@@johnjhnson82 He was also failing out of school and hadn't yet developed a routine. They hired a tutor for him...bought his food and clothes so he wasn't worried about going meal to meal. The book is bullshit, the conservatorship is bullshit...but there's a GOOD chance he's not where he is without the Tuohy's. And they are probably right where they are either way.
"Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter." - African Proverb. So glad he, finally, wrote his own story. This is how you protect your reputation and take back the narrative.
I think I understand what you mean. How the white family pretended to come in peace and then stabbed him in the back I guess. I guess they pretended to help the kid and actually wanted to get a cut of his earnings once he made it to the NFL. Absolutely disgusting and Greedy
@@Bekz00 But still, he was an all American and if I'm correct because I could be wrong but in my Fred G Sanford voice big dummies or "unintelligent" people aren't all american athletes in any sport...
When mike said he could read peoples body language when your time is up and you gotta leave… I felt that to my soul… something only you know if you been there! Happy for you mike
THIS! Bruh, growing up dead-ass poor is a language that you can't speak unless you went through it. This scumbag interviewer didn't even touch on WHY kids in our position steal to eat, because he's never spent a day wondering what it's like to not eat.
Wdym by your time is up . I jus want little more description to it . I do think i got the sense of understanding they no longer want your presence by their body language and all . Isn't it ?
I was a Memphis Police Officer and I had the occassion of meeting this gentleman when he was in highschool at Briarcrest here in Memphis. He had a white Ford F-150. I meet his biological mother as well. This guy was just as intelligent and articulate then as he is now. I did not know who he was until one of my coworkers that followed sports saw his name and asked him was he "The Michael Oher" he was the epitome of confidence. I instantly liked this kid so much so, that I came home and could not stop talking about my chance encounter with this young man. i broke departmental policy by allowing Mr. Oher to ride in the front seat of my squad car. I believe everything he says and though I am much older, coming from the streets of Memphis, I have the utmost respect for this young man. Mr. Oher I was a fan then, and I am a fan now. God Bless you kid,.
As soon as I heard him speak. I could tell he is nothing like he was displayed in the movie. Much love & respect for this intelligent & determined driven man. I'm waiting on the actual movie. Not the Hollywood version. I always felt it wasn't real.
@resonantchime8458 you get robbed by those close to you & you trust. Make a Oscar Movie & dont get a dime. You would go broke as well. I'm a military service connection war veteran. I don't argue with strangers over the internet. But with his network of 16 million, that don't register on my radar as broke. I'm enjoying life my friend & encouraging others to do the same. Have an awesome & safe day 😀
Honestly, the movie didn't make sense to me. The family was portrayed of being a "savior" while he was a "hapless" kid. No way someone achieves what he has without smarts, grit, and tenacity. Incredibly well-spoken dude. Good for him. Can't wait to read his book.
This family saved this guys life- he was one of 11 kids - mom crack addict and he was living on streets and is on thankful and foolish. It’s a bad scene for him. He spent all his money he wasted his $$ and he’s trying to shake down his family. It’s sinful.
He was given everything, he’s a liar. He’s not smart with his money. Burnt thru it and now he wants MORE. He wouldn’t be where he’s at without them. Prolly in the streets. On drugs.
I love the blind side the same way I like the room or the happening. It's so bad it's good. The ultimate white savior movie. They made it all about the white family, mainly the white mom. They made oher look mentally challenged in the movie and here you can clearly see he's quite normal. I'm glad he's speaking out.
He is normal now thanks to the education he received thanks to his white family . Where would he be without them? Dead or dealing drugs. They already were multi millionaries. They just did the Christian thing, and now I guess that bit them in the butt. Should have left him in the street.
@@MysticMungusSlungus dude, in the movie they pretended he didn't know how to play football until he met the white family but in real life he was all American before he ever met them. They even had the little white kid teaching him how to block in the movie. I'm not trying to make it all about race, the movie itself is what made it all about race. Again this movie is entertainingly horrible and one of my favorite it's so bad it's good films.
Agree completely. I’m astounded at how normal, bright and insightful Michael is bc the movie portrayed him as slow, and almost a mute. Completely unnecessary are insulting to this great athlete.
Lol he's selling a book bro. This entire story from both sides, is shady. I think they all conspired to make money off a book and movie. Michael Oher was in on it. They all were.
@@guestguest2030 the dude is selling a book but also suing the family at the same time. This is shady all over. They all conspired, he got the short end of the stick, got mad, and years later he decided to sue. He knew he was never adopted.
Its was cool to hear in the beginning, When Michael said when Ray Lewis announced his retirement to the team, the rest of the guys step up and wanted Ray to win one last ring, send him out as a Super Bowl Champ. That shows how much respected Ray was
I heard that he didn’t like how he was portrayed in the movie. But, this is the first time I’ve seen him in an interview. I would be LIVID about this situation too. Stay Blessed Michael you have a lot to be proud of.
Man got 32 millions dollars and is going broke so he giving the family a shake down for money. He wouldn’t of had ANYTHING WITHOUT THEM. Entitlement and taking it for granted smh 🤦🏽♂️
I'm not taking sides, the truth is in the middle somewhere, but Hollywood isn't exactly known for accurate depictions of real life stories. They are gonna embellish the truth, make things more dramatic than usual, they made Titanic seem romantic for crying out loud.
If he's so smart why didn't he get his own attorney before the movie came out? I've seen other interviews he knew he could not be legally adopted because he was 18. Plus there could very well be something in the dad's side of the family that prevented it legally. Insurance with added dependants gets tricky. Also this was always something LeAnn pushed more. What if there was a prenuptial that prevented adoption? Do you think Angelina Jolie would have adopted more kids if she was married to a lighting guy on one of her movies? ( my friend who's a lighting guy met and had a baby with Sherilyn Fenn from Twin Peaks. Big $ mess. He's been working on Grey's Anatomy since the show started. The daughter mostly lives with him ) Angelina adopted another kid knowing Brad Pitt would be legally tied to that child FOREVER. The husband owns Taco Bells. What is LeAnn him and the kids died in a car accident. Maybe there was something legally or in the family's legacy where the partners or other family didn't want Michael Orr and his REAL siblings ( he's got a huge real family just because his parents died- he's got other real siblings still ) Maybe they didn't want/ insurance prevented them from risking everything ending up with a completely different family. A family with no business management that could and likely would if we're being honest- drive the business into the ground. It takes ninja discipline to make any restaurant a success- even if it is a franchise like Taco Bell. Lastly rich people think differently. Trust me my dad's worth 20 M There are no free rides in my family. We all work for what we have first
When I hear someone say he’s very well spoken and they’re speaking about a Blackman, it almost sounds like you’re taking a shot a black people. Like it’s not expected for black men to be well spoken
@@beatsbaby3284 Forget the name of documentary but Alabama throws away kids yearly that get hurt or don’t produce. Sadly just part of hyper competitive sports. Just looked up his net worth and somewhere from 10-16 mil. Something is up with this story.
A lot of us share that same struggle with drug addicted parents. We mature quicker & grow up fast. Me as a kid I couldn't understand why my parents couldn't be responsible & this little tiny "Pebble thing" made them do such crazy things. They eventually became irresponsible, lost their damn minds, car, house. We "me & my siblings" became the parent and they were the kids. We got jobs or had some type of hustle mowed lawns, delivered papers, cleaned up parking lots, shoveled snow ETC......"WHAT DON'T BREAK US, MAKES US STRONGER 💪🏽
It was the same for me. I washed cars, did lawn work, and sold newspapers, and chocolates door to door. I even sold my baseball and basketball ball cards. My biological mother was so gone that she was only nice to me when I had money 🤑💰 to turn over to her. Even if it was $5,$10, $20. Because of this abuse I separated from my mother but encountered toxic women who were users especially when it came to money. I had to accept my childhood neglect. Instead of falling for money users I now despise them and distance myself. You mention how the children become grownups and the grownups are the children is 💯.
The CIA funneled crack cocaine specifically to your parents neighborhoods. I think every single one of you children of crack addicted parents is owed a lot of compensation from the federal government, but you know that’ll never happen and I’m really sorry for that. I’m glad you and your siblings made it out in once piece and have succeeded in spite of such a tremendous disadvantage. Best of luck to you in your life.
@@Thor-Orion yep..... And now they're allowed to go to come into the country that's killing kids. But they want to be involved in a war in Ukraine 🤷🏾♂️
LOL most people with that background become low life career criminals...you are the exception and not the rule. His mom had 11 kids...extremely irresponsible low-life drug addict.
Dear Michael: I saw the movie, I read both of your books and believe me when I tell you, I know you! I experienced many things similar to your own experiences. I am so pleased you got out of that darkness you went through after your injury retirement. I wish you the best in every way. Your family is precious. Beautiful wife, beautiful children. The Oher Foundation is lifting up, and helping children who need help. Bless you and your family. Keep going and never give up!
As an adopted person, the one thing I know for certain, an adopted persons timeline on doing things will always seem out of sorts, and illogical. The trauma of abandonment haunts you for a lifetime.
I can’t even imagine being portrayed as illiterate & helpless, like he’s some kind of Forest Gump figure. It’s obvious after hearing him speak, that The Blind Side was not only defamatory, but also reckless on behalf of the writers & directors. It’s actually disgusting to think about what Michael has endured from judgement alone. I wish this man justice
@@radagastbrown9001 Forrest Gump was an All-American at Alabama... during the Bear Bryant years, a Medal of Honor winner at Vietnam, a world ping pong champion, owner of the Bubba Gump shrimp corporation, a gozillionaire, etc. Yes, they made Oher seem "mentally slow." But don't compare him to Forrest Gump. He taught Elvis how to dance ffs!
It was that white family.. They are the ones that lied about everything.. They never even adopted him and tricked him into signing away his life..They stole millions of dollars from him..
Author Michael Lewis who is a childhood friend of Sean Tuohy. Instead of telling the true story they chose to make Leigh Tuohy (his friend’s wife) a saint. Lewis wrote the story his friends wanted him to. All of them are posers, fakers, scammers, and frauds.
May God continue to bless and guide Michael. When he talked about being good at reading body language, why he had to be, and purposely being the same and positive for people in those situations; that hit my heart. I can't imagine having to take all that on as a child, as well as everything else he dealt with. Much respect to him for his hard work, dedication, and drive to improve his circumstances.
The family was worth hundreds of millions way before this so called conservatorship and this movie money why would they need money off of a movie. More like he needs controversy for publicity to sell his book. Because like most retired nfl players with no skills beyond sportsball hes probably close to being broke.
I like that he’s trying to send the message of “you don’t need someone to save you to make something of yourself” as many kids in foster care wont have someone come save them and will age out of the system. They need inspiration and the story of a kid in foster care who fought for himself *and* took whatever help he was able to (inconsistently) get while growing up is a more inspiring story for many than the one we were given from the movie
I am definitely going to buy Michael Oher's book. He is highly intelligent and self-aware. Respectful of his upbringing and "families" involved in assisting him in getting him where he is today. I will say that Mr. Oher handled the Tuohy family with dignity and respect.
Not enough praise goes to Hugh Freeze (his HS head coach) and Steve Simpson (the principle of Briarcrest) for making an exception for big Mike. Most kids with a 0.7 GPA & no means to pay tuition would have been turned away
He handed with dignity and respect. He showed none. He has no class and disrespected the family who gave him a chance to play football. He would of never survive without them and this us how he shows is gratitude. The toy family was already rich. They sold there business for 200 million dollars. Thry didn't need his money
He never needed them to become the great man he is and always was. Speak the truth, Michael! Damn, some of you are mad that I praised this man. There’s always someone with a problem no matter what you say or how inoffensive it is lol.
there are 3 factors working simultaneously against Oher, his memoir that states in his own words that he knew he was under conservatorship (as a shield to protect him from his cocaine addicted mother, his 11 siblings and his father that he does not know from coming to sue him), 2- why at the age of 37 yo to read the court documents? why you wait so long? 3- Oher was present with the attorney with the twoys that under conservatorship he was able to play football under the Tennessee law and it was spelled out in court documents that he SIGNED. This is the critical part is that he signed the papers and if you know the law whatever you sign you understood what you are doing, except if you're a woman claiming under duress from signing a pre-nup which is all BS but that's for another time.
He thought conservatorship was adoption. He didn’t understand at 18 all the technical legalities, which means that his finances would belong to the Tuohy’s for the rest of his life. Conservator’s also have the right to use his money or image for their use and not need to ask him for permission, which they did. They get to profit from him without him getting a piece of the profit. At 18, did you know what a conservatorship was?
I'm just wondering why he was portrayed as almost mentally challenged in the film.. when he is obviously really intelligent. For any 'parents' to allow that to happen, they never fully had his best interests at heart...
The interviewer did so good! A class act. Respect and delicate but still asked the question to get an answer and didn’t have to pry or linger! That’s a professional 🫡
The truth will come out. There are way too many inconsistencies regarding this. & the inconsistencies are coming from Michael. This family had & has $ & didn’t need Michael’s $. They gave him a place to stay, gave him tutors to catch up on his education so that he would be eligible to play college football & gave him food & most importantly stability so that he could succeed. Why now? Does he want another movie? Is he broke? ??? Why now? This family opened up their home who had a daughter the same age. How many people do that? The conservatorship was there so that it would protect Michael. I agree… it’s weird that that there is still one in place. The truth will come out, & I don’t think it’s going to be in Michael’s best interest.
I'm sure there are a lot of needy kids, why didn't the family take any of them in? How does a conversatorship "protect" him? Do you know what a conservatorship entails? Do you know how Oher's conservatorship was granted? When you can answer these questions, come back and tell us you wouldn't be pissed
I agree with a conservatorship till he was 25, but why did they tell him and the world it was an adoption? And he only found out now at 37 they have legal rights to put him in an institution, sold his likeness and image without him getting compensated for that and not tell him they have rights to his money until HE found out 20 years later. That is very shady.
I'm very stunned at what I heard. People were bashed him saying that he wasn't grateful to the family. He's so sincerely said he was grateful to everyone who helped them along the way. But just that it was wrong that they portrayed him in a different light in the movie. Who wouldn't be mad at that? Now I wonder if all the people who talk bad about him not being grateful are going to eat crow now. And most of those wasn't his same skin tone either.
The man was used! Its so obvious and clear. The sad part is that he was used on so many levels. God knows the motives when even good deeds are done! Now the truth is really coming out about the family. If the story was truly about Michael. Why does the Toughys children get any money? Also, They said, the only reason for the conservatorship was so he can play football for their alamotor. He was an all American when they met him. They saw the potential he had and took advantage of a situation. This is truly sad!
@@cliffordleslie4692 Ah yes how sad is it that he was taken in by a family that loved him and helped him out. If the movie didn’t portray him correctly why does he now have an issue with it instead of saying something earlier? He made money from the movie as well. All this time they were taking advantage of him but now he takes the opportunity to ‘stand up’ for himself? I doubt he was oblivious to such mistreatment for so long and just blew his nfl money.
Wow, I watched this simply to see if he was remotely intelligent, assuming he was likely borderline intellectually disabled. It's really unfortunate how the film portrayed him - and disturbing how much faith we put in Hollywood depictions - but I'm glad to see him thriving.
It was a movie not a documentary. He said he was involved in the movie and didn't receive royalties so he must have had an idea of how he is being portrayed.
your comment is deceiving. The movie never portrayed him as borderline intellectually disabled. It was shown he struggled at school because he didn't believe in himself and his capabilities but as soon as he got a tutor and believed in himself he managed to have good grades and get the GPA to be eligible to play in the NCAA. So your comment is an exaggeration.
I don't know in his first book he said he liked the movie. Now he says the movie hurt his career even though he had a good career and made over 60 million dollars. Honestly though nobody knows the truth we have only heard from him.
I feel like without the support of the family he would never be where he is at now. That family owned 117 fast food restaurants. At that time and still the family is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. They wanted to help him and they did.
True. Still, they should not have the legal right to his money, sell his image or likeness and profit from it without his consent, or have the right to have him put in a mental institution at age 37 (that is a conservatorship). And they lied to him saying they adopted him legally.
As a man who grew up in a very difficult situation, I understand what Michael says. It's not enough to get someone yo rescue you. If you are really affected by the life that you have been living, even with the best intentions, it's going to be difficult. There must be hard work from yourself to get out of this terrible place. Basically, 99% of the job is yours.
@FuhQMuhFuhCuz what handouts? He didn't ask them to become his surrogate family. They chose that. He was already at the private school, already bound for college ball. He was smart enough to get into that fancy private school on scholarship. He would have given them everything just for being his family. Shame they felt the need to use him.
@renise011 Well, it seems you don't know much about Ohr's situation as he was enrolled into private school basically due to pity after failing to complete a semester of home study, but because of these pre-qualifications from the Headmaster it took him out of the public school system. The Headmaster basically felt guilty that he would have been the reason that Ohr would have had zero schooling unless he enrolled him anyways. Ohr entered the private school with a 0.6 GPA...extremely far from any ability to get a scholarship due to him being smart and his grades. Get the facts before posting dumb responses 🤣
@@morenpchangjw8868 Good grief. Someone watched a movie and thought it was true. Oher was a fabulous footballer before the Touheys ever got their claws into him. SJ DID NOT TEACH OHER HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL! There was NO reason for a conservatorship to be established for a legal adult. They got him to sign away his rights, and made sure he didn't get a Guardian ad Litem - a neutral party whose sole purpose would have been to make sure Oher understood every scrap of paper he signed. The Touhey's are shady AF. And if they can claim to be too rich for this to be about money, then so can Oher.
Yeah it sad and even more sad to find out that The Tuey's and their 2 children got paid and continue to get residuals from the movie but not him. If this is true. This is very sick.
He wouldn't be than articulated if he would stayed living in the streets, probably would be right now in jail, dead or living in the streets doing drugs..ungrateful people are the worst.
Exactly! I saw someone had typed that they( White people) are always pretending to help someone black. I think that family probably saw that black kid as a meal ticket and they probably knew he was gonna make it and decieded to pretend to assist him so they can get their share of the pie once he did make it to the NFL. That is greedy and disgusting.
Racist Hollywood. I guess they knew the movie wouldn't sell if he was portrayed as a normal kid from a poor background who is really good at 🏈 They needed him being slow.
It's literally what the movie portrayed them as taking advantage of him in the meeting at the end. He thought he was family but he ultimately became a meal ticket.
@@dvaunt3516it’s not about crying over a millionaire. It’s definitely the PRINCIPLE of everything. If things were handled fair and honestly then there wouldn’t be an issue. And if you think there isn’t an issue anyway, then why did they purposefully make those calculated decisions to cut him out?
The only reason he is coming forward is to get money, it's been 14 years since the movie came out, if he had issues about how he was portrayed he should've done 14 years ago
Mike spoke volumes.. when you're "hungry" you'll find anyway to survive 😢 and that could be a tragedy in a sense. I'm glad he turned his hungrier into a successful life 🙏🏽
Yup. Never legally adopted him. Found out he was from a broken home, and couch surfing and took him in and got him into Briarcrest Christian Prep. The Touhy's only signed him to a financial conservatorship, not a full adoption. The Touhy's rode his blocks all the way to a financial TD! He was already a 5-star recruit BEFORE he moved in with the Touhy's and transferred to their daughters Christian Prep HS.
@@Nirv_99if the end result by being let down by everybody around you is career earnings of over 30 million dollars then I’m calling everybody I know right now and telling them to let me down At 500k a year you would have to work for 30 years to make what he did after tax…… It’s a movie NOT a documentary.
The statement "Before I moved in with the family, I was an All-american" says that they ignored his dignity as a human and wrote his life the way they wanted to portray their family as heroes who saved this abandoned illiterate orphan. That's not right and makes them look really bad.
So why did he accept help when he was an all American? He didn't need it clearly he was an all American after all. Every high school all American makes the NFL 😂
@@major_lag2643he was determined before that trash found him. He would have been just fine without them. Y’all are not our saviors. I guess you call that a win win huh? He would have been better off had they not found him and used him up!!! Pitiful!
@@major_lag2643 Oh please. Not only would he be just as famous, he would have been able to tell his real story without the influence and pressure of this POS family.
He was slow!! He had a 0.6 GPA, the teachers had trouble with him. He was failing everything! The family DUMPED money into him to get him private tutors/ teachers, attend good schools, gave him the ability to focus without having to work a 9-5 supported entirely by the family so he could chase his career. Unreal people eatin this up. Cash grab.
It was a movie, not your real life, you know that right Michael. Your story real and fictional brought you fame, fortune and an opportunity to help others. I hope you are as generous with others as they were with you. You deserve credit for all you have done.
The movie didn’t bring him fortune. And yes, he gets everything. Saying “you get that right, Michael” reads as super patronizing to me. You’re talking to him like how the movie portrayed him-like he’s dumb. He’s not.
@@mamameg9916 You reading my comments in your own voice is not accurate. It is clear he is intelligent. OL are often the smartest people (other than the QB) on a team. i know this.
If this is correct , he didn't receive any proceeds from the movie....The Tuohy Family is going to get a "SHITLOAD" of hate from the public ! They portrayed themselves as such a good family...and turns out they are crooks !
uh, Mr. Oher, it's called "Artistic Liberty" that's what hollyweird does. don't let it phase you, being grateful for how you were blessed by the Tuohys and everyone else along the way and how you can be a blessing to others. Thank you and God bless.
It's not surprising Hollywood made these changes to up the drama. This happens a lot with biopics and stories based on real events. Always a good idea to research what was real and what was made up.
No, coming from the same type of places he came from, he truly needed the help from the family. Ohr would never have made it or been successful in the NFL if not for the discipline, love, motivation, stability and whatever other help they gave him to prosper in life. If he was to have stayed on the pathway he was on, then he probably would have never made it to college...let alone a division 1 school.
@@morenpchangjw8868 He was already an all-American before he even met that family, the family promoted a movie that portrayed him as some uneducated remedial idiot who they “adopted” and taught him how to play football, which is a lie. Michael Oher has protested the movie since its release in 2009. Stop making excuses for this fraudulent family, because they’re white and you believe the film version, Hollyweird!
@@morenpchangjw8868i can tell you didn’t know that he was already a top prospect when they started to “help” and how did they help him succeed in the nfl? lol I know for a fact they didn’t train or help him train, yu basically saying he had nothing to do with his own success 😂
I knew he had hated the film since it came out but if it got as much wrong as he points out I don’t blame him plus the family taking advantage of him it now seems.
It’s not just that he was portrayed inaccurately but his “family” absolutely fucked him financially. A wealthy white family using a poor black kid for financial profit… That should (unfortunately) sound all too familiar to Americans. The Tuohys are absolute scum that got away with this scam for far too long.
@@dvaunt3516 his hard work got him that money. His hard work and struggle also got this family paid and his likeness exploited. Yes he should be mad and crying and seek justice, which I’m happy he is doing.
Listen to Jason Whitlock’s take. He actually did research and watched the movie and more importantly read Michael’s Oher book from 2011. Jason just spits out facts! Very refreshing!
I just did, Whitlock did not hold back one bit. He went deep into his 2011 book and Oher says in that book that he beat the odds in part because of the Tuhoy family.
@@jjrmorenojm You would believe a known uncle tom who’s paid by whites to often degrade his own community You people always fall for their narratives hook line and sinker, because it re-enforces your own stereotypical views and agendas ofAfrican Americans.
Jason Whitlock's full description of the history of Michael Oher's childhood, biological family, academic and early athletic skills, intervention by the Tuothys, gives a better basis for understanding this sad story.
that comment about hunger leading to small crimes, which build to larger crimes is extremely profound. How many people are in jail right now because they were hungry as a kid. We need to do better as a society to avoid child misery
I never saw the movie and I steer clear of “savior” type stories. It’s usually one sided. This man definitely needs another movie made about his true story. I know exactly what he means about being blessed! You get a determination from hardship especially in the hood. You get real life look at what could happen and what you want to happen.
@@Timmeh_The_tyranthe was an all American before he met the family. A spot he earned with his own hard work. Believe it or not the movie isn’t reality. This man got good at football on his own and wasn’t borderline illiterate. With or without them he would’ve made it, what’s bad about this situation is that they manipulated him into thinking he was part of the family and signed off/weaseled away money from his own story. Evil behavior
@@Timmeh_The_tyrantget an athletic scholarship and get drafted based on his athleticism and capabilities? Why not? Does housing him temporarily entitle them to his assets and and sole rights to his name and likeness into perpetuity?
I was suspicious and never watched the film when it came out - the trailer depicted him as as a " slow" character - it felt over egged and it put me off - it was too much
He was given shelter, they did it from their hart, he was trusted, he is successful person because of them. Thanks to them he did not ended up on the street, not another black broken man.
For him to think because he was all American before he met That family means he would’ve made the NFL he’s wrong. There’s a lot of all Americans that don’t make the NFL. And he probably wouldn’t even be in the position to go to college. If that family didn’t step in people just need to be grateful for the help they get. If the family wronged him get just, but don’t make it seem like so many people helped you and diminish what they did
That was a BS interview. It focused on the negative. Michael had to fight to express the positives. Thank you Michael you're a bonafide role model! I wish you all the best that life has to offer!
Dude seems awesome. Would love to meet him someday. Cant wait to read the book and understand more about corrupt Hollywood and the evil ppl of the world. Pretty crazy it’s taken this long for him to find out but I doubt he’s hurting for cash right now. Hopefully the family does right by him but my expectations are low.
@@MrFunnyGuyTV uhhhh maybe so they don’t look like pieces of shit and lose even more profits in the future/ friendships/ anything that comes from ppl knowing you’re a huge piece of shit
Funny how we never really heard from him while this movie was out about his life. Funny how the "white savior complex" has pno moral value but makes millions.
@@major_lag2643The entire family, even the kids, cashed out. Why can others cash out on his trauma and his success which he’s responsible for (sorry, Sandra Bullock didn’t teach him how to play OT) but he can’t?
The man was an all American before he moved in with them. He was doing plays and acting in the 3rd grade. Worked hard in his situation. But they portrayed him as needing to learn how to play football and illiterate. He said as a 10 year old he went to school on his own because he knew what the right thing to do. This man is still humble and gracious. People now mad at him because that family didn't cut him in on the deal and actually didn't adopt him like they said after years of making money and a name off this man. God bless him
@@nothx512Chances are he was already enrolled. But instead of staying home and watching TV or playing outside he took himself to school when no adult would make him go. You know he's hella proud of his 10 yr old self.
@@Bruss813the public records just don’t back that story. After being held back in both 1st & 2nd grade, there’s no public records of him attending a school in 3rd grade. He missed all of 5th grade & 1/2 6th grade as well. Entered high school in the bottom 6% of his grade statewide academically. Whatever happened, he definitely worked hard and got on the right path despite his tough upbringing!
Just bought this book sir, GOD BLESS However the depiction of a culture of people in the projects not WANTING jobs was questionable. He wasn't the only hard worker in Memphis
Helped his life out , got him off the streets , took legal responsibility over him without being family so they could guide him into good choices, and now he’s gonna cry he didn’t make more money. The money has corrupted him
They took advantage of his situation, enriched themselves off his talent, misrepresented the relationship, etc. And now you wanna defend them when the story doesn’t make sense to the vast majority. We know why you’re disparaging him, bigot
Wow! I thought the family were the ones that took him and introduced him to football. My apologies, j had this man wrong. What a great guy and feel so sorry he went through what he went through as a kid.
Always question stories about Black people that are presented by white people. Portraying him as being illiterate, developmentally slow, and unfamiliar with the game of football are all racial stereotypes that white people commonly use to demean Black people. The white producers and the Tuoy family all knew this was false but they cared nothing about Michael Orr and only about the white audience that they knew would eat this story up.
Well. He knew football but the family that took him in sent him to the best schools and got him incredible training. He is too prideful to admit that they helped him. It’s very sad.
The Life of a Black man in America. Majority of us start here, and very few GET IT as young as he did. For society to ignore our plight and claim that there is Equal opportunity... Society is delusional.
When the movie came out it was too saccharine for my taste, always knew it was bupkis. What doesn't pass the smell test is why dude waited so long to speak out
You know somethings wrong when you’ve loved this man’s story since the movie and not once heard his voice
Facts
Preach!💯
Damn thats so true
He had a lot of interviews during the height of the film.
He’s an UNGRATEFUL scumbag… crying victim… they should have left him in the STREET where they found him…. Unbelievably ungrateful
The real story sounds like it would make an even better movie.
That's what I was thinking! Let's hope it gets made.
Netflix finna hop on it and make a new docu series probably lmao
I’m a big fan of Michael Lewis, the author of Blindside. Now I start to wonder if he had sound judgement while writing Blindside.
Right? They should have demonized white people more
We're only hearing one side of the story
"Routine, Discipline, and being consistent is everything!! Everyone I know that doesn't have a routine, their lives are in shambles!!!"
- Michael Oher
and the Tuohy's gave him routine, discipline and consistent caring. What an ingrate
@@vambo13257he was all American b4 he moved in.. comprehension is rare
@@johnjhnson82 He was also failing out of school and hadn't yet developed a routine. They hired a tutor for him...bought his food and clothes so he wasn't worried about going meal to meal.
The book is bullshit, the conservatorship is bullshit...but there's a GOOD chance he's not where he is without the Tuohy's. And they are probably right where they are either way.
@@scourge8097Yeah, right where they are as exploitative scammers.
@@johnjhnson82 yeah, sure. And 95% wind up in the NFL, right? 😆
"Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter." - African Proverb.
So glad he, finally, wrote his own story. This is how you protect your reputation and take back the narrative.
That is my favourite proverb. Do you know which country or ethnic group in Africa the proverb originated from?
Wow thats deep i like that
Well said!
he got his own story out in 2011 but this new story seems to conflict with that one, This dude is broke and is resorting back to his street mentality.
@@erice4288he is not broke..why do folk try to spread that lie when people try to fight to get what they are justified to get
It went from "The Blind Side" to a "Get Out" Kinda story 😆
I think I understand what you mean. How the white family pretended to come in peace and then stabbed him in the back I guess. I guess they pretended to help the kid and actually wanted to get a cut of his earnings once he made it to the NFL. Absolutely disgusting and Greedy
YUP
Bro you right on point
Yes sirrrrr😂
Hey guy's here's Dr. Umar talking about how White's don't share power with Black's
ruclips.net/video/67EWyn9j9hE/видео.html
He's definitely NOT "unintelligent" as he was portrayed, very well spoken!!
All American before he moved in.
@@Bekz00 But still, he was an all American and if I'm correct because I could be wrong but in my Fred G Sanford voice big dummies or "unintelligent" people aren't all american athletes in any sport...
@@roberthopkins7240 🤣😂🤣😂 ahhhhh
You think he sounded like this as a 18 year old off the streets? 🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂😂
Dude, he had at one point like a .6 GPA and was diagnosed with a learning disability. That makes him slow.
When mike said he could read peoples body language when your time is up and you gotta leave… I felt that to my soul… something only you know if you been there! Happy for you mike
Give me a break. He a moron trying to hustle them out of 15 million dollars
Been there myself...
THIS! Bruh, growing up dead-ass poor is a language that you can't speak unless you went through it.
This scumbag interviewer didn't even touch on WHY kids in our position steal to eat, because he's never spent a day wondering what it's like to not eat.
Yep it sucks
Wdym by your time is up . I jus want little more description to it . I do think i got the sense of understanding they no longer want your presence by their body language and all . Isn't it ?
I was a Memphis Police Officer and I had the occassion of meeting this gentleman when he was in highschool at Briarcrest here in Memphis. He had a white Ford F-150. I meet his biological mother as well. This guy was just as intelligent and articulate then as he is now. I did not know who he was until one of my coworkers that followed sports saw his name and asked him was he "The Michael Oher" he was the epitome of confidence. I instantly liked this kid so much so, that I came home and could not stop talking about my chance encounter with this young man. i broke departmental policy by allowing Mr. Oher to ride in the front seat of my squad car. I believe everything he says and though I am much older, coming from the streets of Memphis, I have the utmost respect for this young man. Mr. Oher I was a fan then, and I am a fan now. God Bless you kid,.
The way he's talking sounds different than the way they made him out to be in the movie. The movie made him seem mentally disabled.
Facts, they had that man looking like a special ed kid
Mama
it's been 20+ years...
@@donnamclain2995so you lose a disability after years pass by? 😂😂😂
Love your profile pic.😂@@YADAMNDADDY
As soon as I heard him speak. I could tell he is nothing like he was displayed in the movie.
Much love & respect for this intelligent & determined driven man.
I'm waiting on the actual movie.
Not the Hollywood version.
I always felt it wasn't real.
When you hear the full story, I guarantee you'll delete your pathetic post. Go do some research. He's looking for a pay day
Na you’re not ready for the real story. You want them to show an 18 year old grown man robbing people and trying to get a family to adopt his ass?
Made over 30 million in the NFL and went broke. Very intellectual....
@resonantchime8458 you get robbed by those close to you & you trust. Make a Oscar Movie & dont get a dime.
You would go broke as well. I'm a military service connection war veteran.
I don't argue with strangers over the internet. But with his network of 16 million, that don't register on my radar as broke.
I'm enjoying life my friend & encouraging others to do the same.
Have an awesome & safe day 😀
@@ChanelBoyGirl Roger that. I am as well. But what's done in the dark must come to the light.
Honestly, the movie didn't make sense to me. The family was portrayed of being a "savior" while he was a "hapless" kid. No way someone achieves what he has without smarts, grit, and tenacity. Incredibly well-spoken dude. Good for him. Can't wait to read his book.
Would he have made the NFL if not for this FAMILY? I doubt it really. Odds are not in that life he lived corner. I'm sorry.
His book came out in 2011 , you should have read it already. He tells the truth then and it’s completely contradictory to his money grab now.
This family saved this guys life- he was one of 11 kids - mom crack addict and he was living on streets and is on thankful and foolish. It’s a bad scene for him. He spent all his money he wasted his $$ and he’s trying to shake down his family. It’s sinful.
@@roberthowe718 hey robert, you’re pretty old aren’t you? excited to see you tumble into that dirt in a few years.
He was given everything, he’s a liar. He’s not smart with his money. Burnt thru it and now he wants MORE. He wouldn’t be where he’s at without them. Prolly in the streets. On drugs.
“ Everyone I know who does not have a routine, their life’s in shambles “. Great quote 🔥🔥
His drug adfuct biological mother showed him everything he knows today or his father from jail.
I love the blind side the same way I like the room or the happening. It's so bad it's good. The ultimate white savior movie. They made it all about the white family, mainly the white mom. They made oher look mentally challenged in the movie and here you can clearly see he's quite normal. I'm glad he's speaking out.
He is normal now thanks to the education he received thanks to his white family . Where would he be without them? Dead or dealing drugs. They already were multi millionaries. They just did the Christian thing, and now I guess that bit them in the butt. Should have left him in the street.
@@MysticMungusSlungusThis one is about race along with a lot of others.
@@MysticMungusSlungus dude, in the movie they pretended he didn't know how to play football until he met the white family but in real life he was all American before he ever met them. They even had the little white kid teaching him how to block in the movie. I'm not trying to make it all about race, the movie itself is what made it all about race. Again this movie is entertainingly horrible and one of my favorite it's so bad it's good films.
Agree completely. I’m astounded at how normal, bright and insightful Michael is bc the movie portrayed him as slow, and almost a mute. Completely unnecessary are insulting to this great athlete.
Facts they did fam dirty in the movie. He needs to put out part 2 of the movie..the real truth about him.
I'm glad he's speaking out!
Of course he is! If they had’nt Taken him in, who would have, no one else wanted him!
@@janetstotler399 That's not true. He received the most help from a family by the name of Franklin.
Lol he's selling a book bro. This entire story from both sides, is shady. I think they all conspired to make money off a book and movie. Michael Oher was in on it. They all were.
@@metpach Naw. This is his second book. He hasn't been conspiring with anybody. He hasn't been following them on SM for years now.
@@guestguest2030 the dude is selling a book but also suing the family at the same time. This is shady all over. They all conspired, he got the short end of the stick, got mad, and years later he decided to sue. He knew he was never adopted.
Its was cool to hear in the beginning, When Michael said when Ray Lewis announced his retirement to the team, the rest of the guys step up and wanted Ray to win one last ring, send him out as a Super Bowl Champ. That shows how much respected Ray was
I heard that he didn’t like how he was portrayed in the movie. But, this is the first time I’ve seen him in an interview. I would be LIVID about this situation too. Stay Blessed Michael you have a lot to be proud of.
Took him almost 2 decades and 2 books to become upset...
Man got 32 millions dollars and is going broke so he giving the family a shake down for money. He wouldn’t of had ANYTHING WITHOUT THEM. Entitlement and taking it for granted smh 🤦🏽♂️
hopw about being livid about your own father abandoning you? typical blks
I'm not taking sides, the truth is in the middle somewhere, but Hollywood isn't exactly known for accurate depictions of real life stories. They are gonna embellish the truth, make things more dramatic than usual, they made Titanic seem romantic for crying out loud.
@@johnnylego807how u know he’s going broke?
Very level headed perspective & well spoken. Time for another movie.
Don't buy anything
If he's so smart why didn't he get his own attorney before the movie came out? I've seen other interviews he knew he could not be legally adopted because he was 18. Plus there could very well be something in the dad's side of the family that prevented it legally. Insurance with added dependants gets tricky.
Also this was always something LeAnn pushed more. What if there was a prenuptial that prevented adoption?
Do you think Angelina Jolie would have adopted more kids if she was married to a lighting guy on one of her movies?
( my friend who's a lighting guy met and had a baby with Sherilyn Fenn from Twin Peaks. Big $ mess. He's been working on Grey's Anatomy since the show started. The daughter mostly lives with him )
Angelina adopted another kid knowing Brad Pitt would be legally tied to that child FOREVER.
The husband owns Taco Bells. What is LeAnn him and the kids died in a car accident.
Maybe there was something legally or in the family's legacy where the partners or other family didn't want Michael Orr and his REAL siblings ( he's got a huge real family just because his parents died- he's got other real siblings still )
Maybe they didn't want/ insurance prevented them from risking everything ending up with a completely different family.
A family with no business management that could and likely would if we're being honest- drive the business into the ground.
It takes ninja discipline to make any restaurant a success- even if it is a franchise like Taco Bell.
Lastly rich people think differently. Trust me my dad's worth 20 M
There are no free rides in my family. We all work for what we have first
When I hear someone say he’s very well spoken and they’re speaking about a Blackman, it almost sounds like you’re taking a shot a black people. Like it’s not expected for black men to be well spoken
If he wasn’t an all American they would’ve left him in the rain with holes in his shoes.
@@beatsbaby3284 Forget the name of documentary but Alabama throws away kids yearly that get hurt or don’t produce. Sadly just part of hyper competitive sports. Just looked up his net worth and somewhere from 10-16 mil. Something is up with this story.
A lot of us share that same struggle with drug addicted parents. We mature quicker & grow up fast. Me as a kid I couldn't understand why my parents couldn't be responsible & this little tiny "Pebble thing" made them do such crazy things. They eventually became irresponsible, lost their damn minds, car, house. We "me & my siblings" became the parent and they were the kids. We got jobs or had some type of hustle mowed lawns, delivered papers, cleaned up parking lots, shoveled snow ETC......"WHAT DON'T BREAK US, MAKES US STRONGER 💪🏽
Orale homes
It was the same for me. I washed cars, did lawn work, and sold newspapers, and chocolates door to door. I even sold my baseball and basketball ball cards. My biological mother was so gone that she was only nice to me when I had money 🤑💰 to turn over to her. Even if it was $5,$10, $20. Because of this abuse I separated from my mother but encountered toxic women who were users especially when it came to money. I had to accept my childhood neglect. Instead of falling for money users I now despise them and distance myself. You mention how the children become grownups and the grownups are the children is 💯.
The CIA funneled crack cocaine specifically to your parents neighborhoods. I think every single one of you children of crack addicted parents is owed a lot of compensation from the federal government, but you know that’ll never happen and I’m really sorry for that. I’m glad you and your siblings made it out in once piece and have succeeded in spite of such a tremendous disadvantage. Best of luck to you in your life.
@@Thor-Orion yep..... And now they're allowed to go to come into the country that's killing kids. But they want to be involved in a war in Ukraine 🤷🏾♂️
LOL most people with that background become low life career criminals...you are the exception and not the rule. His mom had 11 kids...extremely irresponsible low-life drug addict.
Dear Michael: I saw the movie, I read both of your books and believe me when I tell you, I know you! I experienced many things similar to your own experiences. I am so pleased you got out of that darkness you went through after your injury retirement. I wish you the best in every way. Your family is precious. Beautiful wife, beautiful children. The Oher Foundation is lifting up, and helping children who need help. Bless you and your family. Keep going and never give up!
Remove your tongue from Michael's ass, please. He's not going to read this, and suddenly call you on the phone, inviting you over for dinner.
Yeah... you know him alright. 😂😂 then when he dates a 17 year old you'll be the first to say you always knew he was a creep
As an adopted person, the one thing I know for certain, an adopted persons timeline on doing things will always seem out of sorts, and illogical. The trauma of abandonment haunts you for a lifetime.
They never adopted him, like he thought 😕
@@deewood5127 when you go before the court to be adopted you know it. I am not saying this man is unintelligent, but he knew he was not adopted.
@@LindaDiCarlo-bv8ulYou’re psychic? How did you gain these powers?
Truth!
I can’t even imagine being portrayed as illiterate & helpless, like he’s some kind of Forest Gump figure.
It’s obvious after hearing him speak, that The Blind Side was not only defamatory, but also reckless on behalf of the writers & directors. It’s actually disgusting to think about what Michael has endured from judgement alone. I wish this man justice
Amen 🙏.
@@radagastbrown9001 Forrest Gump was an All-American at Alabama... during the Bear Bryant years, a Medal of Honor winner at Vietnam, a world ping pong champion, owner of the Bubba Gump shrimp corporation, a gozillionaire, etc. Yes, they made Oher seem "mentally slow." But don't compare him to Forrest Gump. He taught Elvis how to dance ffs!
Also racist
@@jiveassturkey8849😂
It was that white family.. They are the ones that lied about everything.. They never even adopted him and tricked him into signing away his life..They stole millions of dollars from him..
Who decided to portray this articulate assertive intelligent man so differently?
Snakes that see dollar signs 😉
Author Michael Lewis who is a childhood friend of Sean Tuohy. Instead of telling the true story they chose to make Leigh Tuohy (his friend’s wife) a saint. Lewis wrote the story his friends wanted him to. All of them are posers, fakers, scammers, and frauds.
Hollywood. It’s a damn shame
@@buccizeroWhom was running Hollyweird?...Jews, whites, politics!!!...
@@BirdFromYakiVegasOn the backs of blks!!!...
May God continue to bless and guide Michael. When he talked about being good at reading body language, why he had to be, and purposely being the same and positive for people in those situations; that hit my heart. I can't imagine having to take all that on as a child, as well as everything else he dealt with. Much respect to him for his hard work, dedication, and drive to improve his circumstances.
Lol...gods
More like the devil is telling him to turn his back on the family that got him off the streets
May God expose this guys LIES in Jesus name! Amen!
The family was worth hundreds of millions way before this so called conservatorship and this movie money why would they need money off of a movie. More like he needs controversy for publicity to sell his book. Because like most retired nfl players with no skills beyond sportsball hes probably close to being broke.
@@whitelivesmatter8453 you don’t think the Rich is going to seize the opportunity to get richer?
I like that he’s trying to send the message of “you don’t need someone to save you to make something of yourself” as many kids in foster care wont have someone come save them and will age out of the system. They need inspiration and the story of a kid in foster care who fought for himself *and* took whatever help he was able to (inconsistently) get while growing up is a more inspiring story for many than the one we were given from the movie
I am definitely going to buy Michael Oher's book. He is highly intelligent and self-aware. Respectful of his upbringing and "families" involved in assisting him in getting him where he is today. I will say that Mr. Oher handled the Tuohy family with dignity and respect.
Being caught blackmailing someone for 15 million dollars and using your own phone to do it is very smart.
@@patrickmoylan5983That's not blkmailing, that's asking for what's rightfully yours!!!...
@@patrickmoylan5983he's clearly got brain damage from football
Not enough praise goes to Hugh Freeze (his HS head coach) and Steve Simpson (the principle of Briarcrest) for making an exception for big Mike. Most kids with a 0.7 GPA & no means to pay tuition would have been turned away
He handed with dignity and respect. He showed none. He has no class and disrespected the family who gave him a chance to play football. He would of never survive without them and this us how he shows is gratitude. The toy family was already rich. They sold there business for 200 million dollars. Thry didn't need his money
He never needed them to become the great man he is and always was. Speak the truth, Michael!
Damn, some of you are mad that I praised this man. There’s always someone with a problem no matter what you say or how inoffensive it is lol.
lol😂
Well I guess they saw a meal ticket from what I'm seeing and hearing on youtube here.
He would have ended up in prison.
They are with 75 million together without him. They took him in helped him who he was. I am black and can see this is lie
@@mattk8810 WHY because he's black?
there are 3 factors working simultaneously against Oher, his memoir that states in his own words that he knew he was under conservatorship (as a shield to protect him from his cocaine addicted mother, his 11 siblings and his father that he does not know from coming to sue him), 2- why at the age of 37 yo to read the court documents? why you wait so long? 3- Oher was present with the attorney with the twoys that under conservatorship he was able to play football under the Tennessee law and it was spelled out in court documents that he SIGNED. This is the critical part is that he signed the papers and if you know the law whatever you sign you understood what you are doing, except if you're a woman claiming under duress from signing a pre-nup which is all BS but that's for another time.
He thought conservatorship was adoption. He didn’t understand at 18 all the technical legalities, which means that his finances would belong to the Tuohy’s for the rest of his life. Conservator’s also have the right to use his money or image for their use and not need to ask him for permission, which they did. They get to profit from him without him getting a piece of the profit. At 18, did you know what a conservatorship was?
Jim Rome you did a very good interview of Michael Oher at this trying time.
They made him look dumb and intellectually challenged in that movie. To hear him speak yo can obviously see the lies of that movie.
That’s probably how they got the conservatorship ! They made him look retarded and shit and they took his rights and money !!!
I'm just wondering why he was portrayed as almost mentally challenged in the film.. when he is obviously really intelligent. For any 'parents' to allow that to happen, they never fully had his best interests at heart...
Why do you think? lol
So they could steal his rights and so they can get the success of the movie RADIO
Impactful, great to see the real Michael Oher.
The interviewer did so good! A class act. Respect and delicate but still asked the question to get an answer and didn’t have to pry or linger! That’s a professional 🫡
That movie didn't do his personality any justice. I can see why he would have a hard time with it.
Mr. Oher is solid🙏🌷
The truth will come out. There are way too many inconsistencies regarding this. & the inconsistencies are coming from Michael.
This family had & has $ & didn’t need Michael’s $. They gave him a place to stay, gave him tutors to catch up on his education so that he would be eligible to play college football & gave him food & most importantly stability so that he could succeed.
Why now? Does he want another movie? Is he broke? ??? Why now?
This family opened up their home who had a daughter the same age. How many people do that?
The conservatorship was there so that it would protect Michael. I agree… it’s weird that that there is still one in place. The truth will come out, & I don’t think it’s going to be in Michael’s best interest.
I'm sure there are a lot of needy kids, why didn't the family take any of them in? How does a conversatorship "protect" him? Do you know what a conservatorship entails? Do you know how Oher's conservatorship was granted? When you can answer these questions, come back and tell us you wouldn't be pissed
I agree with a conservatorship till he was 25, but why did they tell him and the world it was an adoption? And he only found out now at 37 they have legal rights to put him in an institution, sold his likeness and image without him getting compensated for that and not tell him they have rights to his money until HE found out 20 years later. That is very shady.
I'm very stunned at what I heard. People were bashed him saying that he wasn't grateful to the family. He's so sincerely said he was grateful to everyone who helped them along the way. But just that it was wrong that they portrayed him in a different light in the movie. Who wouldn't be mad at that? Now I wonder if all the people who talk bad about him not being grateful are going to eat crow now. And most of those wasn't his same skin tone either.
Definitely not eating crow. He lied and tried to shake down the Tuohys for $8,000,000.
Suing the people that took him in and financially supported him and helped him with his career doesn’t sound like gratitude to me.
The man was used! Its so obvious and clear. The sad part is that he was used on so many levels. God knows the motives when even good deeds are done! Now the truth is really coming out about the family. If the story was truly about Michael. Why does the Toughys children get any money? Also, They said, the only reason for the conservatorship was so he can play football for their alamotor. He was an all American when they met him. They saw the potential he had and took advantage of a situation. This is truly sad!
@@cliffordleslie4692 Ah yes how sad is it that he was taken in by a family that loved him and helped him out. If the movie didn’t portray him correctly why does he now have an issue with it instead of saying something earlier? He made money from the movie as well. All this time they were taking advantage of him but now he takes the opportunity to ‘stand up’ for himself? I doubt he was oblivious to such mistreatment for so long and just blew his nfl money.
Wow, I watched this simply to see if he was remotely intelligent, assuming he was likely borderline intellectually disabled. It's really unfortunate how the film portrayed him - and disturbing how much faith we put in Hollywood depictions - but I'm glad to see him thriving.
The film highlighted his poor education. He blossomed with a tutor in a short period of time.
It was a movie not a documentary. He said he was involved in the movie and didn't receive royalties so he must have had an idea of how he is being portrayed.
@@donhenry7930not till later. Either way he was being done dirty in the movie on also in the financial side 🤦🏿♂️
your comment is deceiving. The movie never portrayed him as borderline intellectually disabled. It was shown he struggled at school because he didn't believe in himself and his capabilities but as soon as he got a tutor and believed in himself he managed to have good grades and get the GPA to be eligible to play in the NCAA. So your comment is an exaggeration.
I don't know in his first book he said he liked the movie. Now he says the movie hurt his career even though he had a good career and made over 60 million dollars. Honestly though nobody knows the truth we have only heard from him.
God bless him and restore his funds and faith in people 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😘
I feel like without the support of the family he would never be where he is at now. That family owned 117 fast food restaurants. At that time and still the family is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. They wanted to help him and they did.
True. Still, they should not have the legal right to his money, sell his image or likeness and profit from it without his consent, or have the right to have him put in a mental institution at age 37 (that is a conservatorship). And they lied to him saying they adopted him legally.
As a man who grew up in a very difficult situation, I understand what Michael says. It's not enough to get someone yo rescue you. If you are really affected by the life that you have been living, even with the best intentions, it's going to be difficult. There must be hard work from yourself to get out of this terrible place. Basically, 99% of the job is yours.
@@FuhQMuhFuhCuzWell handouts can change lives right?
@FuhQMuhFuhCuz what handouts? He didn't ask them to become his surrogate family. They chose that. He was already at the private school, already bound for college ball. He was smart enough to get into that fancy private school on scholarship. He would have given them everything just for being his family. Shame they felt the need to use him.
@renise011 Well, it seems you don't know much about Ohr's situation as he was enrolled into private school basically due to pity after failing to complete a semester of home study, but because of these pre-qualifications from the Headmaster it took him out of the public school system. The Headmaster basically felt guilty that he would have been the reason that Ohr would have had zero schooling unless he enrolled him anyways. Ohr entered the private school with a 0.6 GPA...extremely far from any ability to get a scholarship due to him being smart and his grades. Get the facts before posting dumb responses 🤣
@@morenpchangjw8868 And you know all of this how?
@@morenpchangjw8868 Good grief.
Someone watched a movie and thought it was true. Oher was a fabulous footballer before the Touheys ever got their claws into him. SJ DID NOT TEACH OHER HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL! There was NO reason for a conservatorship to be established for a legal adult. They got him to sign away his rights, and made sure he didn't get a Guardian ad Litem - a neutral party whose sole purpose would have been to make sure Oher understood every scrap of paper he signed. The Touhey's are shady AF. And if they can claim to be too rich for this to be about money, then so can Oher.
I stand with Michael!
Only a dimwit would "stand" with anyone without doing proper research. Typical.
There’s 2 sides to a story, listen to both sides and understand the situation instead of gravitating towards one side. Idiot
You stand with Michael......lol
This man is highly articulate. Sad that these people portrayed him as illiterate, but thats expected from "those people."
Losaaah
Yeah it sad and even more sad to find out that The Tuey's and their 2 children got paid and continue to get residuals from the movie but not him. If this is true. This is very sick.
He wouldn't be than articulated if he would stayed living in the streets, probably would be right now in jail, dead or living in the streets doing drugs..ungrateful people are the worst.
Who are THOSE PEOPLE?
@@gilbertwashington4124just read that that isn't true, but we gonna find out.
I’m tired of Michael Oher . I don’t think the family used him to get money as he says . That’s gratitude for you.
If so why they didn’t adopt him instead
really enjoyed hearing his interview. great story. i hope he continues to experience great success.
yeah so greeat it starts with another black man abandoning his kid
@@juanshaftpatel7488 white men do too and murder them as well
Love his honesty and vulnerability ❤
Pay this man what he's owed.
Exactly! I saw someone had typed that they( White people) are always pretending to help someone black. I think that family probably saw that black kid as a meal ticket and they probably knew he was gonna make it and decieded to pretend to assist him so they can get their share of the pie once he did make it to the NFL. That is greedy and disgusting.
Reparations?
Stolen movie royalties.
@@major_lag2643all of it fym
Gimme Gimme Gimme
wow, what a beautiful soul and incredible story
About time this man gets a lil shine.
Wait, this man is that well-spoken? They made him seem slow for their own personal gain? OMG!!!!! There are some really sick humans walking the earth.
Racist Hollywood. I guess they knew the movie wouldn't sell if he was portrayed as a normal kid from a poor background who is really good at 🏈 They needed him being slow.
Guess who really got blind sided?
Dude, he was slow. He had like a .6 GPA and a learning disability. He barely made the grade in college to be able to play ball.
@@notsureiL You mean the same racist Hollywood that is remaking all these white characters black?
@@kommisar.😂 .6 GPA and qualified for college. Stop talking out of your butt.
It's literally what the movie portrayed them as taking advantage of him in the meeting at the end. He thought he was family but he ultimately became a meal ticket.
Was that before or after they took advantage of him.... Them selling their restaurant
🎯.....
@@dvaunt3516 Earning 60 million dollars is different than stealing 200 million dollars under false pretenses, i should not have to explain that to you
@@dvaunt3516it’s not about crying over a millionaire. It’s definitely the PRINCIPLE of everything. If things were handled fair and honestly then there wouldn’t be an issue. And if you think there isn’t an issue anyway, then why did they purposefully make those calculated decisions to cut him out?
@@dvaunt3516you sound like a bitter broke hater! So damn what he made 60m, it should have been hundreds like them crackers got off his life story
The only reason he is coming forward is to get money, it's been 14 years since the movie came out, if he had issues about how he was portrayed he should've done 14 years ago
Mike spoke volumes.. when you're "hungry" you'll find anyway to survive 😢 and that could be a tragedy in a sense. I'm glad he turned his hungrier into a successful life 🙏🏽
People are never as nice or normal as they appear. They rode this poor guy all the way to the bank.
Yup. Never legally adopted him. Found out he was from a broken home, and couch surfing and took him in and got him into Briarcrest Christian Prep. The Touhy's only signed him to a financial conservatorship, not a full adoption. The Touhy's rode his blocks all the way to a financial TD! He was already a 5-star recruit BEFORE he moved in with the Touhy's and transferred to their daughters Christian Prep HS.
Thats one cursed ass withdrawal
They had money way before he showed up.
@@cameron_fairchildtbh without them he’d still be at the orphanage tho. Just speaking facts
Facts these white folks saw dollar signs Period.
This man has been let down by everyone in his life
Everyone except the NFL which pays him VERY handsomely. More money than what you make writing your comments on a YT comment section
Straight up
@@Nirv_99if the end result by being let down by everybody around you is career earnings of over 30 million dollars then I’m calling everybody I know right now and telling them to let me down
At 500k a year you would have to work for 30 years to make what he did after tax……
It’s a movie NOT a documentary.
@@major_lag2643he’s under a conservatorship which means he doesn't have control of any of his own money Mr.Smartass
@@major_lag2643 That is called a job, the NFL does not graciously bestow him money, he works for a living
The statement "Before I moved in with the family, I was an All-american" says that they ignored his dignity as a human and wrote his life the way they wanted to portray their family as heroes who saved this abandoned illiterate orphan. That's not right and makes them look really bad.
The existence of a conservatorship does as well. Esp for it to still exist. He's 37 if he can't handle his own finances now... when?
So why did he accept help when he was an all American? He didn't need it clearly he was an all American after all. Every high school all American makes the NFL 😂
Listening to him speak his real life would have been the more important movie ❤
And that shows you the power of media if you don’t use or have your voice
He's such a sweet spirit and some will take advantage of that, but I believe he will be compensated in fairness.
This is such a good interview.
Lol, 'Thanksgiving Coming Up, We Gotta Eat'!!.. lmao 🤣
“I’m so proud of u son!, now just sign here”-👴🏻
Crazy smh
Still made him famous.tbh be honest then, no way he would’ve been as well known in the NFL if it weren’t for that movie. Call a spade of spades
@@major_lag2643he was determined before that trash found him. He would have been just fine without them. Y’all are not our saviors. I guess you call that a win win huh? He would have been better off had they not found him and used him up!!! Pitiful!
fall back@@major_lag2643
@@major_lag2643 Oh please. Not only would he be just as famous, he would have been able to tell his real story without the influence and pressure of this POS family.
Wow. This is just unbelievable. They made him look slow and that’s a big lie.
He is slow. 14 years to be exact....
Maybe he was dumb when he was younger.
The movie addresses this. He’s smart now because Kathy Bates tutored him.
He was slow!! He had a 0.6 GPA, the teachers had trouble with him. He was failing everything! The family DUMPED money into him to get him private tutors/ teachers, attend good schools, gave him the ability to focus without having to work a 9-5 supported entirely by the family so he could chase his career. Unreal people eatin this up. Cash grab.
He's older now lol
It was a movie, not your real life, you know that right Michael. Your story real and fictional brought you fame, fortune and an opportunity to help others. I hope you are as generous with others as they were with you. You deserve credit for all you have done.
Amen
The movie didn’t bring him fortune. And yes, he gets everything. Saying “you get that right, Michael” reads as super patronizing to me. You’re talking to him like how the movie portrayed him-like he’s dumb. He’s not.
@@mamameg9916 You reading my comments in your own voice is not accurate. It is clear he is intelligent. OL are often the smartest people (other than the QB) on a team. i know this.
God had his hands all over Michaels life 🙏🏾🙌🏾
And now he wants his hands all over their that families 💰 money
@@boomboomcoacoates9199Yes.
If this is correct , he didn't receive any proceeds from the movie....The Tuohy Family is going to get a "SHITLOAD" of hate from the public ! They portrayed themselves as such a good family...and turns out they are crooks !
😮😮😮
They don’t care, they already completed their mission.
@sparkwill5337 and they'll have to pay it back
@@sparkwill5337Exactly but karma is a mother…..
White people don’t care lol
uh, Mr. Oher, it's called "Artistic Liberty" that's what hollyweird does. don't let it phase you, being grateful for how you were blessed by the Tuohys and everyone else along the way and how you can be a blessing to others. Thank you and God bless.
It's not surprising Hollywood made these changes to up the drama. This happens a lot with biopics and stories based on real events. Always a good idea to research what was real and what was made up.
You're correct. The writers strike is a big deal. How we weave a tale. Memory is fiction.
the movie portrayed him like a dumb gentle giant who needed the family's help
To be a hero they created a fictional character
It’s called white saviour complex.
No, coming from the same type of places he came from, he truly needed the help from the family. Ohr would never have made it or been successful in the NFL if not for the discipline, love, motivation, stability and whatever other help they gave him to prosper in life. If he was to have stayed on the pathway he was on, then he probably would have never made it to college...let alone a division 1 school.
@@morenpchangjw8868 He was already an all-American before he even met that family, the family promoted a movie that portrayed him as some uneducated remedial idiot who they “adopted” and taught him how to play football, which is a lie.
Michael Oher has protested the movie since its release in 2009.
Stop making excuses for this fraudulent family, because they’re white and you believe the film version, Hollyweird!
@@morenpchangjw8868i can tell you didn’t know that he was already a top prospect when they started to “help” and how did they help him succeed in the nfl? lol I know for a fact they didn’t train or help him train, yu basically saying he had nothing to do with his own success 😂
So he wasn’t illiterate and they didn’t introduce him to football 😩 Hollywood be lying so damn bad
First time I hear him speak, his story changed a lot of young people in a positive way.
Most people don’t know the offensive linemen are usually the smartest guys on the field
I knew he had hated the film since it came out but if it got as much wrong as he points out I don’t blame him plus the family taking advantage of him it now seems.
Then people wonder why yound kids end up criminals. Some people are unlucky and grow up around bad influences
It’s not just that he was portrayed inaccurately but his “family” absolutely fucked him financially.
A wealthy white family using a poor black kid for financial profit… That should (unfortunately) sound all too familiar to Americans.
The Tuohys are absolute scum that got away with this scam for far too long.
@@dvaunt3516nobody said he cried himself to sleep. He just didn’t like that a movie painted him to be some big dumb black kid.
@@dvaunt3516 his hard work got him that money. His hard work and struggle also got this family paid and his likeness exploited. Yes he should be mad and crying and seek justice, which I’m happy he is doing.
What about his real family why didn't they help him
Listen to Jason Whitlock’s take. He actually did research and watched the movie and more importantly read Michael’s Oher book from 2011. Jason just spits out facts! Very refreshing!
I just did, Whitlock did not hold back one bit. He went deep into his 2011 book and Oher says in that book that he beat the odds in part because of the Tuhoy family.
He a white man in black face I am sure he took the white family side smh
@@jjrmorenojm You would believe a known uncle tom who’s paid by whites to often degrade his own community
You people always fall for their narratives hook line and sinker, because it re-enforces your own stereotypical views and agendas ofAfrican Americans.
Jason Whitlock's full description of the history of Michael Oher's childhood, biological family, academic and early athletic skills, intervention by the Tuothys, gives a better basis for understanding this sad story.
I didn’t know he was an All American before ever moving in with the Touhys
that comment about hunger leading to small crimes, which build to larger crimes is extremely profound. How many people are in jail right now because they were hungry as a kid. We need to do better as a society to avoid child misery
I wasn’t a fan of the movie. Honestly, I struggle to watch movies with a white savior narrative. Looking forward to reading his novel.
That's the agenda .....you know that
I never saw the movie and I steer clear of “savior” type stories. It’s usually one sided. This man definitely needs another movie made about his true story. I know exactly what he means about being blessed! You get a determination from hardship especially in the hood. You get real life look at what could happen and what you want to happen.
So do you think he would be? Where is today without that family? And without that mom? I'm sure he could have done this all on his own, right?
@@Timmeh_The_tyranthe was an all American before he met the family. A spot he earned with his own hard work. Believe it or not the movie isn’t reality. This man got good at football on his own and wasn’t borderline illiterate. With or without them he would’ve made it, what’s bad about this situation is that they manipulated him into thinking he was part of the family and signed off/weaseled away money from his own story. Evil behavior
@@Timmeh_The_tyrantget an athletic scholarship and get drafted based on his athleticism and capabilities? Why not? Does housing him temporarily entitle them to his assets and and sole rights to his name and likeness into perpetuity?
I was suspicious and never watched the film when it came out - the trailer depicted him as as a " slow" character - it felt over egged and it put me off - it was too much
Exactly the yt savior movies are trash and entertainment for a certain segment of American
He was given shelter, they did it from their hart, he was trusted, he is successful person because of them. Thanks to them he did not ended up on the street, not another black broken man.
Note to self: Colin K and Michael O....lessons learned.
We need a part 2 of this movie and I feel like this is where they are headed. Watch.
No way in hell he does another film and if a company produced it there would be some price to pay.
Part Two should be called "Blind Sided"
Exactly
Love that title!!
His side makes sense now. I was wondering how they knew he would be good at football. “I was already an All American”
For him to think because he was all American before he met That family means he would’ve made the NFL he’s wrong. There’s a lot of all Americans that don’t make the NFL. And he probably wouldn’t even be in the position to go to college. If that family didn’t step in people just need to be grateful for the help they get. If the family wronged him get just, but don’t make it seem like so many people helped you and diminish what they did
That was a BS interview. It focused on the negative. Michael had to fight to express the positives. Thank you Michael you're a bonafide role model! I wish you all the best that life has to offer!
Dude seems awesome. Would love to meet him someday. Cant wait to read the book and understand more about corrupt Hollywood and the evil ppl of the world. Pretty crazy it’s taken this long for him to find out but I doubt he’s hurting for cash right now. Hopefully the family does right by him but my expectations are low.
@@MrFunnyGuyTV uhhhh maybe so they don’t look like pieces of shit and lose even more profits in the future/ friendships/ anything that comes from ppl knowing you’re a huge piece of shit
Corrupt studio executive, not Hollywood
Funny, he wants all that cash rn. So, yea, it’s funny he’s suing for it amirite?
Funny how we never really heard from him while this movie was out about his life. Funny how the "white savior complex" has pno moral value but makes millions.
@@major_lag2643The entire family, even the kids, cashed out. Why can others cash out on his trauma and his success which he’s responsible for (sorry, Sandra Bullock didn’t teach him how to play OT) but he can’t?
No good deed goes unpublished.
The man was an all American before he moved in with them. He was doing plays and acting in the 3rd grade. Worked hard in his situation. But they portrayed him as needing to learn how to play football and illiterate. He said as a 10 year old he went to school on his own because he knew what the right thing to do. This man is still humble and gracious. People now mad at him because that family didn't cut him in on the deal and actually didn't adopt him like they said after years of making money and a name off this man. God bless him
How is a 10 yr old going to enroll him in school??
@@nothx512Chances are he was already enrolled. But instead of staying home and watching TV or playing outside he took himself to school when no adult would make him go. You know he's hella proud of his 10 yr old self.
@@Bruss813the public records just don’t back that story. After being held back in both 1st & 2nd grade, there’s no public records of him attending a school in 3rd grade. He missed all of 5th grade & 1/2 6th grade as well. Entered high school in the bottom 6% of his grade statewide academically. Whatever happened, he definitely worked hard and got on the right path despite his tough upbringing!
@@Matt-iw8qhso how would he in college if he aint finish middle or elementary school
@@Matt-iw8qhOnce you're in an assigned school, you're automatically enrolled until you're not.
Just bought this book sir, GOD BLESS
However the depiction of a culture of people in the projects not WANTING jobs was questionable. He wasn't the only hard worker in Memphis
Strong brother 💪🏾 great mental fortitude , most people in that situation would fall bye the way side
“We looked up to Ray Lewis and Ed Reed like they were Marvel superheroes”
- What a great qoute
Helped his life out , got him off the streets , took legal responsibility over him without being family so they could guide him into good choices, and now he’s gonna cry he didn’t make more money.
The money has corrupted him
They took advantage of his situation, enriched themselves off his talent, misrepresented the relationship, etc.
And now you wanna defend them when the story doesn’t make sense to the vast majority.
We know why you’re disparaging him, bigot
Let me guess, slavery also had good parts for black people
Wow! I thought the family were the ones that took him and introduced him to football. My apologies, j had this man wrong. What a great guy and feel so sorry he went through what he went through as a kid.
Always question stories about Black people that are presented by white people. Portraying him as being illiterate, developmentally slow, and unfamiliar with the game of football are all racial stereotypes that white people commonly use to demean Black people. The white producers and the Tuoy family all knew this was false but they cared nothing about Michael Orr and only about the white audience that they knew would eat this story up.
Worked out in the best way possible, though.
Well. He knew football but the family that took him in sent him to the best schools and got him incredible training. He is too prideful to admit that they helped him.
It’s very sad.
@@NothingNew777I can tell you a couple of other things that are sad about this story....
Those guys are getting sued by him lmao
Cant wait for the HBO Documentary
Man, Michael Oher just gave Rome a year's worth of views in one video!
By how the movie portrayed him, I didn't expect such a well spoken man.
This interviewer is trying to get a certain framing out there but Michael ain’t having it. Great job.
How disgusting that a kid has to steal to eat in the richest country in the world... and then we make the kid the criminal not the country.
The Life of a Black man in America. Majority of us start here, and very few GET IT as young as he did. For society to ignore our plight and claim that there is Equal opportunity... Society is delusional.
A movie is not necessarily based totally on correctness, it’s ultimately about entertainment
When the movie came out it was too saccharine for my taste, always knew it was bupkis. What doesn't pass the smell test is why dude waited so long to speak out
Precisely. All of it spot on.