After Michael Oher assured that the story that inspired The Blind Side is a lie, users on social networks took it out on Sandra Bullock, and now they want to take away the Oscar she won for this film. In 2010, Bullock won the ‘Best Actress’ Oscar after playing Leigh Anne, the adoptive mother of the former soccer player; however, with the new controversy, now even she was affected, and that is only the actress.
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 what if she was not told the real story either?
The Internet Reacts to Controversy Involving Sandra Bullock
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 made over $300 in movie profits and royalties and have not given Oher a penny for that.”
“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,” said a user on social media. 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 the relatives lied and scammed her, her talent is still 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 Blind Side tells the story of a homeless teenager with great potential for soccer, 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 and agreeing to a 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
