Sister of OpenAI boss Sam Altman accuses tech billionaire of childhood sexual abuse: CEO denies the claims
Sister of OpenAI boss Sam Altman accuses tech billionaire of childhood sexual abuse: CEO denies the claims
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Altman and his family denied Ann Altman’s accusations, calling them ‘deeply hurtful and entirely untrue’. Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI — the company that created ChatGPT — has been accused by his sister of sexually abusing her while they were both children.
Now, he is hitting back at the claims and painting his sister as someone suffering from mental health issues. Ann Altman, Sam's sister, sued him on January 6, alleging he repeatedly sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006 while she was three and he was 12. The family was living at their home in Clayton, Missouri, when the alleged abuse took place. She claims in her lawsuit that the abuse occurred "several times per week" and included both oral sex and later penetrative rape.
Altman, along with his mother and two brothers, issued a combined statement denying the allegations. "All of these claims are utterly untrue," Altman said in the statement. "Our family loves Annie and is very concerned about her wellbeing. Caring for a family member who faces mental health challenges is incredibly difficult.".
The family statement claims that Ann Altman has "made deeply hurtful and entirely untrue claims about our family, and especially Sam ... This situation causes immense pain to our entire family.". “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," the statement says.
