sandra bullock won a best actress oscar for her pore traig trail as leigh anne tuohy.family support, the real michael oher goes on to play football at ole miss on a full scholarship. >> michael oher, offensive tackle, mississippi. >> reporter: later in the nfl. 2009, after being drafted by the baltimore ravens in the first round, the tuohy family right by his side. but now, at 37 years old, oher says he was blindsided. in a petition filed monday, he accused sean and leigh anne tuohy of not giving him his fair share of the film's profits and continuing to make money off his name. claiming that when the movie studio began negotiations to the rights of his life story, he was paid nothing for a project that would not have existed without him. he says the tuohys negotiated for themselves and their two birth children, payment of about $225,000 each plus a percentage based on the movie's success. the petition also says they tricked him into believing they were adopting him at age 18. instead, they became his conservators. >> a conservatorship is when a person takes away the d

. >> hey, my name is leigh anne tuohy my kids go to windgate. >> reporter: the family made famous in the oscar-winning film blindsided by a ludicrous lawsuit is what they call it filed by michael oher. >> these people are truly devastated i mean, this was their son. >> reporter: the tuohy family attorney speaking out tonight disputing the former nfl player's accusation that he was tricked into making the tuohys his conservators in 2004 instead of being adopted. >> we're talking about a family trying to help someone in need the tuohys did not control any of mr. oher's finances. >> reporter: the attorneys also hammering oher's claim that he was unaware of the conservatorship until six months ago calling out his 2011 book where oher writes, sean and leigh anne would be named as my legal conservators. honestly, i didn't care what it was called we were a family the family insisting the conservatorship was to secure oher's ncaa eligibility to play college football. because he was over 18, they say lawyers advised they couldn't adopt. at the center of all of this is money the tuohys allegin

liz: they only made half a million total, allative of the tuohys, including the tuohy couple? a same statement saying there wasn't money to be made and michael oher should join the hollywood writer strike because hollywood made the money and profited. is that the story? >> you know, again, i'm not familiar with hollywood accounting. i don't know how they account in the movie business. i can only tell you there was not a great deal of money made, and that michael got as i said yesterday, every dime he had coming. he got one fifth of the pie, and that's what he got, that's what he was entitled to and that's what he got. liz: did oher try to demand $15 million out of the tuohys; is that true? >> i believe that to be accurate, and i think we'll be able to prove that in court. liz: okay. now why didn't the tuohy's just formally adopt oher? >> well, again, remember what the goal was. the goal was to do something in order to pass muster at the university of mississippi so the ncaa would not declare him ineligible if he chose to go there. so it really made no difference what he was wh

based on the movie's success, the tuohy family has not respond to abc news request for comment , butean tuohy told the daily memphian newspaper, we're devastated, saying the conservatorship was done to avoid any ncaa conflicts with or attending ole miss. since tuohy is a booster at the school, adding it's upsetting that people would think i would want to make money off any of my children, but we're going to love michael at 37, just like we loved him at 16. sean tuohy says the family, including awe, got an equal share about 14,000 each and the attorney for the tuohy family tells espn the family would file a legal response to the allegations in the coming weeks. this is a movie that so many people have seen such surprising allegations there. it is a big deal. >> also, according to espn or petition, is asking the court to end that conservatorship and also issue an injunction barring them from using his name and likeness in the future. this is a family, so some family family drama for sure. >> we'll see how it plays out. >> lionel, thank you. the mix is next. >> if you're on supplemental

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but tuohy wrote a book.y split the profits five ways. so, which one is it? >> i know. he says that in the book, exactly. and even going forward now, they are saying -- there actually was a residual deal, and we shared that residuals with michael oher. and previously they were saying there was no residuals. so, it's hard to know exactly what is what with this. their stories kind of moved. and michael oher's a story has remained the same. he is adamant that he got no money from the deal. the family says he refused to take money from the residual deal. i think -- we will have to see this resolved in court. one of the things that michael oher asked for in his position was a full accounting of the money that was made by "the blind side" by the tuohy family. and as we know, this movie was an absolute blockbuster. it grossed over $300 million at the box office. and according to the contract cited in michael oher's petition, the tuohys were entitled to two and a half percent of the profits of that movie, on top of a

but the tuohys dispute that, too.the tuohys received about $700,000 total which was intended to be evenly split among the family. >> michael got every dime he had coming. >> reporter: while in oxford, mississippi, home to ole miss, where oher played college football, as fans lined up around the block, he did not address the controversy. oher's attorney now saying that he believe tas someone living with type 2 diabetes, i want to keep it real and talk about some risks. with type 2 diabetes you have up to 4 times greater risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. even at your a1c goal, you're still at risk ...which if ignored could bring you here... ...may put you in one of those... ...or even worse. too much? that's the point. get real about your risks and do something about it. talk to your health care provider about ways to lower your risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. learn more at getrealaboutdiabetes.com to help prevent bleeding gums. try saying 'hello gumwash' with parodontax active gum health. it kills 99% pla

but the tuohys dispute that, too.bc news, the tuohys received approximately $700,000 total which was intended to be evenly split among the family >> michael got every dime he had coming >> reporter: while in oxford, mississippi, home to ole miss, where oher played college football, where fans lined up around the block to meet him this week, he did not address the controversy. oher's attorney now saying that he believe that justice will be served in the courtroom. >> kaylee, it is unusual for an adult without limitations to be under a conservatorship, but oher is still under one, as we understand it, and he's 37 so how are the tuohys and their attorneys explaining that part of the story >> yeah, craig just as it was portrayed in "the blind side," oher was a top college and because the tuohys family has long donated to ole miss the ncaa investigated why he was living with them the tuohys say that the legal advice that they got at the time was that they put him under conservatorship and it would allow the family to be ab

tuohy said we got paid x amount of dollars, some say $14,000. 2.5% is the number.her wants his piece of the pie, we'll check it out. >> laura: great to see you, that is it tonight, set your dvr, stay connected with us. follow me on twitter and instagram. >> todd: six days out from first republican presidential debate. fox news poll showing vivek ramaswamy making big gains since june, sliding into third place behind donald trump and ron desantis with fox news power rankings pointing to another candidate to watch. >> carley: shaping up to be an election unlike anything we have seen before with fulton county da moving to prosecute trump in a public spectacle tha

family, in fact provided him with no familial relationship with the tuohys, and quote.cause i reviewed the court order and he was present at the conservatorship hearing. so, i find it difficult to believe, although anything is possible, that he did not know that he was in a conservatorship court, and not being adopted. i only found that one document. and not only was he there but, apparently, his biological parents were also given notice and consented to the conservatorship. >> christine brennan, the tuohys dispute other allegations and i want you to listen to the family's attorneys -- the remarks from the family attorneys earlier today. >> the tuohys did not control any of mr. oher's finances. mr. oher picked his own agent. when he signed pro, mr. oher signed his own contract. it's devastating to the family. and we hope that it doesn't have a chilling effect effect on others who want to help needy individuals. >> christine, you interviewed the tuohys. you have done a lot of reporting on what is going on here. what is your take on the situation? >> you know, wolf, micha

sean tuohy jr.n 2020, 2021 if you guys give me this much i won't go public with things >> reporter: michael oher is now 37 years old and retired after playing eight seasons in the nfl he is asking the court to end the conservatorship and prohibit the tuohys from using his name and likeness and pay him his fair share lester >> all right, kaylee, thank you. and coming up, the dramatic nighttime rescue of four divers lost at sea. the joyful family reunions, next the citi c custom cashsh℠ cacard automatatically adjdjs to eararn you morere cash bacack in y your top eleligible spspend categogory. hi. in y your top eleligible spspend categogory. ♪♪♪ yoyou don't hahave to keepep s onon rotating g categorieses. this is ththe only rototag i carere about. yoyou don't hahave to keepep s onon rotating g categorieses. ... . or activatate anytg to earn.n. your cash h back automomaticy adjusts fofor you. ... . or activatate anytg to earn.n. can i geget a cucumbmber wa? earnrn 5% cash b back thatat automaticically a

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after he turned 18, oher moved in with the tuohys.filed a conservatorship which kept millions of dollars from him. the former nfl player is asking the tuohys, quote, show cause for failure to meet duty. according to the court petition, oher claims they gave him legal papers he thought were necessary for the adopay.e papers appointed sean and leigh anne tuohy as his conservatives with, quote, total control over michael oher's ability to go negotiate for or enter any contract despite the fact he was over 18 and had no diagnosed physical or psychological disabilities. oher claims the tuohys falsely advised him that the adoption would have to be called a conservatorship since he was over 18. according the petition, in 2006th tuohys representing themselves as the adoptive parents negotiated the contracts for the movie the "blind side." the movie has reportedly grossed more than $330 million. the petition also states that another contract from april 2007 gave away oher's name, likeness, voice, without any payment whatsoever. oher claims he

tuohy himself said, we needed to do this in order to get michael into school.that was a requirement, it actually does make sense. so there could have been very innocent reasons why they sought conservatorship. for an 18-year-old, who is still in high school. >> do you think the tuohys have done anything wrong? i mean, there does seem to be some evidence that members of the family did receive money from the film, which made more than $300 million. i haven't seen any evidence that any of that money went to orr. what do you make of it all? >> right, well actually, according to the file, once the orrs got this court order, they never pursued letters of guardianship or conservatorship. they never took the oath. at least, from what i can see. which means that they never actually had legal authority to act on mr. orr's behalf. and that would be consistent with his own statement that just three years later, he was presented with a contract to sign. so they received an order, but they didn't act on it. so it will be interesting to see whether or not they actually did re

the lie of michael's adoption is one upon which co-conservators leigh anne tuohy and sean tuohy haveemselves at the undersigned ward. michael oher discovered this lie to his chagrin and embarrassment in february of 2023 this year. when he learned that the conservatorship that he consented on the basis that doing so would make him a member of the tuohy family, in fact, provided him no familial relationship with the two. basically they said he was over the age of 18. they couldn't adopt him legally. they could just do a conservatorship. >> steve: according to the lawyers. >> ainsley: he said no. i thought i was signing something that i was adopted. whole movie based on that. is he saying the movie is a lie based on it. we love him. he is still part of our family. we were following the law. >> brian: he said he didn't get any money from the movie it. did give him fame. talked to him two weeks ago. book out now it's excellent talked about motivating. even if i didn't make it as a pro-player. i would do something. determined to do it through school. really bright guy. one thing he said wh

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tuohy sold his company for $220 million. he didn't need mr. oher's money. >> reporter: the tuohys claims money from the movie was split evenly among the family and oher, each getting $100,000, but that oher threatened to plant a negative story about them in the press unless they paid him $15 million. >> we're not going to be strong-armed. we haven't done anything. we're not going to be extorted. >> reporter: and david, michael oher says he wants an end to that conservatorship. the tuohys say they are willing to drop that agreement at any time. david? >> david: erielle, thank you. >>> now, to a major head call breakthrough tonight. what doctors are new york city are calling a landmark step forward in the growing need for donated kidneys. they say they have transplanted a genetically modified pig's kidney into a human recipient. and it is still working, one month later. here's abc's stephanie ramos now. >> reporter: tonight, a major medical breakthrough bringing us one step closer to using animal organs in humans. surgeons at nyu langone announc

. >> reporter: monday michael oher filed the lawsuit accusing sean and leyanne tuohy of having him sign what he thought w were adoption papers but werere a coconservatorsrship agreement. the film grossed over $300 million. >> we want to know if you want to become part of this family. >> reporter: today lawyers said oher was well aware of the conservatorship. >> he wrote a book in 2011 and acknowledged on three occasions there was a conservitorship. >> reporter: in the past he's criticized the movie. >> the biggest is me portrayed as not able to read or write. >> reporter: oher wants a full accounting of the profits during the conservatorship, the tuohys say it's a shakedown. >>> today nearly 100,000 students in kentucky's largest school district were forced to stay home. it's a problem across the country, a severe bus driver shortage. >> reporter: connie drove an empty bus today, practicing her route after a failure last week, forcing schools to temporarily close. >> it was bad, real bad. i've never experienced that. >> reporter: a new bus route plan used computer algorithms that didn't

sean tuohy saying we didn't make any money off the movie. his son told barstool sports he did make some money but didn't make him rich. >> like $60,000, $70,000. >> reporter: the suit also claims oher who published a book about overcoming obstacles unknowingly signed over the rights to his name, image and likeness in 2007 without payment. oher has stated that he doesn't like how he was portrayed in the movie. >> i think biggest for me is, you know, being portrayed not being able to read or write. when you go into the locker room and your teammates don't think that you can learn a play book i go on, that weighs heavy. >> reporter: tuohys say that it is upsetting to think that we'd make any money off any of our children but we're going to love michael at 37 just like we loved him at 16. brynn gingras, cnn, new york. >>> which side will make it into the world cup final? australia and england are getting ready for their semifinal showdown. we're live in sydney next. so many people are overweight now and asking themselves, "why can't i lose weigh

but the tuohy family is flipping the script.ould plant a negative story about them in the press unless they paid him $15 million. in an interview monday, promoting his new book oher did not address the lawsuit but addressed some frustration with how he was portrayed. >> when i moved in with the tuohys family, who i'm grateful for for letting me stay my senior year there, but you have to understand and i was an all american football player before i moved in with them. >> do you want to stay here, michael? >> reporter: as the film depicts, oher describes in court documents how he was on his own in high school and nearly penny also. he says in 2004, before his senior year, the tuohys invited him to live with them, eventually discussing adoption. oher claims he was tricked into signing documents he believed were a necessary step in the adoption process. but just six months ago, he says he learned he was never adopted, and instead sean and leigh anne tuohy became his conservators. the conservatorship was a way to secure oher's ncaa e

the tuohys adding should mr.ervatorship, they will never oppose it in any way. >> never had one before. >> what, a room to yourself? >> a bed. >> reporter: "the blind side" earning $330 million in the box office after its 2009 release. the family's attorney indicating oher filed the lawsuit for financial motivation, saying he would plant a negative story about them in the press unless the tuohys paid him $15 million. the couple's son, sean tuohy jr., who has not been named in the suit, telling bar stools sports his parents were aware of the impending suit. >> it's been a couple years in the making. i'm surprised it happened the way it did. >> reporter: overnight michael oher's attorney responding to the tuohy family claims saying in a statement, we have confidence in our judicial system and in our client, michael oher. now, the tuohys also said in their statement, they will always care deeply for mr. oher and they hope he comes to regret his decisions, makes different choices, in the hopes they can reconcile. thi

part of the statement that the tuohy family has been saying.t the outlandish claims made by michael oher about the tuohy family are hurtful and absurd. the idea that the tuohys have ever sought to profit off of mr. oher is not only offensive, it is transparently ridiculous. again, in the statement they say that again, he's tried to do this multiple times and this is just a ploy to promote his book that is currently out right now and they said if he wants to be released from his conservatorship that they would be willing to do so. one thing to point out, though. they do finally acknowledge, sara that there was a conservatorship. we talked about that yesterday. were they adoptive parents or conservatorship. there are questions about what that conservatorship means. for one, are they still making money off michael oher? those are questions we are continuing to ask, sara. >> brynn gingras. so much to learn about this story and a lot of people are interested in it because it was an inspiring movie and an inspiring story. kate? >> coming up for us u

that family, the tuohys are firing back saying he's trying to shake them down for $15 million.is oher's attorney saying? >> hi there, gillian. in response to the tuohy family accusation, oher attorney don barrett says we try cases in the courtroom based on facts. we have confidence in our judicial system and our client michael oher. we hope to get there quickly. a lawyer for sean and leanne tuohy are alleging a shakedown after michael oher filed a petition to end his conservator ship, claiming he learned the family never legally adopted him, learning this year. ignited a storm on social media, some say she should return the oscar she win, but the actor that played him said he was shocked by the unfortunate lawsuit. and calling the accusations hurtful and absurd and saying the former nfler received an equal cut of every penny paid. proceeds were $14,000 each and that michael was paid as well. but according to oher's petition, the movie paid the tuohys and their birth children $225,000, plus 2.5% of the film's defined net proceeds. now part of his petition, he is asking for to be

but i do believe is that when he went to ole miss he was influenced by the end tuohy because sean tuohywant to appear to be a booster. that would be a violation of name image and likeness by caa rules. i think he was protecting himself and the family as well as michael. i think that what we are looking at right now is someone after the fact two has perspective, who has lived some life, where did all that money go? they did receive two and a half percent on the back end. this film did make $300 million. i'm confused because, i was told i was adopted in some form or fashion. and he feels as if they owe him something. but the family is holding true. i don't think money is the issue. i think what you said initially in the most simple and plain form, is that it is sad. it is a relationship where there is a deeper trail. michael feels as if he has betrayed and vice versa. the family feels like we've taken you in, you had nowhere to go, and now this is how you repeat us? i feel as if as this relationship went on there should've been more transparency in there wasn't. there was always this low-

that family, the tuohys are firing back saying oher is trying to shake them down.nspired the movie "the blindside" now being accused of threatening to plant a negative story about the tennessee family who took him in unless they paid him $15 million. the lawyer for sean and lee tuohy after oher claimed he learned only this year the family never legally adopted him. the dispute has ignited a firestorm on social media. some posts saying sandra bullock should return the oscar she won for portraying the mother. accusations hurtful and absurd and saying the former nfler received an equal cut of every penny. the proceeds he says were $14,000 each and that michael was paid as well. according to oher's petition the movie paid the tos and their two children and 2.5% of the films defined proceeds and 250,000. he is also asking for a full accounting of the money the tuohys made using his name and to be paid a fair share of the profits along with other damages. the family's lawyer says the tuohys will not oppose ending their guardianship but defend their names. as you guys kno

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attorneys have indicated that throughout this time that michael oher was in conservatorship with the tuohys being conservators he controlled his own finances and celebritied the agents that he worked with so more information coming in as this press conference takes place. >>> coming up, a small minnesota city could soon be without a police department, why the entire force has handed its over badges. you're watching "nbc news daily." we're also streaming free 24/7 we're also streaming free 24/7 on nbc news ♪ ♪ ♪♪

the tuohys claim he tried to shake them down for $15 million before going public. tuohys only received about $700,000 from "the blind side," money meant to be split evenly among family members including oher. the legal team says the couple is worth h hundreds o of milliof dollars, waving off the i idea they keep mononey from someone they loved as a son. this week's controversy renewing the debate over movies like "the blind side" where so-called white saviors come to the rescue of black people. robin autry is a professor of sociology at wesleyan university. >> t there can b be s some genu cacare and love,, but thahat do mean there can't also be something exploitative going on. we want a range of stories. >> reporter: a film that once appeared to have a happy hollywood ending now viewed by many through a new lens. >> jesse is joining us now live. it's good to see you. we've learned some of this apparently has been playing out behind closed doors, but now that this has all been made public, where does this go? what happens next? >> reporter: good to be with you. mich

you were waiting for a press conference from the tuohy family.orter: ellison, a press conference with attorneys representing the tuohy family taking place right now. the attorneys representing the family justifying their actions. the beginning here, this all started because of a legal petition filed on behalf of michael oher indicating that he signed paperwork to get into a conservatorship when he lived with the tuohys and he was never adopted. now the tuohys what they're saying in this process is that the reason why he entered a conserve torp ship because it was easier to meet the ncaa requirements at the time in order for him to go to college and play college football. now, in that legal petition filed by michael oher on his behalf he made no money from the film the blind side. the family made 2.5% of the proceeds along $225,000 they're now the attorneys speaking now the money was divided in equal parts. here's part of that conference with attorneys speaking just minutes. >> to say they were devastated by these allegations is truly an understat

it told the story of how the tuohy family took in future nfl player michael oher. now oher is saying the premise of the 2009 movie was a lie. oher filed a petition saying the family didn't adopt him but instead made him enter a conservatorship. in the petition he asked for the conservatorship to be ended. he goes on to say he thought he was signing paperwork to join the family and just recently learned otherwise. so now he wants a full accounting of money the tuohy family made off his story, family, and also likeness. as of this afternoon, leigh anne tuohy has michael listed as her son on a website. her husband told a local newspaper they ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight a special edition of the "cbs evening news" from here in maui, where the lahaina wildfire is now america's deadliest in more than a century. as the death toll grows, so does the anger.

chris, the legal team for the tuohy family spoke out saying that oher has no -- legally adopted.y this turn of events. was this a surprise to you? >> it was a big surprise. i was blindsided. i love the film. i love me some sandy bay. i was hurt that this movie, this oscar winning film is this legacy now. i will say i've watched this interview game -- he talked michael oher talked about how he's 23 years old when the film came out. he said even then he tried to speak out. and he has a new book out right now. he tried to speak out, he wanted to set the record straight, he was not a literate -- the tuohy's didn't save his life a rescue ham. we need to really keep into account hollywood when we make these kind of films. if the person is alive, how them come on as producer. he was old enough to be involved in telling his own story. which is very unfortunate that that's the way that folks will recall the film now. >> nbc is reporting that there tuohy's say they're now willing to end the conservatorship. the couple also called these allegations, hurtful. and in attempt at quote unquote,

instead, sean and leann tuohy were his conservators, saying lawyers advised we couldn't adopt over thes have a conservatorship. oher says they gave away the rights to his life story without him receiving payment while they profited. he wants the money he believes he's owed. the family denies the accusations. >> tonight is a special occasion. >> sean tuohy built and sold a successful restaurant empire. his attorney saying the notion that a couple worth hundreds of millions of dollars would connive to withhold a few thousand dollars in profit participation payments from anyone, let alone from someone they loved as a son defies belief. and michael oher's attorney tells nbc news they believe justice will be served in the courtroom and hope to get there quickly, the tuohy's say they will never oppose ending the conservatorship if that's what oher wants. they will fight what they call an offensive lawsuit. back to you. >>> we've got a lot to cover in our second hour of "chris jansing reports." let's get right to it. >>> at this hour, the investigation into what caused those deadly wildfires

leigh anne tuohy lists michael as her son on her website.ress they will file their answer in court. >>> meantime the fight between mark zuckerberg and elon musk may stay only on social media. zuckerberg says musk is not serious about a so-called cage fight and says he's moving on. the 39-year-old zuckerberg is a practitioner of brazilian jiu-jitsu. in june the two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to face off, but the 52-year-old elon musk never confirmed it and zuckerberg is now calling it off. in response, musk posted on social media saying, "zuck is a chicken." >>> coming up in our next half hour, it's one of the few safe venues in a notorious area of san francisco. so why is the city trying to move the farmers market out? we'll look at the new plans for u.n. plaza. >>> plus as students around california head back to school, state officials are trying to figure out how to get more teachers into the classroom. >>> and california veterans are loving the state in big numbers, why a new bill aimed at stopping the exodus is hitting a snag in

anita: a lot on both sides, the tuohys have spoken out about this.s, quote, the notion, the notion that a couple worth hundreds of millions of dollars would connive to withhold a few thousand dollars in profit participation payments from anyone let alone someone they loved as a son defies belief and it goes on. what do you think about this? a lot of documentation saying everybody shared in the profits of the movie. what is he suing them for? >> it is easy to get to the bottom of, but never received a dime from the movie, making money in the nfl playing football and took him this long to realize he might have been cut out of something but the tuohy family saying $50 million or he would sue them. that could also be a settlement offer. i think i was wrong. you should never be appointed by conservator because that happens in cases where somebody is disabled, it's not clear why they were conservators in the first place. the fact they don't need to steal profits from this film is a compelling argument on their side also. anita: they took him in and gave hi

leigh anne tuohy said, we still love him now, he is still our son.nd the book, you can have a movie that is fabulous and makes millions and you don't get anything out of it. they all got small payments, according to the family. and sean tuohy said on a podcast, he said, we were text messaging each other in 2020 and 2021, we've got it, they are a little blind sided. the family feels blind sided and seem to be very hurt by all of this. >> emily: that was articulated in the original filing. michael oher says, i thought i was adopted this whole time and i thought we were compensated together. i'm not legally part of your family and you made more than i did, i had no participation in this. he felt he was portrayed unfairly. the family said that was our only option, here is how we were complicated. he said he just found out. >> harris: only option not to tell him what his journey was, only oping not to tell about the 14,000 each family member got? there were other options, they just didn't take them. i can barely keep up with those whom i love, but this co

in a new petition, oher claims leigh anne and sean tuohy instead tricked him into signing a document making them his conservators, claiming the family negotiated a movie deal, profited themselves, but that he was paid nothing. oher says he only learned of the situation earlier this year. tonight, the tuohy family claims oher threatened them as "part of a shakedown," and say that the idea that they "ever sought to profit off mr. oher is not only offensive, it is transparently ridiculous." they claim the family gave him "an equal cut of every penny received from 'the blind side.'" and david, the family says that this arrangement wasn't a secret, but oher is now asking the court to end that conservatorship, and says he wants to be paid his fair share of any profits the tuohys may have made in his name. and he's also seeking unspecified punitive damages. david? >> david: erielle, thank you. >>> when we come back here, the dead whales washing up on new york beaches and here in the northeast. what's driving this? >>> and the former nfl star and the horrific crash, in a moment. i'm still ta

>> what about collins planned tuohy? >> fine they can be on the team, too. you going to protect the family, michael? >> yes, ma'am. >> brian: he doesn't like the way he was portrayed there. made him come off as if he was uneducated. already an all-american by the time that he went into the do youy's household. >> steve: the news is, on monday, he sued the family and he said you guys tricked me. i thought i was adopted. it was conservatorship. brian, you kind of touched on this, he, michael oher, wrote a book in 2011 called "i beat the odds." and in it he mentioned that the tuohys were conservators for him three times. so for him to now say hey, i just found out about it in february. that flies in the face of what he wrote in his book. >> ainsley: first of all, i think if a child wants to be adopted by a family they should be able to no matter how old they are if they are 20 or 25 and a family has raised them and they want to be adopted and take their name that should be allowed. it shouldn't be a conservatorship. i don't know the laws there. >> steve: in the

now he's asking the court to force the tuohys to provide answers. league ann tuohy of enriching themselves at his expense. >> are you going to protect the family, michael? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: in a new legal motion, oher claims he has no knowledge of the income generated from the tuohy's use of his name, likeness and image, and that the touhys have falsely claimed that he's their adopted son as part of their marketing and business adventures. >> we would like to know if you would like to become part of this family. >> kind of thought i already was. >> reporter: the document is the latest filing in the legal battle between oher and the touhys michael oher who played eight seasons in the nfl claims he only learned six months ago that the touhys became his conservators back in 2004, instead of adopting like he originally thought >> a conservatorship is based on the notion that the person for whom a conservator is being sought has some sort of disability >> reporter: in an interview last week with "the daily memphian," sean tuohy said it was a wa

the tuohy's attorney had this to say. >> the tuohies have treated him like a son. to school. court of law is no place to play. this is basically a lawsuit. >> sandra bulloch that portrayed lee an tuohy was quoted as saying she was heart broken over the revelations, but didn't respond to calls on social media to return the oscar she won for the role. there's at least one thing both sides agree on, martha. they both want to end this conservatorship and this filing the petition i have right here basically oher has said if you filed all the documents you were supposed to keep this up to date and relevant. in fact, it's null and void. >> martha: it's a sad story that was inspiring to so many people that they have come to a big disagreement. i don't see why you should have to give the oscar back. she was acting. so okay. north carolina is now the 23rd state to ban biological males from competing against females in sports after a failed attempt by democrat governor roy cooper to block the fairness in swim's sport act. the want is immediate. riley gains joins me now. she's

the tuohys say they want to end the conservatorship over michael oher.lis is following the story. if everybody wants out, it can be done? >> more fighting over money is my guess. finally, though, some agreement in the stand-off between a prominent memphis family and nfl star they took in as a homeless young man. the tuohys say they want to end the conservatorship agreement they had with michael oher who has been fighting it in a den see probate court. >> the tuohys have treated him and taken him in like a son and fed him and clothed him and sent him to school, court of law is no place to play. this is basically a lawsuit. >> he is seeking a full accounting of the proceeds from the 2009 movie, the blind side that made warner brothers more than $3 hundred million. he says the tuohys made millions from the fame that depicted him as not understanding the game of football writing this. i watched those scenes thinking no, that's not me at all. i have been really studying the game since i was a kid. sandra bullock who was in the film was quoted saying she was h

>> cheryl: drama with the tuohy's and michael oher.onservativeship he signed, he says he was not aware what he was signing, he was over 18 at the time. seems they are arguing over money and the money made from the film. sean tuohy jr., i guess technically his brother, talked to barstool sports about the back and forth. >> if he said he learned that in february, that is hard to believe. i went back to look at family group text to see what was said and things back in 2021, if you give me this much, i won't go public with things. i don't know if that is true. >> cheryl: responding to petition filed by michael oher who is saying he was never tech technically adopted, they forced him into the conservativeship. michael was advised because he was over 18, legal action would have to be called conservatorship, but it was adoption. we think of brittney spears and conservatorship she found herself under. leigh anne tuohy, i saw awe quote, if she wants out, she wants out. they say they still love him. >> carley: so sad it turned out like this, the

. >> the story of a real feeling called the tuohy family and this nfl player. actor who portrayed the nfl player in the movie speaking out, got barclay bishop with that interview. >> haven't before. a room yourself. the. >> it's been 14 years since augusta native quinton aaron played michael oren, one of the biggest films of 2009. it was one of the movies where you don't really think about the success of it because you're riding a train in exciting. and now the blind side is back in the spotlight or filing a lawsuit this week against the tuohy family who took a man when he was a teenager. the lawsuit claims shot and leigh anne tuohy lied to him to get him to sign papers that made them his conservators and then represented themselves as his adoptive parents. it also asked for the conservatorship to end and a full account of money earned of the usage of his name and story. erin tells us he was shocked when he heard the allegations. >> much like everyone else on outside looking in. i assume that they were a big, happy family at the time filming, aaron said or was

. >> now continued controversy in the blind side lawsuit of michael or versus the tuohy family. now, the actor who portrayed or in that movie is speaking out on the lawsuit. barclay bishop has that interview. >> haven't before. a room yourself. the. >> it's been 14 years since augusta native quinton aaron played michael oren, one of the biggest films of 2009. it was one of the movies where you don't really think about the success of it because you're riding a train in exciting. and now the blind side is back in the spotlight or filing a lawsuit this week against the tuohy family who took him and when he was a teenager, the lawsuit claims shot and leigh anne tuohy lied to him to get him to sign papers that made them his conservators and then represented themselves as his adoptive parents. it also asked for the conservatorship to end and a full account of money earned of the usage of his name and story. erin tells us he was shocked when he heard the allegations. >> much like everyone else on outside looking in. i assume that they were happy family at the time filming, aaron said o