The subject of 'The Blind Side' movie is making new allegations against the family who previously took him.
Oher, who previously played for Old Miss and the Baltimore Ravens while under a conservatorship with the Tuohy family, has filed a motion alleging he hasn't seen any money for the past 19 years from the use of his name, image, and likeness, and “never permitted [the Tuohys] to use his name, likeness, and image in any way.
Oher, whose story was first documented in Michael Lewis' 2006 bestselling book before becoming a movie, claimed the Tuohys made millions off his name while he never received a dime after, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Tim McGraw, Lily Collins and Kathy Bates -- earned more than $300 million at the box office. The book and film are centered around the Tuohy family taking in Oher and helping transform his life on and off the field.
in Memphis, Tennessee. It was attorney Randall Fishman who insisted that each member of the Tuohy family -- including Oher -- was paid approximately $100,000 after it was all said and done. "He's been estranged probably for the last 10 years," Farese said, adding,"and becoming more and more vocal and more and more threatening.
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