Sam Altman’s sister files sexual abuse lawsuit against him — his family says it’s ‘utterly untrue’

Ann Altman has filed a lawsuit against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, alleging that he sexually abused her as a child for a period of approx. a decade.

The rest of the Altman family immediately chimed in the processsaying the allegations are “absolutely false” and stem from “mental health challenges” Ann has faced for years.

“Annie made deeply hurtful and completely false statements about our family, and especially Sam,” Sam, her mother and two siblings wrote in a statement that Sam released. on X.

Ann’s lawsuit alleges that Sam abused her from 1997 to 2006, starting when she was three and 12, and continuing until Sam became an adult. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Missouri, says Ann suffered “severe emotional distress” and was unable to live a “normal life” as a result of Sam’s abuse.

A lawyer for Ann described the Altman family’s statement as an attempt to “divert attention from the harm they have caused.” The lawyer, Ryan J. Mahoney, said that sexual abuse can cause “mental health outcomes such as persistent PTSD, depression and anxiety.” It also said of Ann specifically that “there is no evidence that her own mental health contributed to her allegations.”

The Altman family’s statement says Ann made conspiratorial statements over the years about various family members while demanding money from them. Family members say they have offered financial support and asked him to get medical help, but he “refuses conventional treatment.”

“This situation causes immense pain to our entire family,” the family’s statement said. The family says they have “chosen not to respond publicly” when Ann made similar statements in the past, but that they “feel we have no choice but to address this” now that she has filed a lawsuit.