Jae Head, who portrayed Tuohy son Sean “SJ” Tuohy in The Blind Facet, needs Us to know that he’s not concerned in Michael Oher’s lawsuit in opposition to the real-life Tuohys.
Barstool Sports activities tweeted a photograph of Head’s onscreen persona alongside the caption, “This little f—ker in all probability took all of Massive Mike Oher’s cash for himself,” earlier this month. Head, 26, reposted the social media add onto his TikTok on Wednesday, August 17. Within the clip, Head lip-synched, “I didn’t do f—king s—t! I didn’t f—king do that. I’m not apprehensive about this.”
Head, who was 11 when he filmed the film, jokingly captioned his put up, “@BarstoolSports thanks for my first scandal.”
Head starred reverse Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Lily Collins and Quinton Aaron in 2009’s The Blind Facet, which advised the real-life story of the Tuohy household taking in former foster baby Oher earlier than he signed to the NFL. Within the Oscar-winning image, SJ fashioned a candy bond with Michael, serving to coach him in soccer.
The inspirations for the film made headlines earlier this month after Oher, 37, filed a lawsuit in opposition to Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy, claiming they by no means legally adopted him and as an alternative pressured him right into a conservatorship. In accordance with court docket paperwork obtained by Us Weekly, Oher is now searching for to terminate the guardianship and earn a share of Leigh and Sean’s royalties from The Blind Facet.
“I get … why he’s mad. I fully perceive. It stinks that it’ll play out on a really public stage,” SJ, 30, advised Barstool Radio hosts on Monday, August 14, denying that he’s acquired thousands and thousands of {dollars} from the film. “You’ll by no means hear me say something dangerous about Michael Oher in any capability apart from I’m upset that he feels the best way that he does. I believe a few of the issues that have been talked about within the probate or ebook or no matter I don’t essentially agree with and or bear in mind occurring like that.”
Leigh Anne and Sean, each 63, have additionally shut down Oher’s allegations. Their legal professional Marty Singer additionally denied Oher’s claims that they “tricked” the previous Baltimore Ravens athlete into the conservatorship.
“They’ve constantly handled [Michael] like a son and considered one of their three youngsters,” Singer advised The Hollywood Reporter in a Tuesday, August 15, assertion. “His response was to threaten them, together with saying that he would plant a destructive story about them within the press until they paid him $15 million.”
Join Us Weekly’s free, each day e-newsletter and by no means miss breaking information or unique tales about your favourite celebrities, TV exhibits and extra!
Oher, for his half, famous in an announcement to the New York Submit on Monday that he was “disheartened” by the response to his lawsuit. “It is a tough scenario for my household and me,” he mentioned. “For now, I’ll let the lawsuit converse for itself and can supply no additional remark.”
