Sandra Bullock appeared in a film based on a true story more than a decade ago, or so it seems. There has recently been controversy around the film’s subject, and Bullock has been caught in the crossfire so much that several fans have come to her defense. The film “The Blind Side” was released in 2009 and is based on Michael Lewis’ book “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game,” which was published in 2006.
The sports drama film, in which Bullock plays Leigh Anne Tuohy alongside her on-screen husband, Sean Tuohy (Tim McGraw), follows an African American adolescent (Quinton Aaron) who plays football and is adopted by a Caucasian family that helps him overcome his underprivileged upbringing. Bullock and McGraw played the real-life couple, Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy, who posed as adoptive parents to former NFL player Michael Oher. Oher was persuaded to believe that the couple adopted him when he was 18 years old.
He had no idea he was signing a conservatorship when Leigh Anne and Sean handed him paperwork to sign in 2004 before benefiting millions from his fabricated life tale shown in “The Blind Side.” On August 14, 2023, Oher filed a legal petition to end the conservatorship after discovering that the Tuohys had never properly adopted him. In a statement, he stated: “I am disheartened by the revelation made in today’s lawsuit.” This is a trying time for my family and me.”
Oher, according to the lawsuit, signed where Leigh Anne and Sean instructed him to sign because he “trusted” them. He didn’t realize it wasn’t adoption paperwork until February 2023, and the family made “$2 million” from the film, which grossed more than $300 million at the box office. The couple and their other children were reportedly paid $225,000 for the film, which included 2.5% of the film’s earnings, which Oher claimed he did not receive.
This news has sparked outrage on social media, as Bullock received an Academy Award for her role as the family matriarch, Leigh Anne, in the film. In the aftermath of the issue, some Twitter users have requested that the film producer return her “Best Actress Oscar.””So, Sandra Bullock should have to give back her Oscar right,” one user tweeted. “They need to take away Sandra Bullock’s Oscar like they took away Reggie Bush’s Heisman for this,” wrote another.
Someone else agreed, stating that if Bush had to return his trophy, Bullock should do the same. Another commenter said, “I demand we revoke Sandra Bullock’s Oscar and give it to Meryl Streep.” However, some of the actress’s admirers have defended her. “It is not her fault that the real-life people were exploitative scammers and thieves,” one Twitter user stated.
“You know Sandra Bullock deserved her Oscar because she acted so well,” another Twitter user pointed out. Someone remarked that Bullock and McGraw “ACTED” in the film and that she earned her Oscar, adding, “Calls for it to be revoked are ignorant.” Bullock is ‘heartbroken’ with the recent revelation. Following the announcement of the lawsuit, an individual close to Bullock disclosed her reaction to the controversy surrounding her portrayal in the film:
“She hates that such a wonderful story, a spectacular movie, and a spectacular time in her life now has been tainted.”People may boycott the film now that this has been revealed, and if they do decide to watch it, they may respond differently to its original goal, according to the source. The insider went on to say that a lot of work went into the film and that many people thought it was based on a genuine story, but now all of that hard work has been called into doubt.
According to the source, Bullock is sad because an era in her life that was significant to her is now being eclipsed by a “completely different perspective.” Bullock recently lost her longtime lover, Bryan Randall, to ALS at the age of 57. Following the loss of her partner Randall, the “Bird Box” star was recently seen in public for the first time. According to a source, she is putting on a brave face in the midst of her loss and is even more “heartbroken” by Oher and his family’s latest controversy.