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Quinton Aaron, ‘The Blind Side’ star, defends Sandra Bullock against criticism amid Tuohy family lawsuit
Quinton Aaron, who played Michael Oher in ‘The Blind Side,’ is speaking against those who want Bullock to lose her Best Actress Oscar due to Oher’s petition
Amid online criticism aimed at Sandra Bullock for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in the movie ‘The Blind Side,’ her co-star Quinton Aaron is stepping up to defend her. Some social media users suggested she should return her Best Actress Oscar after Michael Oher, the film’s subject, filed a petition alleging falsehoods about his adoption by the Tuohy family.
On Tuesday, in an interview with The New York Post, Aaron, who portrayed Michael Oher, dismissed the criticism against Bullock.
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“We are living in a day and age where people are hell bent on pointing the blame on people and are just throwing things out there that’s wrong,” Aaron told the outlet. “It’s like saying, ‘Let’s throw this person to the wolves.’ "
“Sandra did nothing wrong. That’s my girl and she is going through a really tough time right now,” he added, referencing the recent death of her longtime partner Bryan Randall. “I really feel like they should leave her alone and stop trying to come at her.”
Bullock has not responded to Oher’s claims against the Tuohy family.
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In another interview, Aaron said Bullock “gave a brilliant performance. And that shouldn’t be tarnished for something that had nothing to do with her.”
“Michael trusted the Tuohys and signed where they told him to sign,” the legal filing claims. “What he signed, however, and unknown to Michael until after February 2023, were not adoption papers, or the equivalent of adoption papers.”