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Michael Oher, Former NFL Tackle Known For ‘The Blind Side,’ Sues To End Tuohys’ Conservatorship
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a petition submitted on Monday to a Tennessee probate court, Michael Oher, a former NFL tackle who served as the model for the film “The Blind Side,” accused Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of deceiving him by getting him to sign documents nearly two decades ago designating them as his conservators rather than his adoptive parents.
Other requests are the end of the conservatorship and a complete accounting of the money made from using his name and tale in the petition submitted Monday to the Shelby County Probate Court. In addition, he demands interest to be added to the amount owed to him.
He claims that the Tuohys have been profiting themselves at his cost by continuing to “falsely and publicly” identify as his adoptive parents “to the date of the filing of this petition.”
“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 with no familial relationship with the Tuohys,” according to the petition.
The petition also requests that the Tuohys be penalized and ordered to pay compensatory and punitive damages as determined by the court on behalf of Oher, who has never been a fan of the movie based on his life.
Michael Oher, a former NFL tackle who served as the model for the film “The Blind Side,” accused Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of deceiving him.
The Tuohys’ attorney, Steve Farese, told the Associated Press that they would respond to the accusations in court but would not provide any additional information. He was one of three lawyers who served on Monday on behalf of the Tuohys.
Leigh, An email received via Anne Tuohy’s website has not been responded to promptly. As Oher considered Tuohy’s alma mater Mississippi for college, her husband claimed to The Daily Memphian that the conservatorship was completed to appease the NCAA.
Sean Tuohy stated that if Oher wants to dissolve the conservatorship, he and his wife will do so.
“We’re devastated,” Tuohy declared. “It makes me sad to think we would sell any of our kids for money. However, we will continue to adore Michael as much at 37 as we did at 16.
Leigh Anne Tuohy was played by Sandra Bullock, who won the Academy Award for best actress in a motion picture.
Oher claims that the Tuohys never filed a custody claim with the Tennessee Department of Human Services before he became 18. Oher turned 18 in May 2004; the conservatorship application was submitted a few months later.
Michael Oher, a former NFL tackle who served as the model for the film “The Blind Side,” accused Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of deceiving him.
Just before his senior year of high school, he moved in with the Tuohys, and he claims he was instructed to address them as “Mom” and “Dad.” Other claims in the petition that “Aunt Debbie” Branan, the lawyer who filed the conservatorship paperwork, pushed him to do so.
Oher further claims that the Tuohys made him sign documents immediately after moving in as part of the adoption process. Oher claims that because he was already 18, he was “falsely advised” that it would be called a conservatorship while the intention was adoption.
The petition states that because the Tuohys never made it clear to Michael that they would have the final say over his contracts, “Michael did not understand that, if the Conservatorship was granted, he was signing away his right to contract for himself.”
In September 2006, a book based on Oher’s life was published. Sean Tuohy’s childhood friend, Michael Lewis, was identified in the petition as the author. The petition claims that Oher’s conservators have started contract talks for the movie rights.
According to the petition, an agreement was reached to pay the Tuohy family, along with their children Collins and Sean Jr., $225,000 plus 2.5% of any future defined net proceeds, subject to Oher’s approval. According to the petition, a contract with the title “Life Story Rights Agreement” and the date April 20, 2007, was “purportedly signed by Michael Oher”.
Oher feels the signature is similar to his own, but the petition claims that “nobody ever presented this contract to him with any explanation that he was signing such a document” and that Oher “at no time ever willingly or knowingly signed this document.”
Michael Oher, a former NFL tackle who served as the model for the film “The Blind Side,” accused Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of deceiving him.
Given that his life narrative generated millions of dollars and he received nothing for the rights to something that would not have been without him, Oher requests in the petition a comprehensive accounting of his assets and how they were used.
Oher, who was selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the 23rd overall choice in the 2009 draughts out of Mississippi, played for them for his first five seasons. He participated in eight NFL seasons, with the 2014 campaign featuring 11 starts for the Tennessee Titans. Oher spent the final two years of his career in Carolina.
He made 110 starts for games and helped the Ravens win a Super Bowl. After starting all 16 games at right tackle in his first season, he came in second in the voting for The Associated Press NFL Offensive First of the Year behind Minnesota’s Percy Harvin.
Oher last played in 2016, and he turned 37 in May. Carolina released him in 2017.
Supporters celebrated when Britney Spears was released from her conservatorship almost two years ago. The judgment was made after Spears publicly asked that the arrangement stop because it had hindered her from 2008 making her own personal, financial, and medical decisions.
Due to Spears’ high-profile conflict, advocates across the US have raised concerns about whether such stringent regulations do more harm than good.
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New Line and Warner Brothers announced Thursday that two new films set in the magical worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” book series are in the works.
Director Peter Jackson and screenwriters Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, who helmed the blockbuster “Lord of the Rings” film trilogy in the early 2000s, will collaborate to produce the two upcoming films.
Andy Serkis, a former “Lord of the Rings” actor, will star in and direct the first new film, provisionally titled “The Hunt for Gollum.” Serkis voiced and motion captured the titular creature in the first film series. Walsh and Boyens will create the screenplay alongside Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou.
Serkis announced the news on Instagram, including a photo of himself posing with his “Lord of the Rings” avatar. “We is baaaaak, Precious!,” he wrote in the caption. The “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” star said in a press release that he is delighted to reunite with Jackson, Walsh, and Boyens, whom he described as “incomparable guardians of Middle-earth.”
“It’s just all too delicious,” he said, previewing Lord of the Rings return to its New Zealand sets.
In a joint statement, Jackson, Walsh, and Boyens echoed the sentiment, saying “it is an honour and a privilege to travel back to Middle-earth with our good friend and collaborator” Serkis.
Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line did not release any other details on the second picture.
The original “Lord of the Rings” trilogy from the early 2000s was not just a box-office smash, but also an awards-circuit sensation. The franchise got 30 Academy Award nominations for its three films and won 17 Oscars.
“The Return of the King” won best picture at the 76th Academy Awards, 20 years ago. Jackson won his first directing Oscar for the picture.
Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-chairs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy commended the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy’s continuing effect and expressed their continuous commitment to bringing Tolkien’s words to the screen with Serkis’ “The Hunt for Gollum.”
“We continue an important commitment to excellence that is a true hallmark of how we all want to venture ahead and further contribute to the ‘Lord of the Rings’ cinematic history,” the two of them stated in a statement.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav reportedly said in an earnings call on Thursday that “The Hunt for Gollum” will be released in 2026.
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NEW YORK — Baby Bieber is here! Play his massive smash “Baby” from 2010. In addition to renewing their vows, Justin and Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin) are expecting their first child together.
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A representative for Hailey informed the Associated Press on Thursday that the model is slightly over six months pregnant.
With matching posts, the couple shared the news on their individual Instagram profiles. A brief, amorous video clip featuring the couple kissing opens both.
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White lace envelops Hailey, her baby bump showcasing the sheer, form-fitting material. A picture session in which Justin takes pictures of his wife comes next. They have each other tagged in every caption.
The luxury brand Yves Saint Laurent claims in a press release that the picture and video are from the Biebers’ vow renewal ceremony that took place in Hawaii on Thursday.
The singer shared a photo of the couple holding hands on Instagram in 2018, remarking, “My wife is awesome,” confirming the long-rumored marriage. At the same time, Hailey updated her username from “Baldwin” to “Bieber” Within a month of dating, they engaged in the Bahamas earlier that year.
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Hailey is a model as well as the creator of the skincare brand Rhode. With eight No. 1 songs under his credit, including “Sorry,” “Love Yourself,” “What Do You Mean?” and “Despacito,” which features Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, Justin, who first gained notoriety as a youngster, is a Grammy winner. “Justice,” his most recent album, was published in 2021.
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A Judge Determines That Brian Wilson Of The Beach Boys Need Conservatorship Due To Mental Deterioration.
Los Angeles — Brian Wilson, Due to what his doctor refers to as a “major neurocognitive disorder,” a judge determined on Thursday that Beach Boys founder and legendary musician Brian Wilson should be placed under judicial conservatorship to govern his personal and medical decisions.
Following the death of his wife, Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, in January, who was in charge of the majority of his affairs and chores, the 81-year-old Wilson’s family and inner circle filed a petition, which Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gus T. May granted during a hearing.
During the brief hearing, May stated, “I find from clear and convincing evidence that a conservatorship of the person is necessary.” The judge found that Brian lacks the capacity to make decisions about his own health care, and the evidence supports his assent to the arrangement.
May named manager LeeAnn Hard and publicist Jean Sievers, two seasoned Brian aides, as his conservators.
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A judge Determines That Brian Wilson Of The Beach Boys Need Conservatorship Due To Mental Deterioration.
No substantial complaints were voiced.
Through their attorney, Carnie and Wendy Wilson, two of Wilson’s seven children and members of the musical trio Wilson Phillips, requested that all of the children be included in a group text chain regarding their father and that they be considered when making medical choices. The judge accepted the agreement.
At a hearing on April 30, the two daughters had requested a postponement of the proceedings while the difficulties were resolved; nevertheless, it was evident during the hearing that a consensus had been achieved.
Wilson is receiving medicine for dementia, has a “major neurocognitive disorder,” and “is unable to properly provide for his own personal needs for physical health, food, clothing, or shelter,” according to a doctor’s affidavit that was filed with the petition in February.
Sievers and Hard have maintained strong contact with Brian and his spouse for many years. According to a report written by Robert Frank Cipriano, the lawyer the court assigned to defend Wilson’s interests, Wilson acknowledged the need for the conservatorship. Brian also expressed confidence in the two women’s judgment.
According to Cipriano’s report to the court, Brian lives with two kids and a long-term live-in caregiver at his “impeccably well maintained residence in Beverly Hills.”
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A Judge Determines That Brian Wilson Of The Beach Boys Need Conservatorship Due To Mental Deterioration.
According to Cipriano, Wilson has a decent understanding of who he is, where he is, and when he is. He can move around with assistance from a walker and the caregiver, but he is unable to name any of his children other than the two who live with him.
According to him, Brian “was largely difficult to understand and responded to questions and comments in very brief ways.”
Following their marriage in 1995, Brian praised Ledbetter for stabilizing his well-known turbulent life. The two had met in the mid-1980s.
According to a family statement, Brian, his seven children, his caregiver, and his doctors conferred before the petition was submitted. To guarantee that “there will be no drastic changes” and that “Brian will be able to enjoy all of his family and friends and continue to work on current projects,” the decision was made, according to the statement.
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A Judge Determines That Brian Wilson Of The Beach Boys Need Conservatorship Due To Mental Deterioration.
In California, judges have the authority to choose a conservator for an individual, their assets (also known as the estate), or both, as was the case with Britney Spears. Legislative changes were sparked by Spears’ case, which raised awareness of conservatorships—also known as guardianships in some states—most of it unfavorable. Wilson’s situation is more in line with the conventional use of conservatorships, which are frequently established for elderly individuals experiencing permanent mental impairment.
Since Hard is a trustee of the trust in which Wilson’s assets are placed, the Wilson petition did not ask for a conservator of the estate.
Regarded as a great inventor of vocal harmony and a co-founder, producer, arranger, and principal songwriter of the Beach Boys, Wilson’s career was completely turned upside down in the 1960s due to his struggles with mental health and substance misuse.
In 1988, he was admitted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alongside his bandmates, which included his cousin Mike Love, siblings Carl and Dennis, and brother.
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