All roads lead back to Hollywood — at least, that’s what Michael Lewis, the author behind the book that inspired The Blind Side, believes. According to him, the movie industry itself is to blame for the ongoing money battle between retired NFL player Michael Oher and the Tuohy family, whose lives were dramatized in the Oscar-nominated sports film.

While speaking to The Washington Post, Lewis suggested that Oher should join the WGA strike — which has been going on since early May as Hollywood writers fight for residuals from streaming services.

“Everybody should be mad at the Hollywood studio system,” Lewis said. “Michael Oher should join the writers’ strike. It’s outrageous how Hollywood accounting works. But the money is not in the Tuohys’ pockets.”

In a 14-page petition filed in a Tennessee court on Monday (Aug. 14), Oher claimed that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy — the wealthy white couple who took him in as a homeless teenager — as well as their two birth children, made $250,000 each for The Blind Side as well as 2.5% of the movie’s “defined net proceeds,” while he allegedly received no compensation.

Meanwhile, Sean argued that they “didn’t make any money off the movie” — except for half of Lewis’ share, which gave each member of the family, including Oher, $14,000.

Lewis, who is a childhood friend of Sean’s, confirmed the patriarch’s claim to The Washington Post. However, 20th Century Fox — the studio that originally paid for the rights to the film — ultimately backed out. Instead, Alcon, the small production company that made the movie, offered a share of the film’s profits rather than a large salary. It went on to make more than $300 million.

After agent fees and taxes, Lewis claimed that he and the Tuohy family made $350,000 each. While he said the Tuohys were going to share the royalties among their family members, including Oher, the athlete allegedly ended up declining his royalty checks. As a result, Lewis was under the impression that Sean and Leigh Anne were placing Oher’s checks in a trust fund for his son.

Oher — who also claimed that he recently found out that he wasn’t legally adopted by the Tuohys and was instead tricked into a conservatorship — is asking for a full accounting of the money the family earned in his name as well as his “fair share” of the profits.

“What I feel really sad about is I watched the whole thing up close,” Lewis said. “They showered him with resources and love. That he’s suspicious of them is breathtaking. The state of mind one has to be in to do that — I feel sad for him.”