Michael Oher lawyers: Tuohy family's accounting of 'Blind Side' money 'demonstrably false'

Michael Oher's legal team is calling out Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy for their claims that Oher received all the money he was entitled to as a result of the success of "The Blind Side."

On Tuesday, Oher's lawyers filed an objection to the Tuohys' court-ordered financial accounting, which was filed on Nov. 8 in Shelby Country (Tenn.) Probate Court. The accounting shows Oher has received $138,311.01 from the Tuohy family since 2007. That figure represents approximately one-third of the net profit the Tuohys received off the success of the movie, according to the financial documents provided by the family.

Oher's attorneys wrote "... these documents are contradictory, confusing, false in material ways and wholly inadequate ...," in court documents obtained by The Commercial Appeal. It is "replete with mathematical errors, ambiguities and confusing references which make it grossly inadequate," they wrote.

They have requested the court strike the Tuohys' account filing and order them to file a "complete and honest accounting."

Also, on Wednesday, Memphis-based attorney Randy Fishman − a member of the Tuohys' legal representation − told Shelby County Probate Judge Kathleen Gomes that his clients will no longer refer to Oher as their adopted son and that all references to the former Briarcrest, Ole Miss and NFL star offensive lineman being their adopted son will be removed from their websites. This move comes in response to a request made by Oher on Nov. 14.

Oher's lawyers argued in court documents that the Tuohys "have misused — and continue to misuse — Mr. Oher's NIL for their own benefit."

In Tuesday's filing, Oher's legal team argues that Tuohys' financial accounting is "demonstrably false" and that their story has changed multiple times over the past few months. Oher also claims the Tuohys "made a poor and even foolish" deal with Twentieth Century Fox for the transfer of his name, image and likeness rights to the film studio. Oher argues the Tuohys "unfairly chose to keep 80%" of their share of the profits off "The Blind Side," while he was allotted 20%.

"Without Mr. Oher there would have been no movie," Oher's attorneys wrote. "The Tuohys had it backward: 80% of the proceeds should have gone to (Oher) and 20% to the Tuohy family. Not the other way around."

Oher's objection also points out that the Tuohys' accounting does not include any monies earned from the success of the book ("The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game") the film is based on.

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Oher's lawyers also argue that the Tuohys' filing earlier this month does not account for $2.5 million that Sean Tuohy "took from" Oher in 2011. They contend the Tuohys (as former co-conservators of Oher) should have legally been required to notify the court.

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