Tuohy family claims Michael Oher blind sided them with money demand: 'Think how it will look'

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The family whose decision to take Michael Oher in when he was in high school and became the basis for a book and film adaptation claimed in recent court filings that the ex-NFL player threatened to "defame them on social media and/or TMZ as ‘fakes’ or ‘thieves’ if his money demands weren’t met."

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy made the allegations in court documents filed Tuesday in Shelby County, Tennessee, Probate Court amid the ongoing battle with Oher as the Super Bowl champion claimed he did not receive his fair share of the royalties from the film "The Blind Side," which was adapted from the Michael Lewis book "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game."

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Michael Oher, #74 of the Ole Miss Rebels, stands with his family during senior ceremonies prior to a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Nov. 28, 2008 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Matthew Sharpe/Getty Images)

According to the court documents, Oher became more estranged from the Tuohys, "believing incorrectly that they had not paid him the money he was owed" following his retirement from the NFL. Oher allegedly made demands for money on two separate occasions – first for $10 million and then raising his demand to $15 million. Oher allegedly told the family he was telling the world he was robbed "by his parents."

"If something isn’t resolved this Friday, I’m going to go ahead and tell the world, how I was robbed by my suppose to be [sic] parents. That’s the deadline," Oher allegedly wrote in on text. "… Think how it will look when this comes out."

MICHAEL OHER HAS RECEIVED OVER $138,000 IN 'THE BLIND