The Truth About Michael Oher and the Tuohy Family From "The Blind Side," with Jason Whitlock
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- Megyn Kelly is joined by Jason Whitlock, host of BlazeTV's "Fearless," to talk about the the current controversy regarding the family in "The Blind Side," the truth about Michael Oher and The Tuohy family, the media trying to make it into a negative "white savior" story, and more.
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Hey Michael, I was an orphan kid lived in bad foster homes and orphanages for 18 yrs. I was a skinny white kid too small for football. Met some people when I was in college who took me in and made me part of their family. I loved them and they loved me. No money involved and there was no conservator paperwork. I am grateful for what they did for me and never asked them for anything. They were great Grandparents to my kids and my wife loved them too. They would have gladly given me anything I asked for. You landed in a good Briar Patch and you don't realize it. You need to rethink your situation and express some gratitude. Hope you see the light.
Wow.. you just said it all. Thank you
The difference between you and Michael is he's almost 40 and he STILL has a conservatorship on him. They can snoop on his finances anytime they please.
He has the right to get that off of him. It's not shameful to ask for that. Also it's not a good look to tell someone a conservatorship is basically the same as adoption. It's not. He's never been legally part of the family. To add more salt to the wound, the movie made him look like a dumb dumb. He feels betrayed. Try to understand him.
@@firstclasswaffles then why didn't he stop it years ago? According to his book he knew damn well what was going on so on
@@firstclasswafflesthe family didn't write the movie 🤷♂️
They most likely put it in place to protect him from his real family who according to the movie were not great people. If they had not taken him in he would most likely be on drugs and running with gangs , they put him through school and helped him with his career , homed and fed him, put clothes on his back but most of all they gave him a loving family . He’s ungrateful
Age 37--TWO MEMOIRS!! Apparently he's done a LOT of living, but hasn't learned a thing.
Yes! Well said.
Very well said ⭐️🤘
Maybe the Tuohy family need to do an account of what it cost them for , school, food, clothing, accomodation, sports, tutors etc and send him an account of what he owes.
Yes!!!
Good idea!
Great idea
They did they’re attorney provided, will be or already provided paperwork. If they hired a “smoking gun” atty which Megan said they did for defamation they’re in good hands. Sounds like the Family is just protecting their reputation and not counter suing him which shows to me that they still care for him probably hurt by all this nonsense crap. I truly believe @michaelohr has been maybe is being guided wrong.
That's actually a Tammy Wynette song. No charge.
Very sad that this family is being hurt by a young man they truly wanted to help and took in as family. He is a liar and pathetic!!!!!!! He turned into a loser and needs money. Shame on him!
This is what happens when you tell an entire generation that skin color is the number 1 thing that matters above all else.
This doesn’t have shit to do with color 😂🤣 just a family taking advantage of a young man
I do not agree 100% on this but I am around the 97.5% mark...
Michael Oher is now consumed by the social justice warriors who have managed to convince him that a family that took him into their home where they had little children, got him a car and give him their trust were doing it all for themselves and not for him
Looks like you ran out of that NFL money and he needs more money. I hope that's not true though. That would be disappointing
The only people mentioning skin color are people like you.
I’ll tell you what happened. He was BLM’d.
Exactly. Who couldn't see that? It's so obvious. Maybe he's been chatting with Kaepernick.
Yep. He became brainwashed by the woke culture. He began to see himself as a victim.
If I heard right his Wife is a BLM supporter and we know how some women regardless of Race can cause a man to make STUPID decisions !!!
Racist pig
What are y'all talking about??? Just creating vowels that don't mean anything.
Great interview. That gentleman spoke the truth. Michael should be ashamed of himself.
I second this.
Thank you, Jason Whitlock, for this full historical survey.
It is sad that this event will probably serve as a deterrent for many well intentioned families that won't want to take the risk of helping neglected kids from the streets.
People who genuinely take in kids from the goodness of their heart aren't deterred by this kind of stuff. They do it because they feel a need to do it no matter what. That is true alturism, not look at me I took in a "bad" kid.
I actually think the family should counter sue him for this very reason.
If they are well intentioned; nothing will deter them. Good people don't make excuses. A fireman will run into a burning building over and over again...
It certainly has sealed the deal to me...I had considered doing this very thing. Now..NO WAY. Let the Government take care if it.
@@rhondafortson5205 I don't know why . Stop treating people like victims and maybe they'll stop acting like victims. I could never stand the "White Savior" complex. The government is part of the problem
Michael Oher is playing the Prince Harry card. Whine about circumstances, and publish a book whining more, then cut a Netflix deal.
Didn't look at it that way. But I could see that happening.
"How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!"
I was thinking the same thing.
It seems to have occurred after he married…sound familiar?
@@had123ish Married the woman he's been with for 17 years. So what are you saying?
When Mr Oher states he did it himself, we all know that’s not true. Every single one of us are where we are today because of the people who “helped” us get here. Very sad he feels this way…
So true... when we think about it, ALL of us who got somewhere in life had wind beneath our wings.
No one can hurt you / betray you like your own kids/ family. 💯
They wanna claim him as family, but they’re only going to leave their inheritance to their two children
Since his family does he get an inheritance?
@@gooseylou2if they leave him nothing, I wouldn't blame them. He doesn't deserve a single cent from them. They've already done a lot for this ungrateful piece of garbage. They should've left him with his crackhead mother.
Amen. My Mommy Dearest betrayed me and hurt me the most when I was an adult diagnosed with my first cancer.
@@gooseylou2 But the family has already split things 3 ways for Michael and their 2 children.
There’s nothing that victim-culture doesn’t ruin when it claims a person’s mind.
This guy hell and back and became something on his talent.. because he wants money that belongs to him and wants this false narrative to end.. the blindside was a movie ffs.. Hollywood makes shit up.. look at his interviews he's said the same thing for over a decade
@@yagirltones8748 Like I said, there’s nothing victim-culture doesn’t ruin when it claims a person’s mind.
@@yagirltones8748 He's is asking for additional money outside of the money that he thinks he deserves cause these folks didn't ever adopt him..They never ask him to reimburse them for all tlhey spent on him with room and board, cars, insurance, medical, turtors...
White people have done nothing but VICTIMIZE and CAPITALIZE on black people almost their whole time on this soil. Don't blame the VICTIMS, just because you're ashamed of the inhumane behavior of your race. Don't be mad at black people, if they are paranoid of white people in America. Why would black people ever come up with that idea, their imagination?!!
The movie was BASED on a true story, it was not his or their lives history, we the viewers knew that. There is a very fat thick line drowned there. Also, it was of common knowledge that he never like the movie but thanks to that book he became famous around the world. Not many people knew about him before that, then was soon almost forgotten. Just now I’m starting hearing about him AGAIN. But as someone said, you will never be left unpunished for your good deeds. (?) 😊
Just like that... transformed from a hero to a victim! How inspirational!
The Real Blindside
Hmmmm….. pivotal moment? He got married. Who’s really behind all this?
@@jandixon9291but all of the money from the NFL, the movie, both the family's and his books has always been available to him.
Is it that his wife wants control? There never was a problem for him up until he married. This could turn into a nightmare for him. He needs a good lawyer to look over the entire situation for him.
Haha! Exactly!
My bio mom had 13 kids and thank goodness we were all saved by the kindness of other families. I don't know where I'd be otherwise. I went on to "pay it forward" and I hope Michael will soon see the light and do the same. Michael spend a few weeks on Skid Row. Become a foster parent. Help others. It is your duty to pay it forward instead of being greedy and playing the victim over and over. Had you done any of these things, your next book would have been a big hit. I would never dream of trashing the family that gave me a new life. Michael shame on you. You have much to be grateful for. Stop and think of where you could have ended up without their love and caring heart. A Plea to the public-children need help-don't turn them away because of this sad story. It truly takes a village.
@@Tamara_Wand?
@@Tamara_Wthe tragedy was in his biological home with a mother and father who did not put their children first.
Most valuable comment!!
@@Tamara_Wyes and he was saved from the tragedy by a great family. The same family he's now trashing publicly. He's beyond ungrateful and pathetic.
No good deed goes unpunished.
I can tolerate a great deal of bad behaviour, but ungratefulness? NO. Can't stand these people. No matter how you look at this story, the dude is ungrateful. And that's very bad.
He should not be grateful for being placed in a conservatorship when he had no physical or mental disabilities.
So you know exactly what went on behind closed doors? You lived with them to know the "truth?"
No need to see what went on behind close doors...what a dumb thing to say. The guys actions are more than enough. Ungrateful and disgusting
How do you know he’s not grateful? He can be grateful and have questions or not like aspects of this relationship.
@@puidemare2337 Same as you, which is why you have an opinion a side and a comment. First they did it because they couldnt adopt an 18 year, now its because they were time bound. First they made nothing from the movie than they made 14 000 each than they made 100 000 each. Their story changes in every statement they and their attorney makes. He's has remained consistent. He said they tricked him into believing a conservatorship is an adoption. They dont deny it, just come up with justifications that keep changing. I dont have to live with them to form an opinion . I just have to read and listen to their ever changing statements. Im forming an opinion based on what they are saying after he filed his petition which they are claiming is a lawsuit which is also a lie. A petition to terminate a conservatorship is not a lawsuit like they are trying to make people believe.
The greed and the Unforgivable lack of gratitude by Michael Oher for rescuing him from a hell hole *is EXACTLY the type of thing that will cause people to stop helping the disadvantaged.*
Definitely nailed it! The total lack of a gratitude attitude-why I've become very picky about who I help. And never give cash..
Did the really try to help Michael or themselves?
@@deewood5127They were already rich.... and there was no guarantee that he would have a great career...
@@deewood5127 as I watched the film's portrayal, I'm thinking, they're money lovers.
@@deewood5127 The husband was worth 200 million dollars. He didn't need the money so there was no reason to keep it from him. Oher is an ingrate and a bullshiter
It is pathetic how some people would rather someone be poor, hopeless, and on the streets and receive NO help…..then see them get help from someone from another racial group.
The plantation owners want their property to be poor and uneducated! Makes it easier for them to vote Democrat! Lyndon Johnson knew!
True, I’m just wondering how many black families came forward to help get Michael off the streets and into a decent home.
Patrick willis and Jimmy Butler are gonna turn on their family soon
One of the things everyone has forgotten is, this is not solely Michael's story. This is the story of the Tuohy family also. There would be no story with out them. Michael never would have gotten a schlorship to any university with out their support, or the tudors they funded. He had a GPA that was way too low to qualify not only for a scholarship, but also college admissions. He likely would not have finished high school. The Tuohys traveled that road by Michael's side and held him up the whole time.
This is false. Michael was already at the school, and scouts were watching him. He didn’t live on the street - another family was caring for him, and doing a good job. He also wasn’t a bad student. So…isn’t that rather the point?
@@SuperStella1111
Why did he even need tutors??
@@SuperStella1111 I don't know if you watched the entire video here but the blindside book claims his GPA was under 1 and he had an IQ around 80. The book also claims that they had to read aloud to him so he could finish book reports and hire a tutor to "catch him up". Again, I don't know if the book is made up, but that's what Whitlock said at the end of the interview that he got from the Book, not the movie which obviously has more made up stuff in it.
No one forgot we just honesty don’t care. So not the point. Smdh
@@SuperStella1111 You are spouting the racist stance here as everything you have written is false. You hate that a decent wealthy Christian family saved MO-that's right, SAVED him-from the becoming a gang member or worse a clone of his mother & gave MO EVERYTHING. He & you want to hate people that is on you. MO is an ungrateful POS and everyone except racists like you know it based on facts, not hate.
He clearly is lying. He absolutely is doing this because of his book and because he couldnt shakedown the family. Kapernick did the same for his book. Called his parents racist. God will take care of it. Its unfortunate to be honest. Then to attack Sandra bullock who has NOTHING to do with it is horrible. She lost her partner a few weeks ago to a horrible disease. I try not to get mad anymore because you cant argue with stupid
Do tell us how he is clearly lying? You watched a movie narrative and you think that is the "truth?" You watch youtube videos of people calling him a liar and so you jump on that bandwagon?
@puidemare2337 Read his book. You think a grown man with millions of dollars prior and all those people with him didn't know his financial situation? Talk about watching videos. Dude says one thing while his new book is coming out and everyone blames the family. Only cause they are WHITE! You think because he was big he would have made it to the NFL without them? they gave him so many more opportunities and helped him so much. Stop the shit
@@puidemare2337 Whitlock simply points out the discrepancies between Oher's first book (along with interviews) and claims in this recent book. These are discrepancies as to FACTS, not feelings.
For example, ten years ago Oher fully described the whole conservatorship arrangement. Today he claims he didn't know anything about it. He is clearly lying.
How do you promote a book by lying and making yourself look like fraud? Am i missing on something with this strategy? Oh wait, there something call demoncrats and hes black so i guess its all G
@@puidemare2337because oher new the agreement terms from day 1. He played stupid now just to be an opportunist. Also, it was mention in this video
What a POS to do that to the Tuohy family.
I have 4 adult children. Three are adopted. My adopted son is grateful, kind loving. A great kid. My adopted daughters, however are the exact opposite.
According to them, I destroyed their lives and I’m a worthless, narcissistic, horrible person. They still live at home. 28 and 22. I have to go to court to have them removed from my home. The pain they have caused me is unbearable.
How horrible for you!
So sorry your "daughters" have such an attirude...if you are such a horrible person how dare they still live under your roof!! Their actions belie their claims. I'd want them out,too.
I'm so soryy you're going through such hardship. I hope they'll come around to appreciate you and the chance they'd been given. But untill then, try to focus on your son & the good thing happening in your life. Cut the toxic people out of it.
Why would you have to go to court to have them removed? They are adults. Why can't you just kick them out?
So sorry you've had that experience.
Bless you. 🙏🏻
So horribly sad!! How could he do that to them? This world is truly horrific. But thank you for highlighting all the good the family did for him!
Oher claims he didn’t get a single penny of residuals from the movie. The Tuohy’s said they split it evenly 5 ways among the family. This will be easy for the court to determine who is telling the truth.
Exactly!!
It will easily be found out. I understand the money sits untouched with Michael having the only right to withdraw the money. It sounds to me so far that he needs a good lawyer that is also a financial advisor.
@@kathleenwisialowski4558 or it's that his lawyer is too smart financially, and is holding Michael on a leash to stir up the pot to make more lawyer hours.
Heartbreaking for the Tuohy's and for Michael Oher. I can't imagine how it must hurt to care about someone and go above and beyond to help him and then to be attacked by that very person and have to fight back. Very sad, and not a good look for Michael Oher.
Yes, again the almighty dollar trumps decency, gratitude and a conscience. Shame on him.
More like his mother every day
This looks like a money grab. He played football! He's been bad with his money management skills. That's what it looks like to me.
Absolutely fascinating! Wow. Sounds like Michael Oher has turned very ungrateful. Ungratefulness is quite unattractive, especially when others have bent over backwards and then some to help support him. So very very tragic. That betrayal is disgusting. We should feel sad Michael feels he needs to do this for money.
He pissed his money away, and this his way of making more.
Welcome to the real world... Mike ra through his NFl money..35 million isnt shit after taxes....Hes been out of the league for years now he wants a big pay day. Look I hope he gets a new tv show out of it and gets something.. Make them look bad. Look two sides to the story they ONLY helped him cuz of his athlete potentional at ole miss the school they both attended and were sponsors..
Imagine helping a kid off the street, giving him a home, love, money, using your connections to help him find a better team/college, so that he can become a star athlete and make it onto the biggest stage that even the most privileged families could only dreamed of, and be told, he didn't need your help at all.
So he blew through his money and now wants them to prop up his shrinking bank account. So entitled and ungrateful. Will not read any book or watch any movie or documentary if he will benefit by it.
He wanted to know where his royalties were going last year and why they weren’t going to him directly and that’s when he found out he was still in under conservatorship. He didn’t file a lawsuit. He filed to end conservatorship that he still is under.
@@amazingsylvie1474 he wrote about being under the conservatorship in his book. So he knew about. He SAID he didn’t know but clearly he did.
@@amazingsylvie1474he got his money . Go do your homework
So you are prone to jumping to conclusions.
This is so sad. He was given the absolute best chance of a lifetime. Be grateful. 🙏
This is going to scare a lot of families away from taking in kids from the foster system.
Someone has been "whispering" in Oher's ear he deserves millions from the Tuohy family, and he's been convinced this is the just thing to do. Given the racial environment going on, he's been convinced it is a just motion.
It just goes to show that it doesn’t matter how kind you are and how much you try to help some people, you cannot change what they really are. And what he really is just came out.
That's true. To them, it's only them that matter.
Bingo.
Exactly!
"You can take the boy out of the jungle..."
Wink wink. Nod nod. Let me get my cap....
This story epitomises the self obsessed, self entitled, unappreciative culture we live in today.😒🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Yep, ungratefulness 😞
I think the story of Michael
Oher is one of an ungrateful person who was not appreciative of the help that was given to him when he was poor and in the ghetto.
Wait didn’t the touihys hired a tutor? Maybe she can vouch that Michael was illiterate
@@jdos5643 his .06 GPA his junior year vouches for that. A product of no child left behind.
He blew his money is what it says to me.
When the game checks stop it is amazing how these guys learn nothing in college and go broke so fast.
Thank you for this video. I was SO disappointed when I heard Michael Oher's claims against the Tuohy family. I feel so much better now that there are genuinely good people.
Another sick thing of this "saying its his story" . There would be no story if it were not for this kind family! Disgusting
Right! It's a "FAMILY" story!
Wrong!!! 😕 without Michael it wouldn't be a story
@@deewood5127 cannot wait for the whole truth to come out. Put the BLM down another notch. I read the book, won't read his new one. But would like to read the story about oher and how he tried to extort people who cared about him. Going to be a best seller.
Yep. He’d be living under a bridge
@@deewood5127 hahahahaha, it wouldn't be a story without any of them. Take that family out and Mike is just a dead teenager in an alley somewhere. Take Mike out and the family would have just helped someone else and probably still had a movie/book. So you tell me...who's the real catalyst here?
No good deed goes unpunished...
That keeps going through my mind every time I see this story referenced.
@@sabrinashelton1997 it's unfortunate that life is like that sometimes. So many of us have a natural propensity to do good but when things like this happen it makes you think twice
On earth but it will be rewarded through heaven. God knows the truth and their hearts.
Scott (Dilbert) Adams.
I love that the family has hired an attorney to fight this betrayal of him. The truth will come out, they kept proper records.
This is sad that Michael Oher is turning on his family that gave him opportunities he may never have had- it breaks my heart that he’s now dumping on them 😢😢😢
He blew his money and now he is desperate.
I have not read that yet?
Too many Boats and Ho's.
@@bennyb44875 You will.
He's gotta get him some Boats and Ho's.
That’s exactly what I believe
I feel sorry for Michael Oher. This guy has been race-baited by libs and his own community since the Tuohy's took him in. The movie only made things worse. The movie I saw (many times) was a sweet story about a family giving a down-on-his-luck kid a break. I never saw him as dumb or not talented. But, he has been repeatedly told that he gets no credit for his accomplishments. That is not true. The ones looking at it that way are the racists. If he didn't work hard to improve his grades there would have been no football career. Period. He's been brainwashed and it's very sad. He's losing a family who really loves him.
Oh please after 24 years
The family didn't love him like their own. Please. If they did they would have adopted him when he was underage or still could have adopted him when he was over the age of 18. They took ONE kid with athletic skills under their wings. You do the math. My grandma didn't have much in terms of money but she feed and took care of many of the kids in her community. She was loved and respected by everyone. That's love
If he was dumb he never would have made it. People struggle but the dumb ones give up.
@@savvysaleslady You ABSOLUTELY CAN adopt someone over 18. They just have to agree to it. And they DID go to his actual family prior to doing anything.
Imagine thinking everything you see in a movie is real 😂😂 gullible fool at its finest
Awareness is one thing, honesty and fairness is quite another.
Thank you for clearing this story up. I am praying for Michael and the Tuohy's.
Jason has to be one of the best prepared and most articulate commentators out there. Never seems to get caught up in political or woke noise.
He is a big sellout hating his own kind and he is 🚮
Jason is a joke
He’s clearly very intelligent
Yes, indeed...! I totally agree...!👍
He's a house ninja , always takes side of white america. I hate bias and agenda
This is happening because: a) Michael is promoting his book and more importantly b) The Thuey's just recently sold their restaurant franchise for 200M. Bear in mind, they were wealthy prior to them becoming Michael's legal guardian NOT adoption. Huge differences. The End
You mean like how the Tuohys went on a book tour using Michael vs name, image, and likeness (Which the conservatorship granted them full control), after the success of the movie?
They didn't sell the entire franchise. Money still coming in.
@@conchobarwhat book did the family write?
@@conchobar The tour was about the movie, and the movie was about ALL their lives, not just MO's. As I noted above, the movie was based on a book written by a close friend of Sean Tuohy. Very likely the Blind Side book and movie wouldn't have happened without the Tuohy family and their connection to this author. And, with no book/movie, would MO even been able to get enough interest to get a publisher to put out his two books? Where is the gratitude?
@@conchobaryou think it's not also their story? You think "the blindside" would happen without the family?
You guys could just ask someone in Oxford/Ole Miss… We could have told you most of this years ago. Sean T. recently sold his business for $200 million. Michael married someone who convinced him he deserved more money. That it.
Sean T. sold part of his business interested for close to 200 million. Apart from his business interested, I also find it odd that all was well until his wife came into the picture. Michael needs to tread lightly and have a good lawyer with financial experience evaluate the entire picture before he proceeds with handing over control to his wife.
I hope this doesn’t discourage others from helping the less fortunate. The movie inspired me to foster several kids and coach little league players
Michael had 14 years to make these claims. Why did this not happen in 2010?. If he was cut out of the movie profits then he should have complained back then. Michael had a long NFL career. He made plenty of money. Michael is just trying to grab some cash and sell his latest book. Shame on Michael. He needs to be examined for signs of post concussion syndrome. Jason is a good man. Shame on you Michael
Exactly what I was thinking, have all the time but now! Cause he's broke and needs money.
@@cindyrussell1581 I see comments like yours everywhere pertaining to this story...what makes you think he is broke and needs money lol smh
@@jstan4548Because he’s married…
I'm wondering if his wife is with BLM... Someone sure got to him... And remember he left football because of a head injury... Idk..it doesn't make sense..
Now i understand why so many people prefer to adopt a dog or a cat.
No good deed goes unpunished…ask the Kaepernick family.
Or Jane Austen whom that quote is from.
OMG! Don't seek the common denominator, please!!! 😔
And then there’s Collin Kapernick shaming his adoptive family.
I think the movie DOES highlight him and his willingness to let this family help him succeed not only in the opportunities for a football career but also a good education. His drive and determination got him where he is, they just opened doors for him, lovingly!
Michael Oher's new-found attitude toward the family that helped him is beyond sad. It kind of makes a person wonder why bother helping people like Michael Oher. He could have sold his book without trashing the family. Michael should start talking about the 75% illegitimate black baby rate within the black American community and how in the 1960's that rate was 25%...if Michael wants to talk about something.
Do you think the Touhys would of helped Micheal if he was 5ft 4 inches and weighed 98 lbs.?..
They plotted on him..let the truth be told
Dude was all state and a 5 star recruit before they took him in
The same in the white community. Majority on welfare and uneducated. Stop putting the black community down. Black women are the most educated women in America but America doesn’t want to acknowledge that because of bias. Fewer Black women are having kids and choosing careers so stop with the BS and do your damn research. You all will never give black women their flowers but continue to perpetuate the stereotypes that black women are just baby mamas. For example: The KarJenner women are all baby mamas and unwed. Talk about them. Enough of the ish!! ✌️✌️✌️✌️
@@dnoldy71Why don’t you read the book 📕
@@deewood5127 thank u for holding oher's bud light
Hes just so ungrateful, Black privilege.
Shut up you just saying shi# hear
🤣
The lesson is don't help people like him. And to think that people had the nerve to demand Sandra Bullock give back her Oscar for the role. SMH!
You can take the kid out of the hood but you can’t remove the hood mentality out of the kid! Mr. Oher is just despicable, he should be beyond grateful for what was GIVEN to him.
If not for the Tuohy Family, Michael Oher's future would've been nothing. Disgraceful he's doing what he's doing.
Well, there almost certainly wouldn't have the Blind Side book or movie - that book was written by a friend on Sean Tuohy.
Another ungrateful Black athlete throw his White ( adopted ) family under the bus,,,just like Colin Kap..
He was a top football player and everyone knew he would go to the NFL before the Tuohys
@@yolandawilson9852 i am not so sure about it, he was living on the streets before the Tuohy family help him.
Yep. Michael Oher was enrolled in a private high school and playing football/Basketball and a 5star recruit before even meeting the Tuohys. Sean Tuohy was just a typical booster. Love had nothing to do with his relationship with the Tuohys.
The Tuohy's were worth several hundred million dollars when they opened up their home to Michael Oher. Who do you think paid the tuition costs for that very elite Briarwood private school that they somehow got him into? They hired tutors to work with him because he had no GPA that would allow him to even graduate from high school much less attend a university. Mr. Oher had serious problems. Only he knows why he is trying to shake down the only real family he has ever had. Everything Michael Oher has had or ever will have is made possible through the love and generosity of the Tuohy's. Guess what? Had the Tuohy family never crossed paths with Michael Oher, they would still be worth several hundred million dollars today. What if Michael Oher had never been taken in by the Tuohy family. There would no All-American LT who attended Ole' Miss on a full ride athletic scholarship. He would not have been a #1 draft choice of the Baltimore Ravens. He would have not been named as an All Pro several times during his career. There would be no Super Bowl ring on his finger. Yes, Michael earned those honors and all that money due to his talent, however, had the Tuohy's not brought him into their family and provided him with the education and opportunities critical to his overall success, he would have never gotten out of the streets of Memphis. That's a fact.
So if this family was so generous and loving of "disadvantaged" kids, why did they only help one kid? How do you know he wouldn't have been successful? You seem to be able to tell the future. I have two friends who came from broken home families, out on the street by the age of 14 but they are two of my most successful friends today. Owns several massive houses here in Hawaii and in California. Don't underestimate a person's will and determination.
@@puidemare2337Michael oher was not a StreetWise intelligent Hustler. He had a .6 EPA, could not read and had an 80 IQ. Not exactly the foundation for success
He had been going to the school before he met the family.
@@puidemare2337 Oh great argument, someone does something good and your criticism is "Why didn't they do more good?" And the evidence that Oher was unlikely to be successful on his own is that he's a 37 year old failing ex-athlete even after he was given a big boost by the Tuohy family with extra tutoring and better schooling than what he was heading toward at age 18. He was and is no go-getter except the easy route of trying to get from whites instead of making his own way.
@@puidemare2337 You don't know what they did for others.
Two of my favorite people offering logical discussion.
Great interview with Jason. It is easy to see what really happened here. Nice job..
Never has the phrase "No good deed goes unpunished" been more applicable. I hope they televise the lawsuit trial and tear his story apart in front of the masses, lie by lie, "Amber Heard" style.
Jane Austen. That is where that quote is from.
I have never liked this movie because I knew that Michael was an All American football player prior to moving in with this family so the depiction of him was totally bogus. He also could read and write! If he wasn’t an All American player at this private school, do you really think that they would have moved him into their home? It’s not like he was Pooky off the streets.
Coincidentally, the wealthy BOOSTERS moved into their home the All American poor black kid who had all kinds of notoriety in sports at their kids school (he was 38th in the NATION) and he just so happened to end up going to their alma mater where they are BOOSTERS.
Both my brother and I competed on the collegiate level with full scholarships (football and basketball) and I know all to well the things that “boosters” do to get a player to go to their school. They buy cars, houses, get family members jobs, and so on - all illegal. It’s pretty wild. This family took it to an entire new level!
They are literally calling him their “adoptive son” and “adoptive brother” on their webpages TODAY! This is very deceitful because it’s an outright lie. He could have been that but they chose otherwise.
Adult adoption is legal in TN as in most states - see the law:
Tennessee Code Title 36. Domestic Relations § 36-1-101
(a) The primary purpose of this part is to provide means and procedures for the adoption of children and adults that recognize and effectuate to the greatest extent possible the rights and interests of persons affected by adoption, especially those of the adopted persons, which are specifically protected by the constitutions of the United States and the state of Tennessee and to those ends seek to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that:
@@katrinafisher7820did you watch the whole clip? He wasn’t an all American and he couldn’t read when he moved in. He has only played 1 year of football and coach didn’t know what to do with him. That is according to Michael in his first book and the blindside book. His new claims contradict his first book. Victim status is unbecoming of A man.
@@katrinafisher7820 Um, no, he was NOT an All American and no, he couldn't read, at least if you read his first book. So was he lying then, or is he lying now?
Much respect to Jason Whitlock! Love the way he thinks.
NEVER BITE THE HAND OF THE PERSON that feed you when you needed it the most!
I always wanted to adopt a kid in trouble, but thought better of it when this backfired on a couple in my family. Now, I just donate money & let the government take care of the problem. I realize my attitude is BAD, and I feel guilty feeling this way; however, I also don't need this destruction in my life & (more importantly) my family's life.
So you're not altruistic to begin with. You fancy yourself being a savior is more like it.
It's ok. I've had family where adoption turned into a curse. It's the ugly side of adoption. It's good if you can do it, but it does go very badly for some people.
Your attitude is NOT bad. It's totally fine how you feel!! Ignore the hater that commented.
Maybe you could be in big brother or sister program. Foster families need respite. My cousin was widowed from Gulf war w 5 little children . Big brother big sister married couple took kids to do activities and respite and it really helped . They were great people.
Please don't feel guilty. Nothing for guilt. Family first and don't harm them or yourself with dysfunction.
It’s pretty simple. He ran out of money. How ungrateful he is to the family that brought him out of poverty.
Michael Oher has shown he’s not one bit grateful for what the Tuohy’s have done for him.
Jason you are AWESOME for putting these facts out there.
Whiteness spilling out
@@MichaelJohnson-ym5xy what a stupid comment
The Tuohys dodged a bullet by not adopting Oher.
Indeed
Then why conserve him and why is he still under conservatorship?
@@amazingsylvie1474 IT HAS BEEN ENDED HE ONLY HAS A NET WORTH OF APX 16 MILLION DOLLARS AND A APX 5 MILLION dOLLAR HOME IN bRENT WOOD TN
@@amazingsylvie1474maybe because they never thought of it, or they want to protect him from divorce. They never interfered in his NFL contract and money or his financial dealings. Maybe that's why he is only suing for the movie money.
@@kitchg5526which they already gave him anyway. The only thing he's going to get out of this is publicity, which was the real goal.
This man has done his homework and makes more sense than any other channel I’ve seen. No more confusion for me
Please, he has not done his homework. Emily Baker has done her homework but this knucklehead just acts like a know it all
He reportedly still has a net worth in the millions including property owned such as his mansion home and fancy collection of vehicles. However, it continues to be in a downward spiral from his NFL days with no real career. The $15 million payoff he requested was all about shoring up his finances so he could continue the lifestyle he has become accustomed to showing off to others. He is willing to throw under the bus the family that took him in to do so.
Thank you both for this truthful story.
You really think MO at 18 had the ability to manage contracts or any financial agreement? Come on Tuohy haters they don’t or did need his money. It’s been 24 years Michael?
How do you know he didn't have the ability? Do you know him? Do you think just because you've heard narratives and watched a movie that you know his abilities? Do tell us why if the family "loved" him he wasn't adopted? And please don't say because he was 18
@@puidemare2337
Oher knew it was a conservatorship he signed, by his own admission in his 2011 book. Likewise his mom knew as by legal standpoint his mom had to be notified of it so if she so chose to object the Touhys, she could. She did not and was in court when the Touhys were appointed. It has been said countless of times in articles why conservatorship happened vs adoption. Likewise, another reason not stated but damn sure it was thought about is if the Touhys adopted that would have stripped his mom of her parental rights.
The fact that Oher negotiated his own NFL contract, which he wouldn’t have been able too if the Touhys actually acted on their conservatorship rights. He wouldn’t have even negotiated his own book deal for crying out loud. Zip nothing. As for the book and the blindside movie, financial evidence is easy to find and investigate, but it was both of their story not just Oher so no surprise there that the Touhys got a slice too!
Don’t sh*t in the hands of those that fed you, clothed you, supported you, looked out for you.
Yes and it’s crazy he is still under conservatorship after 24 years. It never ended which is why the royalty checks from the movie still go to them and not MO.
@@amazingsylvie1474you don't know where royalties actually go & MO could have ended the conservatorship as an adult at anytime ..
I cannot fathom that he is doing this to the family that helped him with EVERYTHING!!!! Ungrateful to the Max! I hope the Tuohy Family wins
No good deed goes unpunished. I wonder if Michael has ever stopped to think about where he would be today without that family. Obviously not.
Absolutely right. The family gave him love and he is ungrateful!
He has been a disappointment. He was given a tutor and did well in school. The family did for him more than most kids get!
I'm disappointed in Michael.
Dilbert was 100% correct.
Fact's
I agree! Let the scout's scout directly from the source again. Skip the middle man. Both parties get to make and keep a higher dividend of their profits without the mess of the middle. Imagine feeding and housing the talentless and skilless. SMH.
Nothing has ever been brought up about the family interfering in any contract he's made as an adult. He had his career, got married and had children, and seemed to continue a good relationship with the Tuohy family. Now that he needs to keep his name in the spotlight to promote his book, publisher PR perhaps, he's been abused.
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He is highly impressionable. Whoever is behind this lawsuit is the villain. Praying for reconciliation. Go home, Michael.
My heart goes out to the Touy family.
Man, that's gratitude for you, this dude is a real sweet heart, trying to cash in on all the BS going on now days.
Ugh. No good deed goes unpunished. Shame on him. Now others will be afraid to help kids in need! 🤮
So you lived with these people and know exactly what went down that's why you can swag your finger at someone?
@@puidemare2337yep sure can it’s so obvious and I bet if the family were black y’all wouldn’t be here trolling .
It's so obvious, right? How so? No one has made any mention of color, except you. Who's trolling? I discern via facts, I don't pass judgement based on my emotions, not knowing the facts. And you? You seem to know ins and outs of this matter. Do tell us how the conservatorship was granted? And how it is suppose to be granted. Then comeback and tell us you wouldn't be pissed if you were in this dude's shoes. Maybe stop with the race thing where it doesn't exist.@@user-jb8ji9xe9t
The Tuohy family did alot for him. I doubt he would have made it without their help. I wonder where his 11 siblings are now. I’m sure the Tuohy are really hurt by his actions. Disgraceful!!
I'm very sad to say I was a huge Oher fan but DO NOT believe a word he is saying now. Breaks my heart.
Love it when u have Jason on-especially discussing “black” issues His common sense break down of these issues r always spot on. His break down of “Rich men north of Richmond “ was brilliant! Been a fan of yours since u were “Tucker” on Fox before Tucker. Glad to see that u have found your way away from progressive 💩!
Any likeability he ever had is gone...Put his book right next to Spare...in the recycle bin !
Wow Thank you Jason!! So glad to see you DOING YOU Megyn!!
I bet that family regrets it now. Him and Kaepernick should be embarrassed of themselves.
This makes me so sad. As soon as I heard that Michael was planning to sue his adoptive parents, I figured he forgot all that they did for him. 😓😓😓
They actually never adopted him...( I see you still "blindsided" by the movie)...smh 😕
even if they didn't, those people showed him what it's like to have parents,,, the one thing that Michael never had experienced.
@@haters_haterthey took advance of him
@@Cinder1421 really? they actually let him spend his own money when he became pro, that's why the boy is broke.
@@deewood5127the movie never claim they adopted him but rather that they became legal guardians
Hmmm. Mr. Oher got a college education and several million in his resulting NFL career. How much did he share with the Tuochy’s?
What did the Tuohys do for Michael Oher that any other college booster hasn't done for a 5 star recruit?
Probably zero. If he did, he would have mentioned it.
@@conchobar Did you even listen to this video? Oher was NOT a 5-star recruit when they took him in.
But, to answer your question about "any other college booster," I can tell you right now that 99% of them wouldn't bring a recruit into their homes and treat them like family.
@@marilena7848 Most boosters would have let him bang their wives and daughters
@@conchobar Every college booster is taking in very large homeless kids to live with their families? Really?
THANK YOU for the correct explanation.
LOVE your shirt, Megyn ❤❤❤❤
This man is so ungrateful. Why is so ungrateful ! God bless this couple
It’s sad that Michael decided to make go this way, instead of helping others like he was helped.
He could have sold his book and even make movies with a good and loving attitude.
This evil way won’t be allowed here in the planet anymore.
Michael Oher why? Why? Kids across this country pray to have a family and a chance in life. Your story gave them hope. Why Michael? Why?
The banner over this entire situation is ingratitude.
Ungrateful is the word. It’s sad.
This reminds me of the farmer and snake story. You can help them, love them and care for them but at the end they'll still bite you back. It's in their blood. Just leave them on the roadside.
Way to go Michael. You have absolutely STOPPED many families from adopting kids. You had a platform to encourage families to adopt but because of your complete lack of gratitude you one day will see all the kids who never were adopted because of you.
How, exactly? Michael wasn’t adopted. Indeed that seems to be a main point of contention in the story. Are you not paying attention? I don’t have all the facts, any more than the rest of the people speculating here. The victim-blaming on display in the comments section is disgusting.
He wasn’t adopted! Adult adoption is legal in TN as in most states - see the law:
Tennessee Code Title 36. Domestic Relations § 36-1-101
(a) The primary purpose of this part is to provide means and procedures for the adoption of children and adults that recognize and effectuate to the greatest extent possible the rights and interests of persons affected by adoption, especially those of the adopted persons, which are specifically protected by the constitutions of the United States and the state of Tennessee and to those ends seek to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that:
They are literally calling him their “adoptive son” and “adoptive brother” on their webpages TODAY! This is very deceitful because it’s an outright lie. He could have been that but they chose otherwise.
Shame on him. Ungrateful for the love and support.
This is a deep lie, and I would not be surprised to see this tail spin into a full on dangerous depression for Mike. I’m hoping he can just come out with the exact truth and be reconciled to his adoptive family.
Shut up😂😂😂
Nope, reconciled my behind,hope they cut his ungrateful behind off .He can go seek help from his crackhead Mother who abandoned him
It's not his ADOPTIVE family.
They were never his legal guardians, they were not foster parents.
They never needed a conservatorship.
Why do they still have the conservatorship?
He didn't have an attorney to represent him.
Un, not gonna happen now that he has markled them. Ask Harry what happens when you shit on your family.