Sean Tuohy Jr., 'The Blind Side' family's son, denies Michael Oher's claims that he made millions from the movie, but understands why Oher is 'mad'

• Sean Tuohy Jr., the son of the family featured in "The Blind Side," has responded to Michael Oher.
• Oher, the subject of the film, filed court documents Monday claiming the Tuohy family exploited him to make millions.

Sean Tuohy Jr., the son of the family featured in the 2009 film "The Blind Side," has spoken out about claims made by Michael Oher in court documents Monday.

Oher, the former NFL player and inspiration behind the Sandra Bullock-starring movie, said in a filing obtained by Insider that the Tuohy family never actually adopted him, and instead exploited him to make millions from the film.

Speaking with Barstool Sports Monday, Tuohy Jr. said he understands why Oher is upset but disputed the former Baltimore Ravens player's allegations that he made millions of dollars from the movie.

"Man, if I had $2 million in my bank account, it would be in my email signature and say, 'Signed, SJ Tuohy, multi-millionaire,'" said Tuohy Jr.

"I get it, why he's mad. I completely understand," he added. "It stinks that it'll play out on a very public stage."

Representatives for Oher and the Tuohy family did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

In a court filing made in Shelby County, Tennessee, on Monday, Oher claimed that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy tricked him into signing documents that entered him into a conservatorship shortly after his 18th birthday in 2004.

The filing states that Oher believed the papers he signed were adoption papers and that only in February of this year did he find out that he was not adopted by the couple.

The conservatorship allowed the Tuohys to have "total control" over Oher's ability to "negotiate for or enter any contract," including the deal for "The Blind Side" that paid them and their children — Collins Tuohy and Sean Tuohy Jr. — millions of dollars in royalties, the documents said.

The filing states that the arrangement also gave the Tuohys legal control over Oher's education and medical decisions, despite him having no known physical, mental, or emotional disabilities that would necessitate such an agreement.

Oher, now 37, is seeking an official legal end to the conservatorship, plus compensation and interest based on the money the Tuohys received due to the success of "The Blind Side."

The court documents also allege that Oher unknowingly signed away his life rights to 20th Century Fox without receiving payment, for which Oher is seeking further compensation.

In an interview with The Daily Memphian on Monday, Sean Tuohy, the family patriarch, said he would be open to the conservatorship ending.

"I want whatever Michael wants," he said, adding that the only money he and his family made from "The Blind Side" came by way of Michael Lewis, the author of the 2006 book on which the film was based.

"Michael Lewis gave us half of his share," said Tuohy. "Everybody in the family got an equal share, including Michael. It was about $14,000, each."