He noted that he was originally paid $250,000 from Twentieth Century Fox for the movie rights to his book, which he then split 50-50 with the Tuohy family—with each party walking away with around $70,000. For their part, Sean told the Daily Memphian that they divided their share evenly, with himself, wife Leigh Anne, their biological kids Collins and Sean “SJ” Jr, and Oher each making around $14,000.
And after a different production company ended up making the film instead of Fox, Lewis told the Post that he, Oher and the Tuohys were offered an equity stake in the movie—one he said that hasn’t proven to be too profitable.
Lewis concluded, “What I feel really sad about is I watched the whole thing up close. They showered him with resources and love. That he’s suspicious of them is breathtaking. The state of mind one has to be in to do that—I feel sad for him.”
E! News has reached out to reps for Oher as well as the Tuohys over Lewis’ comments but has yet to hear back.
