Former OL Oher Blindsided: Suing Tuohy's Claiming They Never Adopted Him

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

10 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

 

It's weird because the Tuohy's are wealthy and so is Oher (I would think).  Neither side needs the cash.  So why cheat, lie, and fight?  

Its the principal of the matter

[Warcodered]

12 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

 

It's weird because the Tuohy's are wealthy and so is Oher (I would think).  Neither side needs the cash.  So why cheat, lie, and fight?  

Yeah when have rich people ever stolen money.....

[WotAGuy]

9 minutes ago, mrags said:

I already said he has a gripe about it and I completely understand. I also understand that he would likely be dead if it wasn’t for the family that helped him become a man. 

What makes you say he would probably be dead?  The movie?  LOL

[mrags]

16 minutes ago, essential said:

 

 

Did either of you read it?  Basically, when he signed the "conservatorship" papers he thought he was signing "adoption" papers.  Also, he only found out about this in Feb 2023, so he didn't wait till now, he learned about it a few months ago. 

 I didn’t. And don’t need to. Regardless if he was actually “adopted” or not. Who cares. Was he brought into their home? Was he given a roof over his head? Did he have a parental figure helping him and assisting him unlike his actual mother? Would he be a retired NFL player if not for that family? 
 

nobody is owed anything in this world. He of all people should know that. So what the family profited from the story. So did he. He became an NFL star. Earned millions. 

[julian]

5 minutes ago, WotAGuy said:

What makes you say he would probably be dead?  The movie?  LOL

You’ve obviously chosen a side here and seem reluctant to acknowledge there’s most certainly two sides then the truth,

 

 I’m sure all parties involved will be just fine at the end of the day.

 

Sept 11th can’t get here soon enough 

[mrags]

6 minutes ago, WotAGuy said:

What makes you say he would probably be dead?  The movie?  LOL

Well. He was homeless at the time he was picked up by his “adopted” family. His mother was a crack addict. He had no father figure. I’d say the chances of him being dead, or in a gang, then dead is pretty likely. 

[WotAGuy]

5 minutes ago, julian said:

You’ve obviously chosen a side here and seem reluctant to acknowledge there’s most certainly two sides then the truth,

 

 I’m sure all parties involved will be just fine at the end of the day.

 

Sept 11th can’t get here soon enough 

I don’t know how you made that leap, but I was asking an honest question. From the article, it sounds like Oher was already admitted into the private school and was being housed by various school friends until the family asked him to live with them full time.  I don’t see the obvious risk of death in that scenario. According to the article, he was already being shepherded by a friend’s father who got him into the school and had friends that were helping him before he even met the family.  
 

 

 

Edited August 14, 2023 by WotAGuy

[Bob Jones]

1 minute ago, mrags said:

 I didn’t. And don’t need to. Regardless if he was actually “adopted” or not. Who cares. Was he brought into their home? Was he given a roof over his head? Did he have a parental figure helping him and assisting him unlike his actual mother? Would he be a retired NFL player if not for that family? 
 

nobody is owed anything in this world. He of all people should know that. So what the family profited from the story. So did he. He became an NFL star. Earned millions. 

Totally agree with this. The main gripe (other than the $$$, and isn’t it ALWAYS about the $$$...LOL) seems to be that he wasn't "legally adopted", but for all intents and purposes, he was adopted by that family. Sort of like a "common law marriage" situation. 

 

It is peculiar though that the family would actually write in their book that he was getting a cut of the movie profits, while in reality (according to the lawsuit) he was getting zilch. That makes no sense.

[Jauronimo]

4 minutes ago, julian said:

You’ve obviously chosen a side here and seem reluctant to acknowledge there’s most certainly two sides then the truth,

 

 I’m sure all parties involved will be just fine at the end of the day.

 

Sept 11th can’t get here soon enough 

Take it easy, Bin Laden.

[Doc]

4 minutes ago, mrags said:

Well. He was homeless at the time he was picked up by his “adopted” family. His mother was a crack addict. He had no father figure. I’d say the chances of him being dead, or in a gang, then dead is pretty likely. 

 

Well maybe not likely dead, but likely not in the NFL making millions.

[mrags]

Just now, Doc said:

 

Well maybe not likely dead, but likely not in the NFL making millions.

That’s a false. He’d most likely either be in prison or dead. Statistics are real. 

[WotAGuy]

Maybe the guy is broke and this is a money grab, but I can also see where he may feel betrayed by the family if the details in the article are true. Maybe he’s upset about the legal status and how he was mislead. Things like that can cut deep when you are involved, as opposed to reading about it and passing judgement that he should have just been grateful. 
 

However, I would think he would have read the family’s book and would have questioned why they were saying he got a cut of the profits. It would seem at that point he would have questioned things. 

[Rico]

I saw the movie, he wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed.

[co_springs_billsfan]

Give the people what they want!!

[WotAGuy]

6 minutes ago, Rico said:

I saw the movie, he wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed.

He was no Johnny Football that’s fo sho

[mbs]

Long article, is there anything more than this: "The 14-page petition, filed in Shelby County, Tennessee, probate court, alleges . . . "

 

Has anyone checked if he has Araiza's accuser's lawyer?

Edited August 14, 2023 by mbs

[Beast]

After 14 years Oher decided to sue. Did he just find out that movie was made and he was getting no money from it? 😆 

22 minutes ago, Rico said:

I saw the movie, he wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed.

He should have capitalized and came out with the Mike Oher seatbelt. He would have made millions.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

This smells really fishy from Oher. Looks like he had some falling out with them, doesn’t fully grasp some of the legal documents, and is now piecing together some conspiracy theory. 

[Mr. WEO]

So 12 years after he signed the conservatorship (and 7 years in the league), he retires (7 years ago), then starts "looking into" where the movie/etc movie went.....and 7 years later (this year) hires a lawyer who pretty much finds the document?  Writes a book in 2011 called "I Beat the Odds"...then writes another book last year" "Nevermind---It Was All Actually Horrible".

 

 

[Goin Breakdown]

Dang. How does a movie about an adoption that wasn't really an adoption happen?  How does no one know it wasn't an adoption until now?  Just crazy.