It is being a particularly delicate moment for Sandra Bullock. A few days ago, the sad news came to light that Bryan Randall, her partner, died at the age of 57. The model and photographer died after fighting ALS, a disease that she had suffered for three years. "At this time we ask for privacy to grieve and face the impossibility of saying goodbye to Bryan. His loving family," the family said in a statement at the time. As if that were not enough, now the actress must face a controversy that tarnishes one of the most successful projects of her career, the film The Blind Side.
Bullock and Randall had been in a relationship since 2015. After about five years together, they received the news of Bryan's serious illness. Sandra was always by her side, and this death has been a hard blow for the actress. In the midst of the duel, a new controversy arises around one of her most successful projects: The Blind Side. In the film, which is based on true events, she plays Leigh Anne Tuohy, a woman who, along with her family, takes in Michael Oher, a young homeless African-American man who excels in American football. At the date, the young man succeeds thanks to the support of the family.
The film was a success in 2009, the year of its premiere, and led the actress to win the Oscar for 'Best Actress' in 2010. Now, 14 years later, the real protagonist of the story has wanted to raise her voice to denounce that the Tuohy family lied about how the events happened for their own benefit. The former NFL player has now denounced that he was tricked so that his adoptive family would keep the benefits of the book and the film, starring Bullock and Quinton Aaron.
In this complaint, the protagonist of the events maintains that he was not adopted, but that the signed documents indicate that they were from a conservatory. After this controversy came to light, many users have asked on social networks for the actress to give up her statuette. For this reason, the actress would be "heartbroken", as a source close to the actress assures the Daily Mail. "It has been an emotionally difficult patch for her with the loss of Bryan, and now she is heartbroken in a different way with everything derived from the news of Michael Oher", expresses the medium.
Despite the criticism received, there are several recognized faces that have raised their voices to defend the Bird Box interpreter, as well as anonymous users on networks. "Sandra did nothing wrong. That's my girl and she's going through a really difficult time right now. I really feel like they should leave her alone and stop trying to attack her," Quinton Aaron, Oher's interpreter on the tape, told The New York Post. "She gave a brilliant performance. And that should not be clouded by something that has nothing to do with her," he stated.
There is no doubt that the actress is not going through her best moment and that this bump in her professional career is a severe setback in one of the most delicate moments of her personal life. At the moment, Sandra has not made public statements about this new controversy. She will have to wait to find out if she speaks out, but it seems that for the moment she has chosen to recover from the harsh loss of her partner, who died on August 5, 2023.
