Current:Home > NewsNovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank Center:Michael Oher demanded millions from Tuohys in 'menacing' text messages, per court documents -GrowthInsight
NovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank Center:Michael Oher demanded millions from Tuohys in 'menacing' text messages, per court documents
SignalHub Quantitative Think Tank Center View
Date:2025-04-06 14:43:46
A new chapter was added Monday to the bitter public dispute between former football player Michael Oher and NovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank Centerhis former conservators, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy.
The couple — who took Oher in as a teenager, then turned their story into a best-selling book, which was followed by a blockbuster film adaptation ("The Blind Side") — filed documents in Shelby County (Tennessee) Probate Court demonstrating that Oher made multiple demands via text messages for seven-figure payouts, or else.
The Tuohys outline in court documents that Oher, a former Ole Miss and NFL offensive lineman, sent at least two separate text messages to them demanding money since 2021. First $10 million, then $15 million.
"It was 10 million now I want 15 after taxes," reads one text message Oher sent to the Tuohys, according to court documents.
On top of the financial demands, Oher sent "menacing" text messages to the Tuohys threatening to expose them and suggesting they work with FedEx founder and chairman Fred Smith, who is also the majority owner of Alcon Entertainment, a film production company.
NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more.
"Get with Fred and get my money together," Oher wrote in one text message, subsequently calling the Tuohys "thieves."
"If something isn't resolve (sic) this Friday, I'm going to go ahead and tell the world, how I was robbed by my suppose to be (sic) parents. That's the deadline. Better call Fred and everyone else involved. Think how it will look when this comes out," one text read.
The text messages were provided by the Tuohys to support their objection to Oher's motion for a temporary injunction that would bar them from using his name, image and likeness for their financial gain.
MICHAEL OHER LAWYERS:Tuohy family's accounting of 'Blind Side' money 'demonstrably false'
In August, Oher launched a legal offensive against the Tuohys seeking to end their nearly two-decade conservatorship over him. In September, a Shelby County Probate Court judge formally dissolved the conservatorship. But the financial battle is still a major point of contention on both sides.
The Tuohys say they offered a total of $138,309.90 to Oher from the proceeds of "The Blind Side" — which was the agreed upon amount from the outset. The couple also says that's the same amount of money it made from the profits of the film, as well as their two children. When Oher refused to accept the money, the Tuohys say they deposited it into a shared account in his son's name.
veryGood! (2395)
Related
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- Arizona man found dead at Grand Canyon where he was hiking popular trail
- Arizona man found dead at Grand Canyon where he was hiking popular trail
- Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to declare the LGBTQ ‘movement’ extremist
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- Iowa's evangelical voters have propelled candidates to victory in Iowa in the past. Will they stick with Trump?
- What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
- Meghan Markle Reveals Holiday Traditions With Her and Prince Harry’s Kids in Rare Interview
- Tarte Shape Tape Concealer Sells Once Every 4 Seconds: Get 50% Off Before It's Gone
- Water valve cover on Las Vegas Grand Prix course halts first practice of the weekend
Ranking
- Will the 'Yellowstone' finale be the last episode? What we know about Season 6, spinoffs
- FAA to investigate drone that delayed Ravens-Bengals game
- The story behind the Osama bin Laden videos on TikTok
- 3 shot in van leaving Maryland funeral, police searching for suspect
- The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees
- Explosion rocks university in Armenia’s capital, killing 1 person and injuring 3 others
- Healthy, 100-pound southern white rhinoceros born at Virginia Zoo, the second in 3 years
- Man accused of kidnapping a 9-year-old girl from New York park is charged with rape
Recommendation
A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
The story behind Omaha's rainbow house could make you watch what you say to your neighbors
Fans react to Rosalía, Rauw Alejandro performing – separately – at the 2023 Latin Grammys
New Godzilla show 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' poses the question: Menace or protector?
What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
Honda recalls nearly 250K vehicles because bearing can fail and cause engines to run poorly or stall
Sofía Vergara Reflects on Very Difficult Year After Joe Manganiello Breakup
Guatemalan prosecutors request that President-elect Bernardo Arévalo be stripped of immunity