Michael Oher, a former NFL tackle whose life story inspired the hit movie “The Blind Side,” has filed a lawsuit claiming that the adoption story behind the film was a lie. Specifically, the suit alleges that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy tricked Oher into thinking they were his adoptive parents when he signed papers that created a conservatorship, granting the pair legal authority over Oher’s personal and financial affairs.
Oher, who is 37, has petitioned to have the conservatorship he was placed under when he was 18 terminated. He also is seeking a share of the profits he claims he should have earned from the movie, and an injunction to prevent the Tuohys from using his name and likeness, according to The New York Times.
The case puts the arcane legal arrangement back in the public spotlight after it was revealed that pop star Britney Spears had been…
