'The Blind Side' Tuohy family business empire

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Former NFL player Michael Oher taking legal action against the Tuohys has brought attention back to the wealthy Memphis family. FOX Business takes a look at their empire.

Fox News reported Oher's allegation that the amount of money each member of the Tuohy family saw from the movie came in at $225,000, compared to none for him. They also got 2.5% of the proceeds, he said.

He and the Tuohys also shared a $250,000 payment from the studio for optioning the story that the family of four then spread evenly among themselves and Oher, Lewis reportedly told the Washington Post. Leigh Anne Tuohy has another book titled "Turn Around: Reach Out, Give Back, and Get Moving." Her website describes it as a "five-day-per-week devotional."The Making it Happen Foundation, a nonprofit started by the Tuohys post-"The Blind Side," operates with a mission to "promote awareness, provide hope and improve the standard of living and quality of life for all children fighting to survive in the invisible cracks of our society.

 

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