Memphis couple to remove references to Michael Oher being adopted amid legal row

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy have agreed to remove references to Michael Oher being their ‘adopted son’ as the former NFL star continues his efforts to force the family to account for money made from the film The Blind Side (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

A lawyer for the Memphis couple who took in former NFL player Michael Oher when he was in high school said that references to Oher being their adopted son will be removed from the couple’s websites and public speaking materials as part of their legal battle over Oher’s finances.

Lawyer Randy Fishman told a Memphis probate judge that mentions of Oher being adopted by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy will be taken off advertising for public speaking engagements and the couple’s websites immediately.