Ann Altman has filed a lawsuit against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, alleging that he sexually abused her for about a few years during their childhood. a decade.
The rest of the Altman family immediately retreated trialSaying that the allegations are “completely false” and stem from the “mental health challenges” Ann has faced over the years.
“Annie has made extremely hurtful and completely false claims about our family and especially Sam,” Sam, his mother and his two brothers wrote in a statement released by Sam. on x,
Ann's lawsuit alleges that Sam abused her from 1997 to 2006, when Ann was three years old and Sam was 12 and continuing until Sam became a legal adult. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Missouri, says that as a result of Sam's alleged abuse, Ann has suffered “severe emotional distress” and has been unable to live a “normal life.”
An attorney for Ann described the Altman family's statement as an attempt to “distract attention from the harm she has caused.” Lawyer, Ryan J. Mahoney said sexual abuse can lead to “mental health consequences, such as persistent PTSD, depression and anxiety.” He also said specifically about Ann that “there is no evidence that her mental health contributed to her allegations.”
The Altman family's statement alleges that Ann has made conspiracy claims about herself while soliciting money from various family members over the years. Family members say they have offered financial support and asked her to seek medical help but she “has refused conventional treatment.”
“This situation is extremely painful for our entire family,” the family's statement said. The family says that when Ann made similar claims in the past they “chose not to respond publicly”, but now that she has filed the lawsuit they “feel that we have the time to address this.” There is no alternative”.