OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday responded to allegations of sexual abuse from his estranged sister, saying the allegations are completely false.
According to the Saint Louis Post Dispatch, A new lawsuit Annie Altman claimed Monday that her brother sexually assaulted her over a nine-year period between the 1990s and 2000s. The suit resonated. Annie has previously claimed to have done so on social media. In 2021
Sam Altman acknowledged the lawsuit. Put it on X. On Tuesday, his brothers, Max and Jack, and his mother, Connie, responded.
The Altman family alleges the allegations are false. Annie has struggled with mental health challenges for several years and writes that she is concerned about her health. The Altmans said they tried to help Annie in many ways, including financial support.
The Altman family wrote in a statement.
Despite this, Annie demanded more money from us. In this direction, Annie made extremely hurtful and completely untrue claims about our family and especially Sam. We have chosen to respond publicly out of respect for her privacy and our own. However, She has now taken legal action against Sam. We feel we have no choice but to address it.
Over the years, She misappropriated our father's 401k funds; hack wifi and ChatGPT, Twitter and various other websites accused her of “shadow banning”. The most damning allegation is that she was sexually abused by Sam as a child (she also reported being sexually abused by others). Her demands have changed dramatically over time. The new lawsuit involves incidents where Sam is over 18.
Sam Altman has been divorced from his sister for a long time 2023. OpenAI CEO Altman in New York Magazine often talks about his brothers, who are tech entrepreneurs and investors themselves, but rarely mentions his sister publicly. At one point, According to a New York magazine profile; Annie asks to repost her podcast, which Sam refuses. Altman gives Annie money, It was specifically mentioned in the episode that he had repeatedly tried to get her to buy a house with gifts.
The profile echoes some of the concerns about Annie's mental health that Altman raised Tuesday in response to her allegations. Annie is described as having an unstable personal life, noting that she moved 20 times in a single year. The death of their father, Jerry, in 2018 seems to bode well for Annie's mental health.