IT’S the kind of rags-to-riches story Hollywood loves: an underprivileged yet athletically gifted black teen is taken in by a wealthy white family who help him realise his dream of becoming an American football player.
And the tale did indeed make it to the silver screen, becoming the hit movie The Blind Side, earning $300 million (R5,7 billion) at the box office and a Best Actress Oscar for Sandra Bullock.
It was feel-good fodder that packed a punch – but the story is making headlines now for all the wrong reasons.
Michael Oher, the teen the movie is based on, is now 37 and he’s claiming much of what the movie portrays is a lie.
He’s suing Sean and Leigh Anne
