There’s no happy ending for this Hollywood story

This is the Weekend Edition of Bloomberg Opinion Today, a roundup of the most popular stories Bloomberg Opinion publishes each week based on [Bloomberg]( This is the Weekend Edition of Bloomberg Opinion Today, a roundup of the most popular stories Bloomberg Opinion publishes each week based on web readership. New subscribers can [sign up here](. [The Deeply Sad Lawsuit of ‘The Blind Side’ NFL Player Michael Oher]( — Stephen L. Carter There’s something ineffably sad about the petition filed by former NFL star Michael Oher against Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy. The story of how the White family took the Black teenager into their home and raised him as their own was turned to magic in the film The Blind Side, based on the Michael Lewis book. Sandra Bullock won the Academy Award for best actress. But here’s what Oher now says to the Tennessee probate court: “The lie of Michael’s adoption is one upon which Co-Conservators Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy have enriched themselves at the expense of their Ward.” It’s the Britney Spears case all over again, except that Spears at least knew that she was under a conservatorship. Oher says he didn’t. Is all of it true? Some of it? None of it? We’re outsiders, and can’t know. We shouldn’t rush to judgment, and members of the family have denied taking advantage of Oher. But if, as Oher alleges, he was never adopted by the Tuohys — if instead they’ve been his conservators and used him to make money for themselves — then the legal consequences of his petition could be considerable. Read the [whole thing](. [Trump's Georgia Indictment Has a Smoking Gun]( — Timothy L. O’Brien [Affirmative Action’s End Demands a Rethink]( — Michael R. Bloomberg [The US Economy’s Not a Plane and It Won’t Land Gently]( — Niall Ferguson [Congratulations, Elon! You Won!]( — Dave Lee [How Prosperous Is America? Ask UPS Drivers]( — Tyler Cowen [A Sickly Ruble Reveals What Putin Will Not]( — Alexandra Prokopenko [Women Are Drinking More Alcohol and It’s Killing Them]( — Lisa Jarvis [Just Like Adani, China Evergrande Has Found Its Dubai Bling]( — Shuli Ren [Don’t Déjà Vu Me, Argentina. Markets Are Out of Tears]( — John Authers More From Bloomberg Opinion Here’s what we’ve been listening to this week. - [Crash Course: Donald Trump Owns the GOP — and Its Future]( with Timothy L. O’Brien - [Bloomberg Opinion: Political Polls and a Postpartum Breakthrough]( with Jonathan Bernstein, Faye Flam, Lisa Jarvis and Sarah Green Carmichael - [X Broadcast:Â]([What's Wrong With China's Sinking Economy?]( with Ruth Pollard, Shuli Ren and Daniel Moss Follow Us You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg's Opinion Today newsletter. If a friend forwarded you this message, [sign up here]( to get it in your inbox. [Unsubscribe]( [Bloomberg.com]( [Contact Us]( Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 [Ads Powered By Liveintent]( [Ad Choices](