Quinton Aaron, best known for playing Michael Oher in the smash-hit movie The Blind Side, was hospitalized in Southern California late least week. His placement in the hospital came after Aaron woke up with a fever and was coughing up blood.
The 40-year-old actor underwent tests, according to TMZ, with early results suggesting he’s battling both Type A flu and pneumonia. The whole situation has been compounded for Aaron by a persistent migraine. Scary stuff, for sure, when it rises to the level of internal bleeding.
After a round of antibiotics, Aaron reported that he’s no longer coughing up blood and remains optimistic about a swift recovery.
He was in Laguna Hills for an event in Orange County but had to miss it due to his sudden illness. Doctors plan to administer a PICC line, which could allow him to return home soon.
This marks his second serious respiratory health scare after a 2019 hospitalization for an upper respiratory infection.
Quinton Aaron In The Blind Side
Quinton Aaron is an accomplished American actor best known for his breakout role as Michael Oher in the 2009 Academy Award-winning film The Blind Side.
He starred alongside Sandra Bullock.
Beyond his iconic portrayal of Oher, Aaron has appeared in various TV shows, such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and films, such as Halfway and Be Kind Rewind. Does anybody remember that Jack Black classic?
Off-screen, Aaron is a dedicated advocate against bullying, founding The Quinton Aaron Foundation to support children facing self-esteem challenges.
He’s fighting back against his latest health scare, too.
“I feel optimistic I’ll be back on my feet in no time,” he told TMZ.
Legal Issues Tarnishing The Film
The Blind Side was a tremendously uplifting film, but legal issues involving a disgruntled Michael Oher have tainted it in subsequent years.
Oher’s legal battle with the Tuohy family, central to the film’s narrative, remains ongoing after a Tennessee judge terminated their conservatorship over him in September 2023.
Oher alleges the Tuohys misled him into said conservatorship instead of adoption, profiting millions from his story while he received only $138,311, a claim the family denies. They insist all parties had split proceeds evenly and accused him of a $15 million shakedown.
Michael Lewis, author of the book that ultimately turned into the hit movie, rejected claims made by Oher in his lawsuit as little more than predicated on a lie.
The next conference is scheduled for December 2025, leaving the case agonizingly unresolved.