The New York Times – Film:
A judge ended a nearly 20-year-old conservatorship that had given a couple broad authority over the affairs of the former N.F.L. player Michael Oher.
Category: Oher, Michael
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The Unusual Legal Agreement Behind ‘The Blind Side’
The New York Times – Sports:
Michael Oher says Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy used their relationship with him to unfairly profit from his story. They have denied it.
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How the Drama of “The Blind Side” Helped Sports Fans Look Past Questions
The New York Times – Film:
“The Blind Side” played on sports fans’ penchant for too-tidy narratives, our columnist writes. A legal battle between the N.F.L. player and the family depicted in the film seeks to answer questions the dramatization looked past.
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How the Drama of ‘The Blind Side’ Helped Sports Fans Look Past Questions
The New York Times – Sports:
“The Blind Side” played on sports fans’ penchant for too-tidy narratives, our columnist writes. A legal battle between the N.F.L. player and the family depicted in the film seeks to answer questions the dramatization looked past.
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Michael Oher’s ‘Blind Side’ Lawsuit Shows Strains in Depictions of Black Athletes
The New York Times – Sports:
Michael Oher has long criticized the feel-good Hollywood version of his life as a struggling high school football player. His lawsuit against the family that took him in questions their relationship.
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Michael Oher, Depicted in ‘The Blind Side,’ Says He Was Conned With Adoption Promise
The New York Times – Sports:
Michael Oher, whose life was depicted in the 2009 film, says in a lawsuit that he was never fully adopted by the family that took him in and was swindled into signing away his decision-making powers at 18.