but then in early 2023, michael oher's lawyers say they dug up the conservatorship agreement. oher states in a new petition that sean and leigh anne tuohy told him they were going to adopt him, but never did. or says they instead filed a conservatorship that made millions for them and their children. a conservatorship definitely does not make you part of a family. it is an arrangement that the court has granted in order to take rights away from an individual and give those rights to someone else. michael oher alleges that the tuohys negotiated a deal for themselves when the blind side movie came out. and he says that the family didn't give him any of this money. the family says, no, all the money we made off of this movie, we shared it equally with michael oher. they've never needed his money. mr. tuohy sold his company for $220 million. the movie allowed them to basically create a narrative around their family. the movie's great. we love it. it allows us to go around and talk about the michael ohers of the world that need a forever family. they say that all families don't have

. >>> if you don't know michael oher's name from the 8 year career you probably know it from "the blind side," he is black and rescued from poverty and homelessness by a wealthy white family. last year, it was alleged they never adopted him but instead filed a conservativeship and profited from a false narrative about him which they denied. the conservativeship has since been terminated by a judge but a case from the tuohy's asking about his finances over the years is still ongoing. now, "blind-sided" examines the story behind hollywood's take on o'er and the tuohys. >> the controversy surrounding the hit movie, "the blind side." >> michael oher blind-sided by his family at the blockbuster. >> alleging there was a false narrative when they adopted him. >> the movie depicted a different person. michael really didn't like the movie and they followed him everywhere. >> he felt someone was making money from this movie and it wasn't him. >> they said they never intended to adopt michael. as they say from the south, you got some explaining to do. >> it seemed to be love and a lot was offered.

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. >>> if you don't know michael oher's name from his eight year career you probably know it from the movie, the "blind side," a wealthy white family that positioned him for success in college football. last year, he alleged they never adopted him but in stead filed a conservatorship and profited from a false narrative they denied. the conservatorship has since been denied by a judge and the lawsuit about the finances is ongoing. examining the story behind o'er's take and the tuohy's and here's a preview. >> michael oher blind-sided he says by the family at the center of the hollywood blockbuster. >> alleging they got millions from the false narrative and that they adopted him. >> michael really didn't like the movie from the beginning. they followed him everywhere from the nfl, no escaping it. >> he felt like someone was making money from this movie and it wasn't him. >> they said they never intended to adopt michael. as they say from the south, you have some explaining to do. >> it seemed to be all love. and a lot was offered. >> he was portrayed as unable without the help of the tu

here's a preview. >> controversy surrounding hit with the blindside. >> michael oher blindsided by hisy at the center of the hollywood blockbuster. >> alleging they earned millions from pushing a false narrative that they adopted him. >> the movie depicted a totally different person. >> michael really didn't like the movie from the very beginning. they followed him everywhere while he was in the nfl. >> he felt like someone was making money from this movie, and it wasn't him. >> they said they never intended to adopt michael. i think they've got some cleaning to do. >> it seemed to be all love, and a lot was offered. >> he was portrayed as unable without the help of the tuohy family to have made his way in the world. >> the movie allows them to talk about the michael oher's of the world that need a forever family. >> i know what a conservatorship is to hear something like that, had gone on, it struck a nerve. >> they blindsided him from the start. >> blindsided, tomorrow at 8:00 on cnn. >> you had my career in the palm of your hands. he had a big career ahead of him. damaged by his car

michael oher came across the tuohy family , when he was still a high school student. he had endured homelessness, seat help -- sought help through various families, when he met that tuohy family , he thought that was his family, they called him son and said he was adopted. through this legal process, he is trying to come to terms with the reality that that wasn't true. he does acknowledge that tuohy family help them but the idea was -- he was a part of the family was not true, even though he is a 37-year-old man today, i think he wants closure around that and financial compensation. >> it is a fascinating story. michael fletcher, thank you for bringing this story to us and tune in to the cnn flash documentary premiering tonight at 8:00 p.m. on cnn. watching also on max. be right back. >> live in the

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. >>> first, if you don't know michael oher's name from his eight year career, you probably know it frome is black, rescued from a home of poverty to a white family that took him to success in college football and beyond. but they never adopted him and instead started a conservativeship that they deny. the conservatorship has been ended in tennessee but the case about asking him information over the years has been ongoing. "blind-sided" is on hollywood's tape on him and the family. >> "the mindside." >> reporter: michael o'er, blind-sided. >> that they pushed a false narrative from adopting him. >> the movie showed a totally different person. >> michael didn't like the movie from the begipg, following him everywhere in the nfl. >> he felt someone was making money from this movie and it wasn't him. >> they said they never intended to adopt michael. like they say in the south, you got some explaining to do. >> it seemed to be all love and a lot was offered. >> he was portrayed as unable without the help of the family to have made his way in the world. >> the movie allows us to talk about t

. >> the movie allows us to talk about the michael ohers of the world that need a family. >> i know whatship is thanks to britney spears. >> they blindsided him from the start. >> "blindsided" tomorrow at 8 on cnn. >> you had my career right in the palm of your hands. >> big career ahead of him. >> damaged his career by saying something i didn't mean. >> i wanted to compete against him. not all christian mccaffrey's are the same. some are all-pro running backs. some aren't. i'm christian mccaffrey and i make tacos. just like not all internet providers are the same. don't settle for slow. yikes. or unreliable. that's going to leave a mark. or weak. get real deal speed, reliability and power with xfinity. hey, you okay? i'm gonna pass out if that's alright. get the real deal, get xfinity.

it allows us to talk about the michael oher's of the world. >> i know what conservatorship is now thanks to britney spears. >> blindsided tomorrow at 8:00 on cnn. >> thank you for joining us tonight. >>> both parties play both sides of a damming special counsel report, that is tonight on news line . >>> america's left and right are melting down over a report that raises questions about president biden's mental aquity. he will not be charged for handling classified documents. first, i want to cut through the noise here and give you context. 30 years ago another presidential candidate faced concerns about his age. that issue landed him on the cover of "time magazine." here is the thing, then, in 1996, bob dole was younger than both biden and trump are today. as they say history rhymes. now, president biden, his number 2 and democrats alike are all blasting robert herr for the remarks in that report about bidens age and his struggle to remember things in his interview. >> the comments were made, inaccurate, inappropriate. they are calling this the sequel of the attack of the six foot monste

the whole thing is a story of adoption of michael oher and how it changed our life and how we helpede his life, but it was never an adoption. >> so the tuohys admitted they never adopted him, they never intended to adopt him legally. >> they said that they never intended to adopt michael? >> that really is contrary to what has been voiced during the last 20 years, and if that is what their lawyer said in their response, i think that, you know, as they kind of say in the south, you got to 'splaining to do. >> "blindsided" airs tonight at 8:00 on cnn. "first of all" is up next with victor blackwell. is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? your data, too. there's even round-the- clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers. hey billy, how you doin? with comcast business, reliability isn't just possible. thanks. it's happening. get started for $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get up

it allows us to talk about the michael oher's of the world. >> i know what conservatorship is now thanks to britney spears. >>