservatory and make a movie about him 😂😂😂

[@JubeeBijou]

@@SweetE1403 You will believe what YOU want to believe. The man is just trying to sell a book and out to make a buck off of the people that blessed him. Pathetic.

[@SweetE1403]

@@JubeeBijoubut they made money off of him and continue to do so because of the conservatorship. lol and he only lived with them for a year yes that’s completely normal to write a whole move out of your kind deed of taking on a foster child. Bible says not to flaunt your good deeds….they literally made millions off of their good deeds. Get real you need Jesus

[@legaleagle8425]

What the interviewer said is KEY aand PARAMOUNT…….what ppl THINK they know about him or his story. I’ve seen some very cruel judgmental comments about him and I stayed silent because this was a family issue and only the ppl involved have a legitimate comment’s options and concerns. I’m glad he had this interview and with a respectful interviewer.

[@Charliedog1504]

"This isn't a money issue?" (8:40) Suing for 15 million is definitely a money issue!

[@lauramyers4547]

He isn’t suing for 15 million. He’s petitioning to terminate a conservatorship that has stripped him of his civil rights. He is also stating he thought he was legally a part of the family, and he did not understand exactly what a conservatorship is, and frankly neither do most people.

[@darlenemckay265]

​@@lauramyers4547no, he did threaten the family with suing if they didn't give him 15 million!

[@darlenemckay265]

​@@lauramyers4547he also knew he had a conservatorship ship because he wrote about it in his 2011 book! This is all about money!

[@lauramyers4547]

@@darlenemckay265 stop embarrassing yourself. One sided people annoy me. If he did ask for 15 mil to not go public they should have given it to him and saved their name and reputation. Because now anyone with two functioning brain cells knows they didn’t adopt him and they have sold that lie for decades!!!! But yeah the brown guy is probly the bad one 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@nelkfullsend]

@@darlenemckay265 thats not in the lawsuit . and the family didnt post the screenshot they allege happened which they could do

[@cherilynhamilton746]

Christians are not to sue each other. Give it to God and let Him work things out for the glory of God. If I sued every one who hurt me I would be in court for the rest of my life!

[@lauramyers4547]

He’s petitioning for his conservatorship to be terminated. He’s asking for them to stop being able to use his likeness because he has not been financially compensated for that which is exploitation. Christian should not exploit people because they are needy and talented.

[@briceh1001]

Sometimes Christians have to sue in order to right a wrong.

[@lemonadelexus]

You sound like a mega church crook. Your perfect to lead tide & offerings. How unfair to tell the person robbed not to sue.

[@sjg5994]

​@@lauramyers4547And obviously he tried talking to them before. Remember the "shakedown" mentioned? There were conversations before and they didn't take heed.

[@GraceGrace-kw4hp]

He's not suing them because he's hurt. He's suing them to remove conservatorship and what is owed to him.

[@aflow484]

I LOVE the way Efrem covered this and answered the post video questions with honesty, yet did not sensationalize anything. Good luck to Michael, and I hope they can resolve things and find peace amongst themselves after all is said and done. 🙏

[@LadyAnnaMarie]

In watching this I found myself wondering why this interview took place on CBN. There was absolutely no mention or reference of faith, or how this man's life was changed or affected by any faith-walk. I can go to any other station and find worldly news. The reality that CBN now covers worldly news and not Christian-based news stories is astonishing. Hopefully other professing Christians will notice and respond as well.

[@Gloryyyyyyyy]

@@LadyAnnaMarieI hear what you are saying. The reason the network is covering this story may be because the movie has a mild faith base. It was very popular among Christian groups in the 2010s. I have vivid memories of watching this in the car as a teenager with youth group on long car trips. We had a hard time finding movies that everyone liked and were also appropriate. This was one of them!

[@snowshadow11]

He would not have overcome much without them.

[@morales1961]

He would be homeless or dead

[@snowshadow11]

Most likely not. He could not do school work. They had to hire tutors and he was way way behind.

[@franciswood9423]

Very sad story. Oher was taken by Christian people. He was helped. And now this? 😢 It’s sad. I wonder if Oher ran through his NFL earnings? 😮. Just a thought. The Tuohy’s tried, and continue to do so. God bless all of the parties involved.❤

[@abidinginchrist3139]

Will you also do a interview with the Tuohy family? I’m interested in what they have to say. I hope that everything is resolved soon.

[@CounterAgenda1]

Ya really....

[@georgemiranda-nz2fd]

The bigger question i have to ask with much respect to Oher and the Tuohy's families , is what does this have anything to due with Christian news ? Broadcasting about a law suit ? There is nothing christian about that and if he is a Christian than i don't know what Christianity he is practicing

[@precious4111]

Megan Kelly interviewed someone about this and certainly put in the right light. Man reread the book and watched the movie again. Must watch. Love the movie Own it But it's a shame hes saying and doing what hes doing. They split it 5 ways.

[@marysisak2359]

I am a little bit confused by who exactly wrote the book and if MIchael was consulted. I think it is wrong to write a book about someone else's personal life. I saw a similar situation where a family wrote a book (which was subsequently also made into a movie) about their son who had died from cancer. Much of the book covered the personal relationship between him and his girlfriend/wife. When I saw an interview with his widowed wife (he died shortly after they were married) I was stunned when she said she did not know anything about the book/movie. She had not been consulted at all. The movie seemed to indicate that she became a nurse to dedicate her life to helping others because of this experience and that he was her one true love. In reality, she was now happily married and had two kids. She actually seemed a little embarrassed to be blind sided (no pun intended) Clearly the parents of this young man had a very different perspective than the woman who was described in the movie. I wonder if there is a similar dynamic here.

[@Pfs709]

Mike you have every right to demand your right . Much love stay strong

[@randyg.7940]

They should nt have had anything to do with him initially. He would have made a great drug dealer!!!

[@Miyahhhhhhh]

@@randyg.7940of course clownry of a comment is commented, smh people really hate the truth. Just pure clowns 😂🤡, this society is sad if you believe that Hollywood movies are accurate or Hollywood period. Smh stay 💤

[@juliangodsend9418]

STORIES ,EXPERIENCE AND FEELINGS ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE TRUTH!

[@CounterAgenda1]

Who knows. Mike is suing Christians for money when he has it. God says forgive.

[@sunneedaze57]

It’s Hollywood, it’s a movie inspired by his story, of course it’s not his actual story.

[@thezu9250]

You can’t completely change the story.

[@taylorleanne4758]

Yeah it's called the white savior movie Hollywood has always loved that

[@Eric-bj1dc]

​@@taylorleanne4758Why do people always need to make ot about race.

[@edwardwojick6906]

who cares ? Nothing worse than someone being ungrateful.. Maybe the Tuohys should have drove away that night and not taken you in.

[@johnandgwenihetzel6572]

Oher mentioned the Tuohys being conservators for him three times in "I Beat The Odds: From Homeless, To The Blind Side," Oher's first book in 2011. 'Me thinks the lady doth protest too much.'

[@lauramyers4547]

He also mentioned, he thought a conservatorship was an adult adoption. Or in place of adoption because he was 18 or older. I think it’s strange that the family has made their whole life about adopting this man when they never dead, they actually put him in a conservatorship which stripped him of his civil rights. I’m waiting for the court receipts to come out to make a final decision but right now I will not judge Michael or make assumptions because he very well may have been exploited financially. 😢

[@jefferytokarsky1930]

@@lauramyers4547 So his civil rights were stripped from 18 to 37 and he didn’t notice? This isn’t at all like Brittany Spears.

[@darlenemckay265]

Exactly

[@lauramyers4547]

People who refuse to research the truth and go with headlines and a movie demonstrate their two digit IQ. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@rebeccaw68]

​@lauramyers4547 that is not what he said. He said he was too old to get adopted but he did not care what it was called, he would be part of the family. He knew the difference according to his own words.

[@lauramyers4547]

A man who believed he was ADOPTED to later find out he was placed in a conservatorship and what a conservatorship actually means deserves a chance to be heard without people ASSUMING he is the bad guy. It is concerning to me as a critical thinker that Mrs Tuohy has openly stated she adopted this man when clearly she did not!? Of course they did nice things for him as we all should do for others who need something that we can provide. That does not mean there is NO CHANCE he could have been exploited because he could have been!!!! It’s not unheard of! Movies are made for entertainment. Michael has said things about the movie bothered him for a long time. Now if he has legitimate questions about financial gains based on a book and a movie that WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MADE WITHOUT HIM - he has that right. I have read the court docs and I am well versed about conservatorships and in my OPINION - which I am allowed to have my own - I think there are some questions this family needs to answer. ❤❤❤

[@alainabogle]

Seriously case closed so happy you said this

[@willscheck8072]

why this family would make even 1 dollar off his story seems twisted did they really make bank from helping him if so they have their reward. if this is what happened then that says it all. we have all seen these big somebodies strut around with their multimillion dollar homes while using the name of the Lord for selfish lust for the love of money . nothing more perverse than those who enrich themselves off christian work. i used to give to an organization that helped jewish people in need then on charity navigator i found out they were paying themselves 526,000 dollars to run a christian charity. always check to see how much the people running these christian works take for themselves. how much does the 700 club take for themselves ? or CBN

[@jefferytokarsky1930]

You know about conservatorships? How could he go to age 37 and not know? It appears his conservators never signed his NFL, endorsement, or book contracts. This isn’t like Brittany Spears’ dad. Michael is making a cash grab and selling a book ... and hopefully a movie deal of his own. He’ll find out that The Blind Side made a lot of money for the studio and Bullock, and he’ll keep Mrs. Tuohy from using Michael for her foundation. Meanwhile, half of folks will believe the Tuohys are greedy, rich white oppressors and the other half will believe Michael is an ungrateful SOB and that no good deed goes unpunished.

[@alessiaqueen6445]

Wow people don't take in young ho wait he was 18 should have let him get to the NFL on he's own hey ask he's family or sorry not he's family to take in a white 18 year old with no father see if they can get him into the NFL oh wait he to would have to made the NFL then have he's no mother and father show up in news life I still believe because he's nfl bloop he going after the family go after movie writer you shouldn't have had them write about you if not true as a Christian I keep a warm heart as a world person all I see in him is shame on and off the field would nt buy he's book he just come back again oh no that's not what happened moma get away from hem

[@darlenemckay265]

He is the bad guy here!

[@Pfs709]

You are fighting for all of us who one time have been exploited

[@jorgisanders7611]

How sad these people loved him and gave him a wonderful life ! SHAME ON YOU MICHAEL ORHER ! He’s so grateful he wonts 15 million !

[@samuelarredondo-ef5lm]

A recorded conference with the Touhys lawyers (Mr. Fishman & Mr. Farese) answered alot of questions. May the good Lord intervene and bring about recociliation and peace for Michael & his family

[@jamesdarby7781]

Yet he is suing the people that helped him. Amazing. I think it's because he is hurting for money.

[@pamglass6007]

Love how this controversy was presented. Not one-sided one way or the other, but as often happens, somewhere in the middle. Great work.

[@andaluciayole.]

Here's the name of the sequel: Blindsided 😂

[@pamelajessen4597]

HE HAS SPENT ALL WINNINGS NOW HIS HANGER ONS WANTS MORE MILLIONS BLACK MATTERS AMEN

[@ondenacaraway1309]

Its a "movie" BASED on his life changing experience from homeless child to successful adult! I don't know of any movie that mirrors exactly the historical facts word for word! I think it's a little much but if he needs closure then I guess he needs this.

[@sunneedaze57]

A movie Inspired by his life.

[@alessiaqueen6445]

Yes it's a movie are more things added yes but the movie has to be close to the truth it won't be to hard to find out if he's is as smart as he said he is check the school records and get records from he's family oh I mean no family that took him in oh even better he's helping kids that had no father hum sorry step no wait no dad that gave him a home food close medical roof over his head they should have taken in someone else

[@thezu9250]

@@alessiaqueen6445 He was staying with his own family and other families. He only live with them during his senior year, after he was already nationally ranked.

[@DonLee1980]

The family didn't pocket a dime from his NFL salary. It is pathetically ungrateful of him to attack the family that saved him.

[@laguelhowell22]

I think they showcase the hard work that he done. They movie shows it. There is always more to the story when you do a movie

[@JackieSuz917]

prayers for the family who went out of their 'zone' to help someone...smh

[@briceh1001]

If your going to do a good deed, then do a good deed, don’t do a good deed in order to steal someone’s likeness and to enrich yourself. They made him into an indentured servant. Slavery ended eons ago and it should have been left that way!

[@brandonbrown4075]

They lied to him y’all just don’t get it

[@JackieSuz917]

@@brandonbrown4075 it's kabuki news

[@miked853]

By the time the Tuohy's got involved with Oher he was already the number 5 prospect in the USA being courted by colleges offering him full scholarships and willing to do whatever it took to get him admitted to their schools, including tutoring to raise his GPA. He didn't need the Tuohy's to play college football and go to the NFL.

[@JackieSuz917]

@@miked853 i just heard a report of a young local, who is so disconnected with family and CRAVES a slice of normalcy, he is staying at his friends' mom's house because it is a safer place to be, where love is demonstated and felt. i worked in voc rehab for 27-years...kids are being conceived as an 'income source' my dear friend. so please understand that culturally...some peeps be EPIC failing....

[@slate49]

I never truly thought he was adopted at 18 years old. I always thought that was just something to say because they were all close. I’ve had people through out my life I’ve called brother or sister and no blood related. Just a sense of closeness. I’m unsure why he had a conservative ship after he got drafted tho..even all the way into his late 30s tho.

[@dianemurray6550]

He believed he was adopted by the Tuoys. Even though adult adoption was available, the Tuoys told him that a conservatorship was the legal term for adoption, and the only option available to satisfy the NCAA's concerns (apparently well-founded) about this Ole Miss Booster family's arrangements with the sought after recruit that would allow him to attend there. He had scholarship offers from much more prominent football programs, such as Alabama, but was funneled by the Tuoys to their alma mater, as part of a "family" tradition. Sadly, he only thought he was family. Am adoption would have given him a claim to inherit a portion of the Tuoys'fortune. Instead, they tricked him into a conservatorship that gave them rights to HIS finances. In the book and movie deals, the Tuoys included their biological children, but excluded Micheal. Further, LeeAnn has made "adopter of Big Black Athlete" her entire identity, and the basis of her books and speaking engagements. She's been dining off that lie for years.

[@EmpressTarotGabbyTurner]

thank you for that explanation. @@dianemurray6550

[@lorireacts]

The touhys was screaming thier adopted son from the roof tops.

[@user-hp3em2yb7n]

Forgiveness of sins through the grace of the blood of Jesus the Savior

[@tammi67able]

Amén

[@rodtowne6523]

CBN where are the hard questions? Were you really on the right path? Why did they take you in? Why did you go if you were so close to perfection? How about some real journalism rather than throwing the family that took him in under the bus?

[@lmullett4106]

Great comment 😂

[@ericcampbell4526]

Put him next to Colin Kaepernick and I'm saying there's a trend you know what I mean

[@dperez7624]

That's Very Unfortunate and Very Ungrateful of him. He should not be trying to sueing

[@randallmartin2508]

A family helps an illiterate young man achieve his dreams, and then he sues them? Just amazing.

[@SandyRed881]

From what I’ve heard he was a straight A student already on the path to the NFL and he spent one year with the family. He doesn’t seem as he was portrayed in the movie. The way he talks mannerisms or anything. He said that wasn’t him and he’s spoken out about it even back then.

[@jayseanbuilders1675]

Ungratefulness

[@Eric-bj1dc]

​@SandyRed881 Do some more research, his GPS was a .8

[@fet6]

The guy at the end says No I don't think it's about money. 😅 Then why is there a lawsuit? The only reason for a lawsuit is to obtain money.

[@NanaPiper]

I hope he heals, but sounds like someone got into his head all over money.

[@willscheck8072]

sound like the family made bank on his story., so he sued for 15 million.

[@jefferytokarsky1930]

@@willscheck8072 The family made bank on fast food restaurants.

[@jefferytokarsky1930]

My guess is it’s his wife ... like Kaepernick. He never liked his portrayal in the movie, but he’s writing a 2nd book and suing the Tuohys to turn them into rich, greedy white oppressors from white saviors.

[@thezu9250]

He just realized a few months ago that those papers were actually for conservatorship.

[@queenjerz3190]

4 kids ? Bless his heart

[@makamurphy]

UNGRATEFUL!!!! they shouldve just left him where he was and he wont be known by anyone at all.

[@jorgisanders7611]

Wokeness got Oher !

[@stuartdavis798]

Ungrateful and lying is not how one should go through life.

[@juliangodsend9418]

I HOPE THAT THIS MAN IS NOT NOW TRYING TO CASH IN ON THE VICTIMHOOD CULTURE

[@jenniferhunter5663]

Why cant someone homeless go from highschool to playing football elsewhere? Why does someone need to say that was the only way he could go was for them to have a conservtorship. He could have done it on his own.

[@MyraHowell-vj1io]

This story is absolutely amazing inspirers everyone to people who has been there

[@tlnfs360]

Imagine you're a great swimmer who got strained in the middle of the ocean. You found a floating object. You hung on to it until help arrived. After you get rescued, you then tell the world that you never needed that floating object from the beginning. You're a great swimmer and could have survived without it.. A block of steel has the potential to become a sharp knife, but without a blacksmith, it will forever stay a block of steel. Potential without guidance is like an ember without wind. Could have, would have, should have.

[@naturenupe6]

That guy had others who would have helped him anyway. They made up that fake narrative. They was just getting a recruit for their school.

[@harrynutzach307]

@@naturenupe6 Who was gonna help him? Tony and Steve Henderson? His buddy Quinterio Franklin's family? Matt Saunders? NONE of the other people where he couch-surfed even offered to let him stay with them 7 days a week. Do you think ANY of them would have paid for a *20 hr/per week* tutor for over a year? That's half a teacher's yearly salary. No tutor... his GPA stays in the toilet and he goes back to ghetto after high school.

[@Oddbisket]

If they wanted to help him then they didn't need to make money off him or have anything to do with his money. It's dodgy

[@harrynutzach307]

@@Oddbisket They never touched his money. All this media gaslighting about them "having control of his finances" and comparing it to Britney Spears... it's nonsense. They had a conservatorship of the *person* with him.... NOT a conservatorship of the *estate* . Think about it. If they had control over his finances and were messing with his contracts, do you seriously think it would have taken him 19 years to discover it? And their books and speaking appearances aren't making money off of him. They are making money off their OWN movie fame.

[@rebeccaw68]

I hope CBN interviews the Touhy family.

[@andresarzola8809]

The movie was made in 2009 and he’s now speaking about the movie getting his character wrong??

[@PShy-er9hz]

This is Very Sad. It’s Always about the 💰 💴 💵 💯‼️SMFH!

[@user-cs4ri1cn4c]

Poor little Michael. He wants reparations for the kindness shown to him by unconscionable wypipo.

[@graceortega7881]

Poor Michael Oher Hollywood stepped in and ruined his career.😢

[@fet6]

How did Hollywood ruin his career, if he made 30 million playing in the NFL?

[@TheChrooner]

Correct

[@michellemadgaleno3775]

😂😂😂😂

[@michellemadgaleno3775]

Do your research 🧐

[@Pfs709]

Mike much love. Show them what integrity is about . Genuine caring people would not enrich themself or make them selves look good . That’s opportunistic approach . What part of lady lee looks genuine. None

[@Pfs709]

Mike I am for you. Stand strong . That Lee never looked charitable person . Now all makes sense . Thx for giving voice to voiceless . They used you to perfect their image and to create a legacy. In front of nation they used and exploited you giving you some benefits but harnessing far more.

[@morganamazing2011]

Why now ???? After all these years?

[@thezu9250]

He literally talked about how the movie was a fabrication when it came out. How did you guys miss this?

[@tylearasworld3]

6:01

[@pb1305]

You just can't help some people.

[@nickvicens2352]

Wow, sadly those who financed the movie already came out and confirmed what the family said they were paid minus the talent fee they probably never saw. Oher benefited from this movie financially more than Tuohy family ever did, the hype im sure generated higher salaries in the NFL that otherwise would have been trying to get him at a bargain. Tak tsk. Truly sad how this has all played out.

[@aldoabruzzi6417]

Not to mention book deals, endorsements, etc.

[@allysondoerfler2435]

Sorry, but I thought Christians shouldn't be suing one another. Did Oher share his NFL salary with the Tuohy's?

[@tammi67able]

Correct you are 1Corinthians 6:1-11

[@brandonbrown4075]

They own his rights

[@thezu9250]

They had a conservatorship over him, which is why they were able to sell his story and make millions of dollars off of it. They gave a cut to their biological children, but not him. He didn’t know that they had this power. That’s an abuse of what a conservatorship is supposed to be for.

[@darlenemckay265]

​@@thezu9250they didn't make millions! They made very little! The family was already very wealthy! How would they have known when they took him in, that he would rise to fame? Think about it!

[@montelou42]

There’s only one true story. Not his true story, just the truth.

[@emdee8840]

So he is ungrateful to the foster family. He is entitled to write a book to try to make some money from his own story, so I don't have a problem with that, but if he was so all powerful and standing on his own and aged 18 when the Touheys came along, then why did he accept a home with them? Something doesnt ring true about him and his remarks. "Methinks he doth protest too much".

[@kourtneyhammond8113]

Exactly the movie came out in 2009 it’s 2023 and he wrote a book now he is coming out with it ? Just fishy

[@love-xj4fm]

But if what he is saying is true then the Tully family are not real Christians, deseving a boy , making him think he was adopted but in reality they used him.

[@love-xj4fm]

@@Pehwr "buts" is the language the Tully's used as well, basically justifying their lies and deception

[@littisharamcleishanderson5716]

He was trying for years but these kept huss huss him telling him it would hurt his football career plus there was so much politic involve....They showcase this movie as if they saved him , yes the helped him but thats Hollywood turning things to suit making money...

[@thezu9250]

@@kourtneyhammond8113 He was open about how the movie was a fabrication when it came out. That’s literally why I never watched it. It’s not his fault you didn’t keep up with the news at the time. He literally said he found out six months ago what those papers really were. He was probably just doing research for his book.

[@JustSmileAndWave2023]

Michael, you’re such a cute child. Beautiful smile. God bless you. Get the justice you deserve, in Yeshua’s name.

[@morales1961]

Oher is a lying scumbag.

[@stephenwhite2491]

This guy is going after the family that brought him in when he was going no where. He writes in his own book from 2011 that he had a .7 gpa, only had played one year of football as a d tackle and thought he’d play basketball. He acknowledges in his book from 2011 he knew about the conservatorship. Now he’s trying to shake down this family. He’s a dirt bag or wildly misled

[@morales1961]

@@stephenwhite2491 Great post. Michael Oher is a lying scumbag

[@KatherineMartin502]

I’m so proud to say I know Efrem Graham. He was my favorite teacher at Bowling Green State university.

[@charliecharlie0826]

If the Touhy’s have the control over him and his INCOME…. HIS 3 books would’nt be out… just sayin🤣🤣🤣

[@brad9092]

It's shocking that Hollywood would manipulate a story for financial gain. Just shocking.

[@crunkedreviews5275]

Is not imo

[@stacia4180]

It makes me mad that the tuohy family claims to of brought him in like a son "clothing him, feeding him" and justifying keeping millions like he owes them? Wasn't that all supposed to be out of the goodness of their hearts? They need to pay him back every dime cuz I believe what ever they paid to clothe and feed him is chump change compared to what they kept! F'em!

[@jennibrien8503]

Dude they were multimillionaires before taking him into their lives. The father sold his business for $200 million The book and movie were just peanut and they did set aside his portion for him. He just wants more. I guess he blew through his now he is gunning for theirs. No good deed goes unpunished.

[@lmullett4106]

@@jennibrien8503EXACTLY! It’s laughable that people think that they made money off this guy🙄

[@GidgettheMidget1103]

Wow. I really can’t believe all of this! 1. Does he need money and 2. has he had a lawyer setting this up whispering in his ear! Why did he wait so many years? If he felt he was being used after age 21 or so, why didn’t he get help. I am really sorry this situation has ended up this way.

[@ludovicoc7046]

Thought experiment: The Tuohys never meet Oher. Where is he now? In prison or dead from a black man's gun.

[@georgemiranda-nz2fd]

The race card didn't have to be brought up just saying dead from a gunshot would've been enough. Very harmful to the body of Christ. God bless

[@rosestone5091]

He was already a sports prodigy BEFORE he met them.

[@jefferytokarsky1930]

@@rosestone5091 ... but with his grades, he wasn’t going to college.

[@sjg5994]

​@@jefferytokarsky1930Touhys obviously weren't that smart either. Otherwise they wouldn't have kept him under conservatorship thar long. They wouldn't be in this predicament if they were highly intelligent people. They should have been able to project and properly plan out details to prevent this from happening.

[@jefferytokarsky1930]

@@sjg5994 That doesn’t mean Michael wasn’t smart, but he was behind. The Tuohys either cut him in on the proceeds of the movie or not. The timing of the end of the conservatorship doesn’t matter much since they weren’t involved in his NFL, endorsement, or book contracts ... in other words, it wasn’t analogous to what happened to Brittany Spears. My guess is Michael’s wife is the instigator ... and it’s good publicity for the new book ... and maybe another movie. The best way to have prevented this from ever happening was to not get involved in the 1st place.

[@tristanriley1694]

Great job Michael Oher for staying married and having 4 kids with the same wife. It's Hollywood they make stories of books far fetch.

[@juneagresti7848]

He recently (2022) married the mother of his 4 kids. They dated 17 yrs. Then suddenly he decides to go after the family who helped him after he blows his over 30 million he earned in NFL. Something not right about this. The truth always comes out but usually after the good name of a wonderful family is dragged through the mud.

[@T.Y.J.30]

Mr.Oher is a prime example that with God all things are possible in Jesus mighty name.Amen❤

[@bevvaor2320]

It is almost imposible to get yourself out from the bottom, unless you have help from someone or a charitable institution or group. Yes you have a desire to forge your life ahead, but coming from where you were, the odds were against you. I know, I was there, and I would have never made it without the kindness of some people. I always pray for those who helped me to get where, I am now. I am not rich but my life is a lot better now than before. Mr. Oher you should be thankful for the opportunity that the Tuohy family gave you. God bless.

[@lindsayschlegel9601]

So sad. BLM got to him and now he is hurting the family who loved and took care of him. His adult trauma is about the lies he now believes from the BLM movement. I can’t believe he’s taking the family that took him in to court. He should be ashamed of himself, honestly. He’s telling a whole different story than he told before. It’s just sad.

[@queenjerz3190]

The timing is very questionable

[@altovisebutler6439]

Throwed away and pimped out later. What a great place we live.

[@rebeccaw68]

Helping someone up his GPA to get admitted into a college, then become a professional athlete making millions? Right! Only in America!

[@jesuswilljudge7296]

I wondered why the family wasnt at wedding

[@jefferytokarsky1930]

I wonder if his wife is the source of the enmity between Michael and the Tuohys ... similar to Kaepernick’s girlfriend.

[@jenniboo9441]

What a jerk. He destroyed the relationship with this family who seemed to genuinely love him. He is going to regret it one day.

[@yumyum925]

He did this to promote his book.. but did all this for money..

[@timhatch27]

I don't get that last 2 minutes. It's not about the money but the issue is he didn't get paid enough from the movie? Sounds like double-talk.

[@michaelsmiley15]

Basically something that people need to consider When you write a tell allnovel and it Involves someone with celebrity status The book before it is published is vetted up and down So during that process of due diligence obviously something was discovered that michael oher was unaware of hense the lawsuit

[@ezmereldagerard6999]

🙏 ❤ 🙏 ❤

[@user-ow9qd5sq8q]

Sue the writers, producers and directors!

[@sharonsolana]

Sad situation.

[@loveovereverything6872]

I love that movie I watch it all the time I must read his book we need a new movie black director this time Ava DuVernay

[@theloanmonster2012]

Mr Oher is not being straight. Read his first book I believe was published in 2011. He admired he was not adopted but a conservatorship. He was never on his way to his dream on his own. His grades in school was failing grades he could never get the chance to get into college if it wasn’t for the Tuohy family commitment to help him. The Tuohy family were already very wealthy and didn’t need the money. Mr Tuohy was a very connected man and the Tuohys made this happen. Mr Oher admitted all of this. His case will be throw out. Why would CBN do this interview and not do their due diligence? All these comments and opinions and most is based off emotion and not facts. The Tuohy family is no where perfect but Mr Oher has a lot of pride and lacks honor to the Tuohy family. Very sad Christianity is drug the the mud once again… Movies based upon a true story are not 100% accurate nor can a movie be absolutely 100%.

[@Pan-handle76543]

Eat the fruits appreciate the gardener.

[@jerrysamulcek9757]

Another God gifted person, who rather than thanking his creator, learns to be a victim. Woe is me!

[@Pfs709]

Mike we are on your side . Stay strong . I Hope they have integrity to reach you, apologize and pay what’s owed to you .

[@tyronehuckmarner7255]

What a grifter. The family didn't need his money (and didn't know he would become a star) as they had millions of dollars already when they took him in.

[@kimberlywiederhold627]

Therapy. That explains it.

[@rsforchristjesus4181]

I don’t know the whole story, but I am so very sad that he is suing his adoptive family. I guess he feels I didn’t love him so sad . God is our healer. I wonder if he thought of suing them, or if he had help to make that decision

[@thezu9250]

They literally tricked him into signing a conservatorship so they can make millions off of his story and cut him out of the profits but somehow give it to their biological kids. The movie was a fabrication and exaggerated their contribution. They never actually adopted him. Those were just papers to have financial control over him.

[@SunnyWithNoChanceOfRain]

OH SHUT UP, clearly he feels wrong or an injustice is done to him. He’s an adult now, making adult money. This isn’t a kid screaming about not getting ice cream at the parlor. Quit siding with oppression.

[@davidmonteforte485]

I don't understand when he said he was well on his way, well then why did he have to have a tutor to help him make the grades to play football. Think about it 🤔.

[@lowlightevangelist9431]

Dude is spoiled.

[@carolepuleo1307]

What a great soul he has…….❤️

[@SandyRed881]

They portrayed him as illiterate, and he wasn’t , he only lived with them for a year.

[@randyg.7940]

They should nt have had anything to do with him initially. He would have made a great drug dealer!!!

[@thepamela050]

The movie was not a documentary so it' s not surprising it's full of untruths..However, the movie was good because of all of them ..

[@shellyalbany]

God Sees Everything. His Eyes Are Wide Open.

[@emilyspencer305]

Hugs to him. On one hand I loved the movie, but on the other the real story behind it felt VERY exploitative. I'm glad he's speaking out and making the truth be heard. Side note, his family is absolutely beautiful!