Sandra Bullock is going through one of the worst stages in her life: first, the death of her partner Bryan Randall, and now the controversy over The Blind Side. A few days ago, Michael Oher assured that the story that inspired this film is a lie, which caused great disappointment and sadness to the actress, who plays Leigh Anne, the adoptive mother of the former soccer player.
“Now people won’t see it (the film) and, if they do, they will have a completely different reaction to its original intent,” said a source quoted in Page Six said regarding Sandra Bullock‘s reaction. As stated by an acquaintance of the actress who took home an Oscar in 2010 for her role in this film, Bullock is “putting on a strong face and a strong front” in the face of a story that all this time she believed to be true.
“It’s been a rough patch for her emotionally with the loss of Bryan, and now she’s heartbroken in a different way with all the fallout from the Michael Oher news,” the source noted.
“She’s figuring out how to move forward from all of this, it’s just going to take her a little while, but emotions are very high right now for Sandra, and she’s hoping for better days ahead,” he added.
People Wants the Academy to Revoque Sandra Bullock’s Oscar
Internet users claim that Sandra Bullock does not deserve this award, because the story was never shown as it really happened and she simply accepted the role, without questioning anything, but she is also finding out everything. After the controversy was unleashed, some social network users considered that the ‘fair’ thing would be for Sandra Bullock to return the Oscar because “we have to start reviewing these stories of good feelings. The parents blocked $300 in movie profits, and did they give the money to their real kids?”
“If Michael Oher’s accusations are true, then we need to go AND TAKE THE OSCAR AWAY from Sandra Bullock and give it to Gabourey Sidibe for Precious,” read among the comments.
On the other hand, some defended the award-winner, stressing that it is not her fault, as she only did her job as an actress if relatives lied and swindled her, her talent remains the same. “It’s not her fault that real-life people were con artists and exploitative thieves (…) You know Sandra Bullock deserved her Oscar because she acted so well that she made the Tuohy family sympathetic,” wrote one netizen.
What Happened to Michael Oher and The Blind Side?
The film tells the story of a homeless teenager with great potential for football, but a terrible family situation. Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) empathizes with him, decides to support him to fulfill his dream, and becomes so attached that she ends up adopting him.
Michael Oher claims that the couple tricked him into signing the conservatorship by telling him that they were adoption papers. All to make a fortune with his talent in the field. Now, the former athlete is 37 years old and has been retired from the NFL for some time. However, he has been under guardianship since he was 18, whereby he relinquished “full control” of his career.
This story was written in Spanish by Nayeli Párraga in Cultura Colectiva
