re: Oher blindsided, gaslit by Tuohy family; wishes he had gone to Tennessee

I agree.

The story works because "you love who you love" regardless of race or athleticism.
Maternal instincts and "family" could make the story real.

But the Tuohy's didn't love Oher. They lied to him and continued to lie to him for years. You don't do that to someone you love.

Their name is being dragged through the mud because karma is a bitch mother even more bad arse than Leigh Anne Tuohy.

The Petition to Terminate filed by Oher in probate court is pretty suspect in some ways. For example, it says "During the summer after his junior year [2004] at Briarcrest, Michael also occasionally stayed with Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy...The Tuohys, who took no legal action in Juvenile Court to assume legal custody of Michael, a ward of the state, began inviting him to their large, beautiful home more and more often during that summer. Mrs. Tuohy began taking Michael on shopping trips, buying him clothes."

Then "In July of 2004, after Michael became an adult, but still enrolled as a student at Briarcrest and just before his senior year, the Tuohys invited Michael to come and live with them. At no time prior to this invitation during Michael's minority did the Tuohys take any legal action to assume custody of Michael from OHS through appropriate channels, nor did they seek to become Michael's guardian while he was a minor."
Oher was born May 28, 1986.

Assuming the above is true, if the Tuohys had little or no interaction with Oher prior to May 2004 (as depicted in the petition), they wouldn't have even been in the position to take "legal action in Juvenile Court to assume legal custody" prior to him turning 18. This is stated at least 3 times, but doesn't make sense.

So, you have an 18 year old kid with extremely limited education or life knowledge, and skyrocketing interest as a college football prospect. He's legally a ward of the state with extremely limited or no parental supervision, and no legal guardian. Who was going to advise him as to the inevitable mountain of applications, agreements, contracts, etc., coming in his near future? If he got injured, who was to make medical decisions for his care and well being? The answer to both is: No One.

Another oddity, apparently "the Petition indicated that "It is [Michael's) desire that the Petitioners be recognized as his legal guardians at least until he reaches the age of 25 or until terminated by order of this court prior to that time." However, "Despite that prayer, the Court appointed the Tuohys as Conservators to serve in that capacity until further orders of the Court terminating the conservatorship."
Did the Tuohy's think the conservatorship had ended when he turned 25? Was the Court's order omitting that language erroneous in not following the petition in this regard?

Now, what is vague, but doesn't bode well against the Tuohys if proven, is the failure to make payments to Oher from the Movie and other uses of his name and likeness, and moreso, failure to make proper accounting of funds received under the conservatorship.

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This is the damn truth. I read an article recently on the guy most of us know as Uncle Fester from the Addams Family. Turns out though that he was actually the biggest childstar on the planet and probably the very first child superstar.

He was tabbed by Charlie Chaplin to play the kid in the film "The Kid" (1921), America and the world fell in love and his face was on everything from ads to lunchboxes. He kept working and his parents socked away the cash in a trust that he couldn't touch until he turned 21.

Well... right around that time. He, his best friend and his dad go on a hunting trip and his father and best friend die in a car crash that happens on their way back (it nearly kills him too). Meanwhile, his mom remarries within a year to his agent. And when he turns 21 and asks for his money they tell him 'no.' While he eventually sued for recovery, they went on a spending spree. This was millions in the 40s.

By the time it's settled there's barely anything left at all. And that was from his own mother and step-father.

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Its pretty common...similar situation happened to Beretta....the actor, cant recall his name.

Watch the Amy Winehouse doc...her "father" may be most despicable person to ever exploit their child...she even made a cry for help in one of her hits, writing "And if my Daddy thinks I'm fine" in a song about some of the people in her circle suggesting she might need to go to rehab. Her father flat out told her doing so would be a mistake...and she died shortly after. It is very common...

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You seem overly obsessed with what “those people” are getting

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You mean the way you are with White people?

I agree. They should have left that ingrate POS on the street. See how many of "those people" would have taken care of him. Hell, his own worthless parents apparently didn't do their job.

Address that issue, you racist bitch.

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Harry has quite a lot of anger built up over all the perks that those “black people” are getting.

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Wrong. I don't give a frick what black people get. That is what pisses you off so much. I don't think somebody owes your arse anything.

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Don’t you Harry you racist piece of crap?

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You're the racist piece of shite in here, boy.

I'll say it again.

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Honestly who thinks they’re great people? They suck and have for years. They’re the worst kind of stereotype about our school.

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Michael Oher was a grown arse man playing io the NFL when that movie was made. He had to sign on the dotted line at least 100 times.

He had PLENTY OF MONEY to hire competent legal counsel. Don't hate on the Touhy family because he was too lazy, stupid, or tight-fisted to hire counsel.

If Oher had received royalties from the movie wouldn’t that make him ineligible per NCAA rules? The movie came out his senior year. NIL was illegal back then.

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Wrong. I don't give a frick what black people get. That is what pisses you off so much. I don't think somebody owes your arse anything. You're the racist piece of shite in here, boy. I'll say it again.

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Sure. Ok. Right.

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Sure. Ok. Right.

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You're a fricking stooge. You do know Democrats formed the Klan? I'm sure your low IQ arse is not completely ignorant of American History.

Klan...

I have never voted for a filthy Democrat in my life.

You people down there in Loseranner were really pissed when Republicans freed your slaves.