Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy‘s lawyer is looking a foul on Michael Oher‘s lawsuit.
Marty Singer, who’s representing the couple within the case, fired again on the former NFL star’s allegations that the household had lied about adopting him and subsequently made hundreds of thousands from his story, which was the basis of the 2009 movie The Blind Side. Singer argued that his shopper had “given Mr. Oher an equal lower of each penny acquired from The Blind Aspect” and accused the 37-year-old of utilizing the lawsuit as a “shakedown effort” for extra cash.
“Anybody with a modicum of widespread sense can see that the outlandish claims made by Michael Oher in regards to the Tuohy household are hurtful and absurd,” Singer mentioned in an announcement to E! Information on Aug. 15. “The concept the Tuohys have ever sought to revenue off Mr. Oher isn’t solely offensive, it’s transparently ridiculous.”
Saying that the Tuohy’s wealth got here from their “exhausting work and luck” within the restaurant enterprise, Singer continued, “The notion {that a} couple price lots of of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} would connive to withhold a couple of thousand {dollars} in revenue participation funds from anybody—not to mention from somebody they cherished as a son—defies perception.”
“In actuality, the Tuohys opened their house to Mr. Oher, supplied him construction, help and, most of all, unconditional love,” he mentioned. “They’ve constantly handled him like a son and one among their three youngsters.”