'The Blind Side' Subject Michael Oher Sues Tuohy Family

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00:00 >> We all remember the 2009

00:02 Sandra Bullock movie, "The

00:03 blind side," the true story of

00:05 nfl star Michael Orr who was

00:07 adopted out of poverty by a

00:08 wealthy family.

00:09 But new court docs filed by Orr

00:11 paint a far different picture.

00:13 >> I was just enthralled by her.

00:15 I didn't think I could play her.

00:17 It was just such a beautiful

00:18 story.

00:19 >> Sandra Bullock won an Oscar

00:20 for portraying Michael Orr's

00:22 adoptive mother, Leanne Tui, the

00:24 southern mother of two, took in

00:26 the 6'4" then homeless and

00:28 traumatized teenager when no one

00:29 could.

00:30 Michael was portrayed by

00:31 Quentin Aaron.

00:32 >> Do you want to stay here,

00:33 Michael?

00:34 >> I don't want to go anyplace

00:35 else.

00:36 >> But now the former nfl star

00:38 alleges Leanne and her husband

00:40 Sean never officially adopted

00:42 him but instead allegedly

00:43 deceived him into making them

00:45 his conservators just after his

00:47 18th birthday.

00:48 An illegal petition filed today

00:50 in Tennessee, Michael claims

00:51 the Tuis used the

00:53 conservatorship to make

00:54 themselves and their birth

00:55 children millions of dollars in

00:57 royalties from the blind side.

00:58 >> The Tuis haven't responded to

01:00 our request for comment.

01:01 Back when the movie came out,

01:03 Leanne told us Michael was proud

01:04 of the film.

01:05 >> I sent him a letter

01:06 yesterday.

01:07 I got it from someone in Atlanta

01:08 and I forwarded it to him and I

01:09 got back the sweetest text and

01:10 he said, I'm really proud this

01:12 is making a difference.

01:13 And so he knows it is.

01:14 >> For more on the latest

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01:26 (upbeat music)

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