But is the story too good to be true?
According toher website, Leigh Anne wears many hats.
If all that weren’t enough, Leigh Anne is also a motivational speaker and noted philanthropist.
Enter the Making It Happen Foundation.
According to Leigh Anne, part of what drives her philanthropy is her faith.
He adds, “And she intended to prove she knew how to handle it.”
“The question was how to take him there.”
She and Michael Oher had this in common.
However, Collins made a name for herself outside of sports, too.
She co-owns theMemphis-based Whimsey Cookie Companyand serves as the director of sales and marketing.
And the owner of Alcon Entertaimment?
None other than FedEx founder and Collins' eventual future father-in-law,Fred Smith.
Talk about a family affair!
In reality, SJ says there may have been some artistic liberties taken.
In an interview withKATV, he explained, “I don’t know how well the negotiating went.
While he didn’t have much, he attended private school in New Orleans, according to his wife’swebsite.
Perhaps it was this personal connection that inspired him to later help students in similar situations.
“We’re devastated,” he said.
“It’s upsetting to think we would make money off any of our children.
But we’re going to love Michael at 37 just like we loved him at 16.”
But that may not have been entirely accurate.
Oher lived with a classmate and his father, a mechanic namedTony Henderson.
In the other houses, I didn’t feel like part of the family.
I didn’t feel like they wanted me there.”
Oher himself has been vocal about the way the film portrayed him as unintelligent.
The Tuohys live large.
It was about $14,000, each."
Whether it was five or six figures though, either is a relatively small amount to multimillionaires.
While Oher has also witnessedsuccess, he keeps a notably lower profile.
