well I guess this shot holes in that story.
'The Blind Side' sequel coming?
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How many are doing that? I mostly see people trying to understand what actually went on.rucker said:
You're correct they looked out for THEIR finances, not Ohers who they wouldn't even have a "story" to sell if it weren't for him. I'm amazed so many on here are jumping to calling Oher an ungrateful colin kaepernick type because he was wronged by these "Christians"
Zarathustra said:ABATTBQ11 said:LarryElder said:Ron beats Don said:
It's no secret. The Tuohys and Freeze used Oher to enrich themselves. Freeze got on staff at ol piss and and the Tuohys got a top recruit at their alma mater and paid handsomely at the same time.
They didn't adopt him out of the good of their heart. They saw the potential and everybody enriched themselves of Oher (including Oher himself). If they screwed him out of money, they will have to deal with that.
Freeze has always been a carny and supposedly so have Tuohys.
Sounds like everyone won ? What was Ohers best outcome of he never met the tuohys? Certainly not an nfl career or fame
Rationalizing theft
Theft is a legal term. If what they did was legal, then you can argue ethics, but then you end back to the fact that he benefited immensely as well.
Rationalizing theft
Aggie_Boomin 21 said:rgag12 said:Definitely Not A Cop said:Psycho Bunny said:Went 23rd in the first round. Signed a five-year, $13.8 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens.aggiehawg said:Wan't he a first round draft pick? He got paid by the NFL, right? And paid well?AnScAggie said:
I may be way off base here, but I think someone is pissing in his ear telling him to pursue this. I really don't believe the family had sinister motives when they took him in.
On March 14, 2014, Oher signed a four-year, $20 million contract with the Titians.
On March 6, 2015, Oher signed a two-year, $7 million contract with the Panthers
Dude waited till 2023, 14 years after the movie came out to file a lawsuit. He's after money, because he spent all his on chains, cars and other crap that amounted to nothing.
According to Google, he's currently worth 16 mil. So not really.
According to the article though, he is suing not only to end the conservatorship, but for his "fair share", and for punitive damages.
If all he had asked for was to end the conservatorship and for the family to stop using his name and likeness then I think everybody wouldn't be asking questions.
However, also in the article, it says he only decided to sue after he found out he legally isn't part of the Tuohy family. That indicates to me that he was fine with the Tuohy family accumulating wealth under the conservatorship thinking no he'd recoup a lot of it when they kicked the bucket. When he found out he wasn't going to get that money though, he probably got pissed.
(And that's also assuming the Tuohys were going to cut him out of everything and only give money to their blood).
Oher wanting some of the money the Tuohys made from the story doesn't mean he's broke. I'm not sure if he's legally entitled to the money, or if the Tuohys actually made any, but if they did why shouldn't he want a cut? They ****ed him over in that regard if that's the case.
When you sign a conservatorship, you are legally signing away control of the money. Again we don't know a lot here, but legally he isn't entitled to a cent under conservatorship. He seemingly was fine with the arrangement well into adulthood.
rgag12 said:Aggie_Boomin 21 said:rgag12 said:Definitely Not A Cop said:Psycho Bunny said:Went 23rd in the first round. Signed a five-year, $13.8 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens.aggiehawg said:Wan't he a first round draft pick? He got paid by the NFL, right? And paid well?AnScAggie said:
I may be way off base here, but I think someone is pissing in his ear telling him to pursue this. I really don't believe the family had sinister motives when they took him in.
On March 14, 2014, Oher signed a four-year, $20 million contract with the Titians.
On March 6, 2015, Oher signed a two-year, $7 million contract with the Panthers
Dude waited till 2023, 14 years after the movie came out to file a lawsuit. He's after money, because he spent all his on chains, cars and other crap that amounted to nothing.
According to Google, he's currently worth 16 mil. So not really.
According to the article though, he is suing not only to end the conservatorship, but for his "fair share", and for punitive damages.
If all he had asked for was to end the conservatorship and for the family to stop using his name and likeness then I think everybody wouldn't be asking questions.
However, also in the article, it says he only decided to sue after he found out he legally isn't part of the Tuohy family. That indicates to me that he was fine with the Tuohy family accumulating wealth under the conservatorship thinking no he'd recoup a lot of it when they kicked the bucket. When he found out he wasn't going to get that money though, he probably got pissed.
(And that's also assuming the Tuohys were going to cut him out of everything and only give money to their blood).
Oher wanting some of the money the Tuohys made from the story doesn't mean he's broke. I'm not sure if he's legally entitled to the money, or if the Tuohys actually made any, but if they did why shouldn't he want a cut? They ****ed him over in that regard if that's the case.
When you sign a conservatorship, you are legally signing away control of the money. Again we don't know a lot here, but legally he isn't entitled to a cent under conservatorship. He seemingly was fine with the arrangement well into adulthood.
And conservator's have a fiduciary duty. It isn't THEIR money to give to themselves. They are the ones not entitled to a single cent of anything
He wouldn't be the first athlete to be taken for a ride by family.
According to the petition, the truth came out in phases. At first it was the issue with the way the movie portrayed him as slow and then as saviors. Then it was with the fact that everyone was making royalties but him. The mail in the coffin appears to be him realizing he was never actually adopted.
rgag12 said:Aggie_Boomin 21 said:rgag12 said:Definitely Not A Cop said:Psycho Bunny said:Went 23rd in the first round. Signed a five-year, $13.8 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens.aggiehawg said:Wan't he a first round draft pick? He got paid by the NFL, right? And paid well?AnScAggie said:
I may be way off base here, but I think someone is pissing in his ear telling him to pursue this. I really don't believe the family had sinister motives when they took him in.
On March 14, 2014, Oher signed a four-year, $20 million contract with the Titians.
On March 6, 2015, Oher signed a two-year, $7 million contract with the Panthers
Dude waited till 2023, 14 years after the movie came out to file a lawsuit. He's after money, because he spent all his on chains, cars and other crap that amounted to nothing.
According to Google, he's currently worth 16 mil. So not really.
According to the article though, he is suing not only to end the conservatorship, but for his "fair share", and for punitive damages.
If all he had asked for was to end the conservatorship and for the family to stop using his name and likeness then I think everybody wouldn't be asking questions.
However, also in the article, it says he only decided to sue after he found out he legally isn't part of the Tuohy family. That indicates to me that he was fine with the Tuohy family accumulating wealth under the conservatorship thinking no he'd recoup a lot of it when they kicked the bucket. When he found out he wasn't going to get that money though, he probably got pissed.
(And that's also assuming the Tuohys were going to cut him out of everything and only give money to their blood).
Oher wanting some of the money the Tuohys made from the story doesn't mean he's broke. I'm not sure if he's legally entitled to the money, or if the Tuohys actually made any, but if they did why shouldn't he want a cut? They ****ed him over in that regard if that's the case.
When you sign a conservatorship, you are legally signing away control of the money. Again we don't know a lot here, but legally he isn't entitled to a cent under conservatorship. He seemingly was fine with the arrangement well into adulthood.
The claim is he wasn't aware of the arrangement until recently.
you are shocked by this? Non Christinas do this as wellrucker said:
You're correct they looked out for THEIR finances, not Ohers who they wouldn't even have a "story" to sell if it weren't for him. I'm amazed so many on here are jumping to calling Oher an ungrateful colin kaepernick type because he was wronged by these "Christians"
Wasn't Hugh Freeze his HS coach, Then he followed him to Ole Mis and worked his way up the ladder??
Well I am more familiar with conservatorships that have a guardian ad litem involved, meaning Oher would have separate counsel to sign off on it. Of course those are usually adversarial than by agreement.The Banned said:aggiehawg said:But why? Was he mentally unfit in some way? And how much was he really worth, while at Ole Miss?Quote:
I think he was legally an adult at the time of the adoption/conservatorship. They were allegedly deciding which way to go, but told him an adoption wouldn't really help since he was already an adult, but that the best route, at that point, would be to agree to a conservatorship.
Maybe if the conservatorship was more closely related in time to where he was going the NFL and earning the big bucks that would make more sense to me. But not when he was in college.
He was clearly on track for big time money. 5*. Several large scholarship offers. #2 recruit in his state.
As to unfit, wouldn't be hard to show a judge that a kid from a terrible background with no true guidance could be a financial harm to itself, would it?
You know far more law than I do, but I think one could find a judge to sign off on that.
So this story is confusing to me. Further, the reporting seems to imply the conservatorship is still in existence which again would make no sense since he's 37 and married with three, four kids.
BTW, the movie had a tiny budget of about 28 million. Bullock took a pay cut on the front end and percentages on the back end. She also didn't think she cold play a Christian and turned it down a few times until she met Lejgh Anne in person. It was not expected to be a blockbuster movie at all.
Miss Sue is also a real person and they used her real name, Did she receive compensation? IDK.
Lastly, I am seeing multiple statute of limitations issues here. The movie has been out for 14 years. He's just now raising this?
Why does the movie's budget matter at all.?
Aggie_Boomin 21 said:
Why does the movie's budget matter at all.?
Meh, I thought the backstory and more context was interesting.
Aggie_Boomin 21 said:rgag12 said:Aggie_Boomin 21 said:rgag12 said:Definitely Not A Cop said:Psycho Bunny said:Went 23rd in the first round. Signed a five-year, $13.8 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens.aggiehawg said:Wan't he a first round draft pick? He got paid by the NFL, right? And paid well?AnScAggie said:
I may be way off base here, but I think someone is pissing in his ear telling him to pursue this. I really don't believe the family had sinister motives when they took him in.
On March 14, 2014, Oher signed a four-year, $20 million contract with the Titians.
On March 6, 2015, Oher signed a two-year, $7 million contract with the Panthers
Dude waited till 2023, 14 years after the movie came out to file a lawsuit. He's after money, because he spent all his on chains, cars and other crap that amounted to nothing.
According to Google, he's currently worth 16 mil. So not really.
According to the article though, he is suing not only to end the conservatorship, but for his "fair share", and for punitive damages.
If all he had asked for was to end the conservatorship and for the family to stop using his name and likeness then I think everybody wouldn't be asking questions.
However, also in the article, it says he only decided to sue after he found out he legally isn't part of the Tuohy family. That indicates to me that he was fine with the Tuohy family accumulating wealth under the conservatorship thinking no he'd recoup a lot of it when they kicked the bucket. When he found out he wasn't going to get that money though, he probably got pissed.
(And that's also assuming the Tuohys were going to cut him out of everything and only give money to their blood).
Oher wanting some of the money the Tuohys made from the story doesn't mean he's broke. I'm not sure if he's legally entitled to the money, or if the Tuohys actually made any, but if they did why shouldn't he want a cut? They ****ed him over in that regard if that's the case.
When you sign a conservatorship, you are legally signing away control of the money. Again we don't know a lot here, but legally he isn't entitled to a cent under conservatorship. He seemingly was fine with the arrangement well into adulthood.
The claim is he wasn't aware of the arrangement until recently.
Great insight here.
I used to see stories like this and think "sounds like something for the courts to figure out."
Sadly, now, it will probably all come down to figuring out which one supported Trump and ruling against that party.
Sadly, now, it will probably all come down to figuring out which one supported Trump and ruling against that party.
Guess you don't understand how the percentage of "net proceeds" work in back end deals, do you?Aggie_Boomin 21 said:
Why does the movie's budget matter at all.?
There was a pretty famous case about James Garner and the TV show, The Rockford Files when that TV show never ever showed a net profit even after it went into syndication, have you?
Books get cooked in Hollywood all of the time. "Net" is a flexible accounting term.
annie88 said:
He made other allegations against them at least a decade ago.
This particular thing might be new, but they've been on the outs for years.
Definitely something shady.
Yeah, I thought their relationship soured years ago.
A lot of people on here are on the exact same side as the twitter mob, and I think that is usually the wrong side.
I think waiting for more information to come out is usually wise, but twitter mob doesn't buy into that.
Sean Tuohy did an interview with a local Memphis paper. (Summary of interview is in AL.com). My guess is the kickback from the "White Savior" complex combined with how Oher was portrayed in the movie has led to a lot of this.
In reading the Tuohy interview, I don't believe they made meaningful money off of Oher nor the movie. Nor do I believe the motivation for taking in Oher was selfishly driven to make sure he attended Ole Miss.
Some key points: Tuohys made their money in the fast food business, not on Oher. They were very well off before they took him in, and later Sean Tuohy sold his FF franchises for over $213 million (link from 2022).
The money from the movie was given to them by Michael Lewis, author of the Blind Side, who sold the rights for the movie to be made. It was split equally among Oher and the 4 Tuohy's. Total of about $70K, or about $14K each.
Regarding the conservatorship: It was a way to appease the NCAA during the days leading up to his college football decision. As a supporter of Ole Miss athletics, Tuohy would qualify as a "booster" under NCAA rules.
"Michael was obviously living with us for a long time, and the NCAA didn't like that," Tuohy said. "They said the only way Michael could go to Ole Miss was if he was actually part of the family. I sat Michael down and told him, 'If you're planning to go to Ole Miss or even considering Ole Miss we think you have to be part of the family. This would do that, legally.' We contacted lawyers who had told us that we couldn't adopt over the age of 18. The only thing we could do was to have a conservatorship. We were so concerned it was on the up-and-up that we made sure the biological mother came to court."
It would be one thing if Tuohy was part of this great recruiting pipeline from Memphis to Ole Miss, but he wasn't.
As a dad, there is no way I would take in a kid who had been moved around to multiple schools, with kids in the house, just to make sure that 1 kid went to my alma mater. I just don't think that was the family's motivation.
Maybe there will be a lot more information come out, but it does seem like a sad ending to a pretty inspirational story.
I think waiting for more information to come out is usually wise, but twitter mob doesn't buy into that.
Sean Tuohy did an interview with a local Memphis paper. (Summary of interview is in AL.com). My guess is the kickback from the "White Savior" complex combined with how Oher was portrayed in the movie has led to a lot of this.
In reading the Tuohy interview, I don't believe they made meaningful money off of Oher nor the movie. Nor do I believe the motivation for taking in Oher was selfishly driven to make sure he attended Ole Miss.
Some key points: Tuohys made their money in the fast food business, not on Oher. They were very well off before they took him in, and later Sean Tuohy sold his FF franchises for over $213 million (link from 2022).
The money from the movie was given to them by Michael Lewis, author of the Blind Side, who sold the rights for the movie to be made. It was split equally among Oher and the 4 Tuohy's. Total of about $70K, or about $14K each.
Regarding the conservatorship: It was a way to appease the NCAA during the days leading up to his college football decision. As a supporter of Ole Miss athletics, Tuohy would qualify as a "booster" under NCAA rules.
"Michael was obviously living with us for a long time, and the NCAA didn't like that," Tuohy said. "They said the only way Michael could go to Ole Miss was if he was actually part of the family. I sat Michael down and told him, 'If you're planning to go to Ole Miss or even considering Ole Miss we think you have to be part of the family. This would do that, legally.' We contacted lawyers who had told us that we couldn't adopt over the age of 18. The only thing we could do was to have a conservatorship. We were so concerned it was on the up-and-up that we made sure the biological mother came to court."
It would be one thing if Tuohy was part of this great recruiting pipeline from Memphis to Ole Miss, but he wasn't.
As a dad, there is no way I would take in a kid who had been moved around to multiple schools, with kids in the house, just to make sure that 1 kid went to my alma mater. I just don't think that was the family's motivation.
Maybe there will be a lot more information come out, but it does seem like a sad ending to a pretty inspirational story.
Iowaggie said:
A lot of people on here are on the exact same side as the twitter mob, and I think that is usually the wrong side.
I think waiting for more information to come out is usually wise, but twitter mob doesn't buy into that.
Sean Tuohy did an interview with a local Memphis paper. (Summary of interview is in AL.com). My guess is the kickback from the "White Savior" complex combined with how Oher was portrayed in the movie has led to a lot of this.
In reading the Tuohy interview, I don't believe they made meaningful money off of Oher nor the movie. Nor do I believe the motivation for taking in Oher was selfishly driven to make sure he attended Ole Miss.
Some key points: Tuohys made their money in the fast food business, not on Oher. They were very well off before they took him in, and later Sean Tuohy sold his FF franchises for over $213 million (link from 2022).
The money from the movie was given to them by Michael Lewis, author of the Blind Side, who sold the rights for the movie to be made. It was split equally among Oher and the 4 Tuohy's. Total of about $70K, or about $14K each.
Regarding the conservatorship: It was a way to appease the NCAA during the days leading up to his college football decision. As a supporter of Ole Miss athletics, Tuohy would qualify as a "booster" under NCAA rules.
"Michael was obviously living with us for a long time, and the NCAA didn't like that," Tuohy said. "They said the only way Michael could go to Ole Miss was if he was actually part of the family. I sat Michael down and told him, 'If you're planning to go to Ole Miss or even considering Ole Miss we think you have to be part of the family. This would do that, legally.' We contacted lawyers who had told us that we couldn't adopt over the age of 18. The only thing we could do was to have a conservatorship. We were so concerned it was on the up-and-up that we made sure the biological mother came to court."
It would be one thing if Tuohy was part of this great recruiting pipeline from Memphis to Ole Miss, but he wasn't.
As a dad, there is no way I would take in a kid who had been moved around to multiple schools, with kids in the house, just to make sure that 1 kid went to my alma mater. I just don't think that was the family's motivation.
Maybe there will be a lot more information come out, but it does seem like a sad ending to a pretty inspirational story.
This is why two sides to every story is important. The petition claims ALOT more money than 70k
Some good context, always good to have two sides
We'll see how true that side is.
Iowaggie said:
We'll see how true that side is.
I think what makes it easy for people to believe the Tuohy's are full of it is that they allowed the idea of "adoption" out into the public sphere. That's a far cry from conservatorship. Maybe they publicly refuted that at some point prior to now, but "adoption" is a pretty big deal. Finding out that all you did was put yourself in charge of my finances would piss me the hell off.
At the same time the Tuohy's have not exercised any of their rights over his money (as far as we know) which doesn't make it look like a money grab. It's definitely the sort of thing should best be kept private unless Oher felt they were publicly gaining recognition they didn't earn.
aggiehawg said:Guess you don't understand how the percentage of "net proceeds" work in back end deals, do you?Aggie_Boomin 21 said:
Why does the movie's budget matter at all.?
There was a pretty famous case about James Garner and the TV show, The Rockford Files when that TV show never ever showed a net profit even after it went into syndication, have you?
Books get cooked in Hollywood all of the time. "Net" is a flexible accounting term.
You've not demonstrated you have any knowledge about what those "net proceeds" percentages were. Just about anyone that can read can understand what that means. My question wasn't an indication that I'm ignorant on the definition, my question was because simply stating Bullock took percentages on the back end isn't very useful information with no actual quantitative info.
If you're going to respond in a condescending way, should probably make sure your post has some substance.
Ghost of Andrew Eaton said:Aggie_Boomin 21 said:rgag12 said:Aggie_Boomin 21 said:rgag12 said:Definitely Not A Cop said:Psycho Bunny said:Went 23rd in the first round. Signed a five-year, $13.8 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens.aggiehawg said:Wan't he a first round draft pick? He got paid by the NFL, right? And paid well?AnScAggie said:
I may be way off base here, but I think someone is pissing in his ear telling him to pursue this. I really don't believe the family had sinister motives when they took him in.
On March 14, 2014, Oher signed a four-year, $20 million contract with the Titians.
On March 6, 2015, Oher signed a two-year, $7 million contract with the Panthers
Dude waited till 2023, 14 years after the movie came out to file a lawsuit. He's after money, because he spent all his on chains, cars and other crap that amounted to nothing.
According to Google, he's currently worth 16 mil. So not really.
According to the article though, he is suing not only to end the conservatorship, but for his "fair share", and for punitive damages.
If all he had asked for was to end the conservatorship and for the family to stop using his name and likeness then I think everybody wouldn't be asking questions.
However, also in the article, it says he only decided to sue after he found out he legally isn't part of the Tuohy family. That indicates to me that he was fine with the Tuohy family accumulating wealth under the conservatorship thinking no he'd recoup a lot of it when they kicked the bucket. When he found out he wasn't going to get that money though, he probably got pissed.
(And that's also assuming the Tuohys were going to cut him out of everything and only give money to their blood).
Oher wanting some of the money the Tuohys made from the story doesn't mean he's broke. I'm not sure if he's legally entitled to the money, or if the Tuohys actually made any, but if they did why shouldn't he want a cut? They ****ed him over in that regard if that's the case.
When you sign a conservatorship, you are legally signing away control of the money. Again we don't know a lot here, but legally he isn't entitled to a cent under conservatorship. He seemingly was fine with the arrangement well into adulthood.
The claim is he wasn't aware of the arrangement until recently.
Great insight here.
If this is sarcasm (and if it is, what irony) tell me how you'd like me to respond to a post that got a detail wrong?
I remember watching "Below Deck" when the family was on it.
What for? Don't have any other scripts available?
Iowaggie said:
A lot of people on here are on the exact same side as the twitter mob, and I think that is usually the wrong side.
I think waiting for more information to come out is usually wise, but twitter mob doesn't buy into that.
Sean Tuohy did an interview with a local Memphis paper. (Summary of interview is in AL.com). My guess is the kickback from the "White Savior" complex combined with how Oher was portrayed in the movie has led to a lot of this.
In reading the Tuohy interview, I don't believe they made meaningful money off of Oher nor the movie. Nor do I believe the motivation for taking in Oher was selfishly driven to make sure he attended Ole Miss.
Some key points: Tuohys made their money in the fast food business, not on Oher. They were very well off before they took him in, and later Sean Tuohy sold his FF franchises for over $213 million (link from 2022).
The money from the movie was given to them by Michael Lewis, author of the Blind Side, who sold the rights for the movie to be made. It was split equally among Oher and the 4 Tuohy's. Total of about $70K, or about $14K each.
Regarding the conservatorship: It was a way to appease the NCAA during the days leading up to his college football decision. As a supporter of Ole Miss athletics, Tuohy would qualify as a "booster" under NCAA rules.
"Michael was obviously living with us for a long time, and the NCAA didn't like that," Tuohy said. "They said the only way Michael could go to Ole Miss was if he was actually part of the family. I sat Michael down and told him, 'If you're planning to go to Ole Miss or even considering Ole Miss we think you have to be part of the family. This would do that, legally.' We contacted lawyers who had told us that we couldn't adopt over the age of 18. The only thing we could do was to have a conservatorship. We were so concerned it was on the up-and-up that we made sure the biological mother came to court."
It would be one thing if Tuohy was part of this great recruiting pipeline from Memphis to Ole Miss, but he wasn't.
As a dad, there is no way I would take in a kid who had been moved around to multiple schools, with kids in the house, just to make sure that 1 kid went to my alma mater. I just don't think that was the family's motivation.
Maybe there will be a lot more information come out, but it does seem like a sad ending to a pretty inspirational story.
Yeah I don't think the family was using him as a gravy train, I just don't think that the story of them just being super nice people taking in a victim of circumstance holds much merit now. And it's really not anything to do with them, it's more about what we know now was going on with Hugh Freeze and how Ole Miss was recruiting so much better than what anybody expected at the time. We now know that Hugh Freeze is a liar, and Ole Miss was more than just trying to skirt around the rules. They were blatantly breaking them.
It just lends more evidence that to the parents, this was a business arrangement first. Whether Oher understood that at the time remains to be seen.
Mississippi allows for adult adoption now, so when did the law change?
BBRex said:
Mississippi allows for adult adoption now, so when did the law change?
IMO these folks saw a giant, athletic kid who they figured they could push towards Ole Miss. It's not hard to identify an elite D1 OT at 16 years old.
I also think Oher didn't mind living in a nice house, getting clothes bought for him, eating great food, etc.
It was always an arrangement that both side felt they benefited from.
I do think the wife played up their "Disney Story" relationship and milked it into the book, the movie and eventually speaking engagements.
And because that close relationship really wasn't there - it pissed Oher off, even when he was making about $40m playing football. But half of that goes to taxes, agent fees, etc, and I wonder just how much of the $20m he blew through. For whatever reason he's looking over at a few hundred thousand they made overselling that story and he's decided he was screwed out of it.
Honestly, I don't know that it's a real good look for any of them involved.
I also think Oher didn't mind living in a nice house, getting clothes bought for him, eating great food, etc.
It was always an arrangement that both side felt they benefited from.
I do think the wife played up their "Disney Story" relationship and milked it into the book, the movie and eventually speaking engagements.
And because that close relationship really wasn't there - it pissed Oher off, even when he was making about $40m playing football. But half of that goes to taxes, agent fees, etc, and I wonder just how much of the $20m he blew through. For whatever reason he's looking over at a few hundred thousand they made overselling that story and he's decided he was screwed out of it.
Honestly, I don't know that it's a real good look for any of them involved.
if is this the case why didn't he do or say anything when the movie first come out, what 10, 13 years ago. No he probably got pissed off at them recently or took in to much libtard media. This is BS.BassCowboy33 said:LarryElder said:
Think the proof of him voluntarily living in their house and all the pictures like above make this case seem silly.
Also, where was his real family if he was "tricked" some people are just awful
Honestly, it just makes it more depressing. Dude thought he had a family, and they were secretly bilking money from his name.
Think with your head and not solely with your heart.
FrioAg 00 said:
IMO these folks saw a giant, athletic kid who they figured they could push towards Ole Miss. It's not hard to identify an elite D1 OT at 16 years old.
I also think Oher didn't mind living in a nice house, getting clothes bought for him, eating great food, etc.
It was always an arrangement that both side felt they benefited from.
I do think the wife played up their "Disney Story" relationship and milked it into the book, the movie and eventually speaking engagements.
And because that close relationship really wasn't there - it pissed Oher off, even when he was making about $40m playing football. But half of that goes to taxes, agent fees, etc, and I wonder just how much of the $20m he blew through. For whatever reason he's looking over at a few hundred thousand they made overselling that story and he's decided he was screwed out of it.
Honestly, I don't know that it's a real good look for any of them involved.
As someone who has taken in a homeless HS kid, it is hard to bring in someone to your house, but my wife and I did it for about 3 months and before we had kids. I would like to say I would trust God enough to bring in a giant homeless foster boy if I had a HS daughter and young son, but I certainly would not do it just for the chance to get the guy to my college alma mater.
ttu_85 said:if is this the case why didn't he do or say anything when the movie first come out, what 10, 13 years ago. No he probably got pissed off at them recently or took in to much libtard media. This is BS.BassCowboy33 said:LarryElder said:
Think the proof of him voluntarily living in their house and all the pictures like above make this case seem silly.
Also, where was his real family if he was "tricked" some people are just awful
Honestly, it just makes it more depressing. Dude thought he had a family, and they were secretly bilking money from his name.
Think with your head and not solely with your heart.
You can find quotes of him taking issue with the movie way back then
BBRex said:
Mississippi allows for adult adoption now, so when did the law change?
Mississippis laws don't apply to people in Tennesse, where the Touhys live.
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