The Tuohy family is reinforcing their assertion that Michael Oher blindsided them with a $15 million demand related to "The Blind Side" royalties, according to legal documents. The family claims Oher threatened to defame them on social media and TMZ as "fakes" and "thieves" if they didn't pay. The ongoing legal dispute involves Oher's allegations that the Tuohys didn't provide him with his fair share of royalties from the 2009 film.
Text messages reveal Oher initially claimed he was "robbed of fifty million+" before reducing the demand to $10 million and later raising it to $15 million. The Tuohys declined to pay, citing evidence of prior royalty payments to Oher. The legal battle continues as Oher also claimed he was misled about his adoption by the Tuohy family.
