- Michael Oher alleged in a court filing he has no idea how much money the Tuohys made off of him.
- He alleges that they never provided period financial statements to the court.
Michael Oher, the former NFL player and the inspiration behind the movie "The Blind Side," alleges in new court documents obtained by Insider that he has no idea how much money the Tuohy family made using his name, image, and likeness.
In a new motion filed Monday in the Shelby County, Tennessee, probate court, Oher alleges that the Tuohys failed to file financial reports to the court as is required of conservators in the state, according to the Tennessee Bar Association.
The Tuohys did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Oher's filing says that the reports must include itemized receipts and expenditures made during the reporting period as well as "disclosures of income generated by any contract" on behalf of the person in the conservatorship — in this case, Oher — and any income from "his name, likeness, and image," and "from their relationship" with Oher.
But Oher alleges that the Tuohys never provided any of these reports and that he never had any clue how much money they made from him, including from "The Blind Side." Oher alleges that the Tuohys never gave him written proof of the profits they earned from the feature film, the filing claims.
"The only assets [Oher] possessed when this Conservatorship Order was entered were his great ability as a football player, which had already been widely publicized throughout the United States, and the obvious enormous potential that such fame had created to allow him to profit from his name, image, and life story," the filing states.
"Instead of protecting that asset and ensuring that [Oher] received the full benefits therefrom, the Co-Conservators took this asset and have used it to enrich themselves at [Oher's] expense," Oher alleged.
Oher's filing goes on to allege that the Tuohys used Oher's "name, likeness, and image to benefit their own interests" by saying he was their adopted son as a part of their personal business ventures — all without his permission.
Oher wants the Tuohys to fulfill their duty by presenting their financial disclosures to the court.
Earlier this month, Oher filed a lawsuit alleging that the family entered him into a yearslong conservatorship without his knowledge and that in 2004, they told him they would be adopting him.
He said he only learned of this fact earlier this year.
After the filing was made public, Sean Tuohy told The Daily Memphian that the conservatorship was put in place to satisfy the NCAA so that Oher could go to the University of Mississippi, known as Ole Miss, to play football because adoptions past the age of 18 were not allowed.
He added that he was open to ending the conservatorship — "I want whatever Michael wants," he said — and later told reporters he and his wife were ready to end it.