CNN released a trailer for its upcoming flash documentary Blindsided, which details the ongoing Michael Oher lawsuit surrounding the former NFL player.
Produced by CNN FlashDocs, Blindsided will release on November 16, 2023 on Max, and will examine the claims by Oher that the Tuohy family didn’t actually adopt him, and had him sign a conservatorship agreement when Oher was a child.
Check out the Blindsided trailer below (watch other clips and trailers):
What is Michael Oher’s lawsuit about?
In Oher’s lawsuit, he claims that the Tuohy’s never actually adopted Oher but instead signed him into a conservatorship and have profited off of him for years. The lawsuit also alleges that Oher has not made any money off of the success of The Blind Side, which made over $300 million at the box office.
Oher’s petition asks the court to end the Tuohys’ conservatorship, and issue an injunction that bars the family from using his name and likeness. It also seeks to give Oher a full accounting of the money the family made while using his name. Oher is also seeking to be paid back the fair share of profits from the film, as well as other unspecified damages.
While the Tuohy family hasn’t addressed the claims, an attorney speaking for them has said they are untrue.
