The Tuohy family has accused Michael Ohe of asking for $15 million before filing his recent lawsuit against them
The Tuohy’s are slamming Michael Oher’s claims they tricked him into becoming his conservators before earning millions from his life story.
“When Michael Lewis, a friend of Sean’s since childhood, was approached about turning his book on Mr. Oher and the Tuohys into a movie about their family, his agents negotiated a deal where they received a small advance from the production company and a tiny percentage of net profits,” Marty Singer, a lawyer for the family, told The Hollywood Reporter in a Tuesday, August 15, statement. “They insisted that any money received be divided equally. And they have made good on that pledge.”
The statement continued: “The Tuohys opened their home to Mr. Oher, offered him structure, support and, most of all, unconditional love. They have consistently treated him like a son and one of their three children. His response was to threaten them, including saying that he would plant a negative story about them in the press unless they paid him $15 million.
