Ann Altman, the sister of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has filed a lawsuit against her brother, accusing him of sexual abuse throughout her childhood.
The lawsuit alleges that the abuse occurred between 1997 and 2006, beginning when Ann was three years old and Sam was 12.
The lawsuit claims that Ann suffered "severe emotional distress" and has been unable to live a "normal life" due to the alleged abuse.
Ann Altman, the sister of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has filed a lawsuit against her brother, accusing him of sexual abuse throughout her childhood. The lawsuit, filed in a Missouri federal court, alleges that the abuse occurred between 1997 and 2006, beginning when Ann was three years old and Sam was 12.
The lawsuit claims that Ann suffered “severe emotional distress” and has been unable to live a “normal life” due to the alleged abuse.
In response to the allegations, Sam Altman and his family issued a joint statement, which Sam shared on X (formerly Twitter). The statement reads:
Our family loves Annie and is very concerned about her well-being. Caring for a family member who faces mental health challenges is incredibly difficult. We know many families facing similar struggles understand this well.
Over the years, we’ve tried in many ways to support Annie and help her find stability, following professional advice on how to be supportive without enabling harmful behaviors. To give a sense of our efforts, we have given her monthly financial support, directly paid her bills, covered her rent, helped her find employment opportunities, attempted to get her medical help, and have offered to buy her a house through a trust (so that she would have a secure place to live, but not be able to sell it immediately). Via our late father’s estate, Annie receives monthly financial support, which we expect to continue for the rest of her life.
Despite this, Annie continues to demand more money from us. In this vein, Annie has made deeply hurtful and entirely untrue claims about our family, and especially Sam. We’ve chosen not to respond publicly, out of respect for her privacy and our own. However, she has now taken legal action against Sam, and we feel we have no choice but to address this.
Over the years, she has accused members of our family of improperly withholding our father’s 401k funds, hacking her wifi, and “shadowbanning” her from various websites including ChatGPT, Twitter, and more. The worst allegation she has made is that she was sexually abused by Sam as a child (she has also claimed instances of sexual abuse from others). Her claims have evolved drastically over time. Newly for this lawsuit, they now include allegations of incidents where Sam was over 18.
All of these claims are utterly untrue. This situation causes immense pain to our entire family. It is especially gut-wrenching when she refuses conventional treatment and lashes out at family members who are genuinely trying to help.
We ask for understanding and compassion from everyone as we continue to support Annie in the best way we can. We sincerely hope she finds the stability and peace she’s been searching for.
-Connie, Sam, Max, and Jack
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