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The true story behind the hit Oscar-winner has only gotten ickier — and Hollywood is complicit.

Michael Oher, whose inspiring life story was told in 2009's "The Blind Side," alleged that the Tuohy family has been profiting off the lie that they adopted him.

In a 14-page court petition, the former NFL star alleges that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy never adopted him, instead tricking him into signing a document that gave them legal authorities to make business deals in his name.

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Telling a child he or she is adopted can be a trying ta…

For years, Bibi Hasenaar felt rejected because she was adopted aged four. Then she saw a photo that described her as missing – and began to uncover an astonishing dark history

Most of these movies and shows get adoption wrong — but sometimes, a little bit right.

There could be a new princess in Disney’s royal court.

Princess Sarah Culberson discoved her royal roots after hiring an private investigator and searching for her birth father.

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What scientists know about "infantile amnesia."

Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer. An impassioned plea for pediatric medicine to confront the prevention and treatment of trauma, head-on. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector

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