Sandra Bullock Admitted She Was ‘Scared’ Of Leigh Anne Tuohy When She First Met Her

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Sandra Bullock said successful 2009 that she was “scared” of Leigh Anne Tuohy, the pistillate she played in The Blind Side, who is successful a ineligible conflict with the taxable of the film, erstwhile NFL prima Michael Oher. Sandra’s interrogation with Entertainment Weekly from 2009 has resurfaced aft Michael, 37, claimed that Leigh Anne and her hubby Sean Tuohy put him into a conservatorship, and ne'er adopted him. Michael’s adoption story, which was allegedly fake, served arsenic the inspiration for The Blind Side, which won Sandra the Academy Award for Best Actress.

“Leigh Anne frightened maine from the infinitesimal she opened the door,” Sandra told EW the twelvemonth the movie came out, erstwhile she was reflecting connected the archetypal clip she met the Tuohy household matriarch. “I was sitting successful a seat successful her location with my small hands folded successful my lap. I couldn’t accidental anything,” she added.

Sandra Bullock with Leigh Anne Tuohy astatine ‘The Blind Side’ premiere successful 2009 (Photo: Dave Allocca/Starpix/Shutterstock)

Sandra admitted successful the 2009 interrogation that she was hesitant to motion onto the movie due to the fact that the communicative seemed excessively bully to beryllium true. “I didn’t spot it,” she said astatine the time. “I thought it would beryllium schmaltzy and soft.” However, Sandra said that she decided to bash the movie aft gathering Leigh Anne’s husband, Sean, who was raised by a U.S. Marshall. She said she besides appreciated Leigh Anne’s pugnacious Southern attitude.

“At the extremity of the day, Leigh Anne took a small manus pistol retired of her mitt compartment and said, ‘Y’all conscionable request to transportation 1 of these,’ ” Sandra explained successful the interview. “I kid you not. If you’re her friend, she would halt astatine thing to get done what she needed to get done for you. If you’re her enemy, hide astir it — you’re going to privation you were dead,” she added.

Sandra’s Oscar-winning movie has been successful the headlines aft Michael filed a ineligible petition against the Tuohys connected Aug. 14, claiming they didn’t follow him and kept him from making wealth disconnected the film. Michael’s petition asks for the conservatorship to extremity and that the Tuohys volition not beryllium capable to usage Michael’s sanction and likeness, according to ESPN. The erstwhile pro jock is besides seeking wealth that the household earned from utilizing his sanction and story, arsenic good arsenic different compensatory and punitive damages.

After Michael filed the lawsuit, immoderate fans demanded that Sandra should instrumentality her Oscar due to the fact that the real-life storyline from the movie has been disputed. However, Quinton Aaron, who played Michael successful The Blind Side, publicly defended Sandra and her superb performance. “Sandra Bullock didn’t person thing to bash with the existent communicative that we’re speechmaking arsenic of close now,” the histrion told TMZ Sports on Aug. 16. “I deliberation radical conscionable request to chill out, relax, and fto the families progressive grip whatever’s going on, and just—I guess—enjoy the show, due to the fact that it’s retired determination for everyone to see.”

Sandra is dealing with different struggles amidst the play implicit The Blind Side. Her boyfriend, Bryan Randall, died connected August 5 aft a backstage 3 twelvemonth conflict with ALS. Sandra’s precocious spouse was 57 years aged erstwhile helium passed. The histrion has not spoken retired astir Bryan’s decease yet.