Sean Tuohy Calls Oher Claims ‘Insulting,’ Says Household Made Little Cash Off ‘Blind Facet’

Sean Tuohy is firing again at Michael Oher … calling BS on the entire former NFL star’s “insulting” allegations — whereas insisting he and his household made little cash off of the success of “The Blind Facet.”

The 63-year-old — who was performed by Tim McGraw within the 2009 hit film — stated he was “devastated” to be taught that Oher had accused him and his spouse, Leigh Anne, of exploiting him for fame and cash in a court docket submitting in Tennessee on Monday morning.

Tuohy advised the Each day Memphian he by no means tricked Oher into getting right into a conservatorship … and he definitely did not make hundreds of thousands off of it both.

As a substitute, Tuohy stated the entire ordeal went down as a result of the NCAA advised him if Oher wished to attend Ole Miss — he’d must be thought of a part of the household attributable to Touhy’s standing as a “booster” on the college.

“I sat Michael down and advised him, ‘For those who’re planning to go to Ole Miss — and even contemplating Ole Miss — we predict you need to be a part of the household,'” Tuohy stated. “‘This could do this, legally.'”

He continued, “We contacted legal professionals who had advised us that we could not undertake over the age of 18; the one factor we might do was to have a conservatorship. We had been so involved it was on the up-and-up that we made certain the organic mom got here to court docket.”

Tuohy then stated he’d “in fact” finish the conservatorship if that is what Oher wished.

As for the allegations that Tuohy used the conservatorship to barter a giant film take care of Fox that netted large income for him and his household … Tuohy stated that simply merely by no means occurred.

“We didn’t make any cash off the film,” Tuohy stated. “Effectively, Michael Lewis [‘The Blind Side’ book author] gave us half of his share. Everyone within the household received an equal share, together with Michael. It was about $14,000, every.”

Tuohy says he was in no want of money after he had bought his fast-food franchises for over $200 million.

“I’ll say it’s upsetting that folks would suppose I’d need to earn a living off any of my youngsters,” he stated.

Tuohy additionally advised the outlet his household and Oher had remained very shut within the years after the discharge of “The Blind Facet” … although he started to note a schism forming a couple of yr and a half in the past.