Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, has been accused by his sister of sexually abusing her for nearly a decade. Ann Altman, 30, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court, alleges that the abuse took place during their childhood in Missouri, spanning from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, claims the abuse began when she was just 3 years old and continued until she was still a minor, even after Sam Altman had become an adult. Ann Altman has previously made similar allegations against her brother on social media.
In response, Sam Altman, 39, issued a statement on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, on behalf of himself, his mother, and his brothers, calling the allegations “deeply hurtful and utterly untrue.” The post is captioned “My sister has filed a lawsuit against me. Here is a statement from my mom, brothers, and me:”
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Here’s the statement issued by Sam Altman and family
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 wife, 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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