Michael Oher, The Blind Side Subject, Breaks Silence on Tuohy Lawsuit
Oher’s relationship with the Tuohy family has been further strained by the claim that he was adopted despite an adoption never taking place. Oher was placed under a conservatorship, despite not having any disability, and the Tuohys referred to him as their “adopted son.”
In an affidavit obtained by The New York Times, Leigh Anne said her use of the word adopted, “was always meant in its colloquial sense, to describe the family relationship we felt with Mr. Oher; it was never meant as a legal term of art.”
Oher’s lawyer Anne Johnson responded to Leigh Anne’s statement at the time, saying, “Adoption doesn’t have a colloquial meaning, and it’s not a word you throw around lightly. As an 18-year-old, he was told that he was made a part of the family. He believed that, but it wasn’t true.”
The conservatorship was terminated in September 2023 with the judge saying she “cannot believe” the arrangement was ever put in place.
Oher also spoke about the impact the Tuohys had on his emotional state growing up without a stable household.
“The first time I heard ‘I love you,’ it was Sean and Leigh Anne saying it,” he said. “When that happens at 18, you become vulnerable. You let your guard down and then you get everything stripped from you. It turns into a hurt feeling.”
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