The authorized battle between the protagonists of the inspirational 2009 movie “The Blind Facet” is getting extra tangled. 

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy — the couple who took in former NFL offensive lineman Michael Oher when he was a youngster —declare in a courtroom submitting that Oher tried to extort $15 million from them. 

The battle between Oher and Tuohys got here to mild in August when the previous soccer participant advised a Tennessee choose that, opposite to the movie’s depiction, he was by no means adopted by the Tuohy household, and that the household allegedly earned tens of millions from the story.

Now, the Tuohy household is claiming in authorized paperwork filed Monday that they had been threatened by Oher. The household alleges Oher despatched them textual content messages demanding a payout of $15 million or else he would take his accusations to the press and social media. Within the authorized filings, the Tuohys ask that the courtroom deny Oher’s request for a short lived injunction, arguing that his case will not succeed as a result of the couple is not engaged in industrial use of his title, likeness or picture. 

The filings additionally allege that Oher started demanding cash from the Tuohys after his skilled soccer profession had ended.

“Round that point, maybe as a result of he was not making vital amount of cash as an expert athlete, Mr. Oher turned more and more estranged from the Tuohys, believing incorrectly that they’d not paid him the cash he was owed,” the submitting alleges.

“He later started demanding cash via texts and emails,” the submitting additionally claims.

Oher’s legal professional did not instantly reply to a request for remark.

Termination of conservatorship

In a single group of texts included within the filings, Oher allegedly wrote, “It was 10 million now I need 15 million after taxes.” He additionally threatened to speak with the press about his allegations, texting, “If one thing is not resolve [sic] this Friday, I will to ahed and inform the world, how I used to be robbed by my suppose to be [sic] dad and mom. That is the deadline.”

“Assume the way it will look when this comes out,” learn one other textual content allegedly from Oher, included within the filings.

Earlier this 12 months, Oher, 37, petitioned a Tennessee choose to revoke the 2004 conservatorship created by the Tuohys when he was a youngster, arguing that he was sufficiently old to deal with his personal enterprise affairs. The Tuohys “have falsely and publicly represented themselves because the adoptive dad and mom of Michael,” the petition claimed.

A choose in September ended the conservatorship that allowed the Tuohys to regulate Oher’s funds.

In “The Blind Facet,” Leigh Anne Tuohy, 63, was portrayed by Sandra Bullock, whereas Sean Tuohy, 64, was performed by Tim McGraw. The movie was primarily based on a 2006 e book by author Michael Lewis.