Michael Oher repeatedly demanded $15 million from the Tuohy household over royalties from ‘The Blind Facet,’ and in the event that they did not pay, he would ‘slander them on social media and/or TMZ as ‘fakes’ and ‘thieves,’ in line with new authorized paperwork obtained by TMZ.
The Tuohys filed the paperwork in reference to Oher’s authorized declare that he was screwed out of the movie’s proceeds. Oher has claimed that the Tuohys pocketed his share of the royalty checks. The Tuohys have stated he bought his justifiable share.
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In line with the authorized paperwork, Oher despatched a slew of textual content messages claiming he had been “robbed of over fifty million” after which lowered his remaining provide to $10 million.
In a single textual content, Oher wrote, “If one thing is not resolved this Friday, I’ll go forward and inform the world how I used to be robbed by my supposed… [sic] dad and mom. That is the deadline,” he added: “Take into consideration what it should appear to be when it comes out.”
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Tuohys Says Michael Oher Paid $138,000 in ‘Blind Facet’ Winnings, Present Receipts
The paperwork say the Tuohys rejected the $10 million demand, and Oher shot again: “It was 10 million. Now I would like 15 after taxes.”
In line with the brand new paperwork, the grand whole for every of the Tuohys and Oher was similar: $138,309.90, and that is what they acquired.
As for the truth that the Tuohys by no means legally adopted OherThey are saying they really feel Oher is their son, regardless of his “vindictive and baseless authorized and reputational campaign in opposition to them.”