Former NFL player Michael Oher's accusations sparked outrage. Now some people on social media have turned to calling for Sandra Bullock's 'The Blind Side' Oscar to be returned.
- Michael Oher alleged that the family depicted in the movie the "The Blind Side" exploited him.
- Amid Oher's recently-filed lawsuit, some want Sandra Bullock to return her Oscar for the movie.
People on social media think Sandra Bullock should return her Oscar for "The Blind Side" after former NFL player Michael Oher filed a lawsuit against the Tuohy family portrayed in the movie.
Oher, whose life served as the inspiration for the movie and book it was based on, alleged this week in a lawsuit that the Tuohys never actually adopted him, and instead put him under a conservatorship that the lawsuit described as "exploitative."
The Tuohy family has publicly denied any wrongdoing on their part and said they did not make millions of dollars from "The Blind Side." Representatives for the Tuohys also accused Oher of asking them for $15 million in exchange for not going public with his accusations of them.
Bullock played Leigh Ann Tuohy, the matriarch of the Tuohy, in the film, and in addition to an Oscar received a Golden Globe for the role.
Oher's accusations sparked outrage, and now some people on social media have turned from focusing on the allegations to calling for Bullock's Oscar to be returned.
One user wrote that if Oher's allegations are proven true, the Oscar should be taken from Bullock and given to Gabourey Sidibe for "Precious."
Another commenter said he thought Bullock should return the Oscar, but clarified it was less about Bullock herself than what the award stood for.
"[S]he's a great actress, we know this, but now what that trophy symbolizes is a complete lie, fabrication, fraud & criminal doings," said the user. "I just think the gesture goes along way to character."
Quite a few social media users, however, stepped in to defend Bullock, questioning how she would have known about any exploitation happening to Oher in real life. Others are calling attention to the recent death of her long-time partner, Bryan Randall asking social media users to leave the actress be.
Her co-star in "The Blind Side," Quinton Aaron, said people angry at her need to "chill out."
Neither Oher's press contact nor the Tuohys' lawyer immediately responded to Insider's request for comment, sent outside regular business hours.