BuffaloBillyG Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Article in the Tweet is actually pretty shocking. If true, Oher claims they never adopted him and tricked him into signing away his name and likeness. Claims he received NOTHING over the movie while they pocketed millions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 I mean, Oher received a home with a roof over his head. Not inside a slum with a crackhead mother and no father. He was guided into having an NFL career and made millions from it. im not saying he doesn’t have a gripe. Just seems kind of petty to complain about it now. The guy had a successful career in the NFL and made millions thanks to that family. Without them it doesn’t happen. He probably blew all his money and has no other options at this point. 8 6 1 1 9 18 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 minute ago, mrags said: I mean, Oher received a home with a roof over his head. Not inside a slum with a crackhead mother and no father. He was guided into having an NFL career and made millions from it. im not saying he doesn’t have a gripe. Just seems kind of petty to complain about it now. The guy had a successful career in the NFL and made millions thanks to that family. Without them it doesn’t happen. He probably blew all his money and has no other options at this point. And if someone made millions off your life story you would be ok with that? 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said: And if someone made millions off your life story you would be ok with that? I guess it depends on how many millions I already made from the career that I had because a family took me in helped me become successful Edited August 14, 2023 by mrags 1 1 6 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp14150 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, mrags said: I mean, Oher received a home with a roof over his head. Not inside a slum with a crackhead mother and no father. He was guided into having an NFL career and made millions from it. im not saying he doesn’t have a gripe. Just seems kind of petty to complain about it now. The guy had a successful career in the NFL and made millions thanks to that family. Without them it doesn’t happen. He probably blew all his money and has no other options at this point. Read the details of the story and think about how you would feel if that was you. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Seems like a money grab after the fact. They had no way of knowing he would be in the NFL when they took him in. I mean maybe there is some wrong on their side that occurred after the fact once big time money got involved with the movie tho... 5 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Boy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Two phrases: Colorblind Tone deaf Some people are willing to sell anyone if they can make a buck doing it. In this ugly world, nothing surprises me anymore….. which is sad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Water Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 23 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said: Article in the Tweet is actually pretty shocking. If true, Oher claims they never adopted him and tricked him into signing away his name and likeness. Claims he received NOTHING over the movie while they pocketed millions. Ouch. I hope there's more to it, but the allegations are indeed shocking and look bad. I hope justice is served, whatever that means. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 This case is a bunch of bologna. 2 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said: And if someone made millions off your life story you would be ok with that? In fairness, it was their lives as well. It was the story of Oher AND the family. Not just Oher. How much of Oher's football money did he give them? I'd assume none, rightfully so. That all said, something about that family did give me the creeps even back then. Had a very unsettling "white savior" feel to all of it. Whatevs. Season is about to start. Edited August 14, 2023 by DrDawkinstein 3 2 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, Beck Water said: Ouch. I hope there's more to it, but the allegations are indeed shocking and look bad. I hope justice is served, whatever that means. Yea, definitely a case of seeing how it plays out and not passing judgement on anyone too soon. But man, this is why we can't have nice things in today's world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyCallMeAndy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Needless to say, Blindside II will be a great movie. 30 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: In fairness, it was their lives as well. It was the story of Oher AND the family. Not just Oher. True. He was just the only one not being paid for it if allegations are correct. "Their relationship continued to deteriorate as he learned that he was the only member of the family not receiving royalty checks from the movie, and it was permanently fractured when he realized he wasn't adopted and a part of the family." 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essential Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, mrags said: I mean, Oher received a home with a roof over his head. Not inside a slum with a crackhead mother and no father. He was guided into having an NFL career and made millions from it. im not saying he doesn’t have a gripe. Just seems kind of petty to complain about it now. The guy had a successful career in the NFL and made millions thanks to that family. Without them it doesn’t happen. He probably blew all his money and has no other options at this point. 11 minutes ago, Big Turk said: Seems like a money grab after the fact. They had no way of knowing he would be in the NFL when they took him in. I mean maybe there is some wrong on their side that occurred after the fact once big time money got involved with the movie tho... 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. Edited August 14, 2023 by essential spelling 3 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Unless they stole money from him…, it sounds like he is broke and making a cash grab…, 1 2 3 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 16 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said: And if someone made millions off your life story you would be ok with that? 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? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said: Needless to say, Blindside II will be a great movie. Can it just be called "blindsided" and be all about the legal case? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 OMG, Bad people were doing bad things for money Shocking 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 14 minutes ago, djp14150 said: Read the details of the story and think about how you would feel if that was you. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 this is why i don't let people make movies about me. 1 20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeFrommStateFarm Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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..... 4 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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. 4 3 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julian Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) 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 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Jones Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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. 1 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 I saw the movie, he wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co_springs_billsfan Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Give the people what they want!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbs Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goin Breakdown Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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