OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s sister Annie Altman, in a latest lawsuit, has accused her brother of sexually abusing her as a baby, between the years 1997 and 2006. The lawsuit filed by Annie within the US District Court docket within the Japanese District of Missouri alleges that the OpenAI CEO, on the age of 12, began sexually abusing his sister when she was simply three years outdated.
The lawsuit claims that Sam Altman abused his sister “a number of instances every week” when she was a toddler, starting from oral intercourse and later involving penetration, reported CNBC. The filings additional declare that Annie suffers from “extreme despair, psychological anguish, and emotional misery which is anticipated to proceed sooner or later” due to the sexual abuse.
Annie Altman, by the lawsuit, is requesting a jury trial towards Sam and damages in extra of $75,000. Whereas she had earlier made claims of sexual abuse towards her brother on social media platforms, that is the primary time that the youthful Altman sibling has taken to court docket.
Sam Altman reacts to sexual abuse allegations
In a joint assertion together with his mom Connie and brothers Max and Jack, Sam Altman denied the allegations posed towards him by his sister.
The assertion, posted on Sam Altman’s social media accounts, reads, “Annie has made deeply hurtful and fully unfaithful claims about our household, and particularly Sam. We’ve chosen to not reply publicly, out of respect for her privateness and our personal. Nevertheless, she has now taken authorized motion towards Sam, and we really feel we now have no selection however to handle this.”
The Altman household stated that Annie faces “psychological well being challenges” and “refuses typical therapy” for a similar. It stated that Annie receives month-to-month monetary assist from the CEO and his household, however continues to demand extra money.
The household stated that they are going to “proceed to assist Annie” in hopes that she finds “stability and peace.”
Nevertheless, this isn’t the primary time that Sam Altman is dealing with a lawsuit. In March 2024, Tesla CEO Elon Musk filed a lawsuit towards the OpenAI CEO, alleging breach of contract and fiduciary. Musk was one of many co-founders of OpenAI however left the corporate in 2018, stepping down from his place on the board, after he criticised Altman of abandoning the AI startup’s preliminary mission.
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