Sandra Bullock is going through a tough time. On August 5, Bryan Randall, the actress’ companion, died at the age of 57 following a long battle with Charcot’s disease. The family announced the news to People magazine: “It is with great sadness that we share that on August 5, Bryan Randall passed away peacefully after a three-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. »
While she is in full mourning, Sandra Bullock is at the heart of a controversy. Indeed, fourteen years after the release of the film “The Blind Side”, the American football champion, Michael Oher, who inspired the feature film, is suing his adoptive family. The sportsman declares that the film is based on inaccurate facts, and that the Tuohy couple never adopted it. On the contrary, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy would have simply placed him under guardianship. A legal procedure that would not have allowed Michael Oher to have access to his financial assets.
According to him, the Tuohy family would have received millions of dollars as a result of his story. In 2006, a book about the story of the American football player was published, and in 2009 the film “The Blind Side” with Sandra Bullock was released. But according to the words of Michael Oher, he would never have seen the color of this money. So he recently filed a lawsuit in Tennessee court, accusing the couple of taking control of his “ability to negotiate or enter into a contract, despite the fact that he was over 18 and did not suffer from no physical or psychological disability. Still under guardianship, he asks the American justice to release him and that the Tuohy family stop collecting money in his name.
Sandra Bullock at the heart of the scandal
A case that quickly gained momentum in the United States. Thanks to her interpretation of Leigh Anne Tuohy, Sandra Bullock won the Oscar for best actress in 2010. Internet users, shocked by the recent statements of the American football champion, are demanding that her statuette be withdrawn from the actress. On social networks, a petition has even been launched. For the moment, the actress has not spoken on the subject, but the interpreter of Michael Oher in the feature film defended her on the “TMZ” site: “Sandra Bullock offered a brilliant performance in the movie. It shouldn’t be tarnished by something unrelated to her. »
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For their part, the Tuohy family defends itself. Through their lawyer, they refuted the accusations and found them “not only offensive but also completely ridiculous”, reported “Deadline”. They also state that this isn’t the first time Michael Oher has tried to sue them on the same charges, but it never went any further. They claim to have a savings account on which is all the proceeds from the book and the film. This complaint from Michael Oher comes a few days after the publication of his new book “When Your Back’s Against the Wall”.