to return the Best Actress Oscar she won for her portrayal of matriarch Leigh Anne Tuohy: "Shut up."
Aaron, who portrayed now-retired NFL player Michael Oher in the Best Picture-nominated film, tells EW it has been "shocking" and "heartbreaking" to learn of Oher's claims that the Tuohy family never actually adopted the athlete, but tricked him into a conservatorship for financial gain. The actor also equates those bringing Bullock into the drama to "looters" who show up to a riot just to "cause havoc.
"Go sit in the corner, face the wall, and think about what you just [said]," Aaron quips. "One has nothing to do with the other. Sandra didn't pull the wool over anybody's eyes. Sandra didn't create this, you know what I mean? She's an actress who got paid to do a job. She did it very well and she was recognized for her talents. Why do you take that away from her? My mom used to always tell me, 'Think before you speak,' and now I know why.
The 2009 film tells the story of Oher, a Black homeless teen who is taken in by the white Tuohys and soon realizes his potential as a student and football player. In a 14-page petition requesting the termination of his conservatorship, Oher alleges the adoption at the center of the 2009 film is fraudulent, and that the Tuohys orchestrated the conservatorship for the legal authority to make business deals in his name.
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