OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Sister Fighting ‘Unrestricted’ Medical Exam Over Alleged Abuse
Sam Altman and his sister are going back and forth in court over her submitting to a medical examination over her claims of childhood abuse … TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, Ann Altman is opposing the upcoming exam scheduled for August 26, claiming the conditions and scope of the exam were disclosed less than a week beforehand.
She said she never agreed to talk about anything other than her claims of suffering from PTSD, but says the doctor set to examine her is planning to assess “any mental disorder.”
Ann claims the physician plans to “cast a wide net and intrusively attempt to profile the entirety” of her mental health … even including matters that she insists are unrelated to the issues in the case.
Sam claimed the doctor had every right to grill Ann about her childhood abuse claims … saying she put her mental health and condition at issue in this suit by claiming she suffered psychological injuries due to his alleged abuse.
The filing says the tech CEO believes Ann’s allegations make an “unrestricted” clinical psychiatric interview warranted.
As TMZ previously reported, Sam denied all claims he abused Ann when they were young. He claimed his family members defended him against the accusations.
Sam countersued Ann for defamation but is only seeking $1 in damages.
So wait, court is basically forcing a psych interview? wild.
I feel like TMZ doesn’t get all the details but if she only agreed to PTSD stuff and they’re like “any mental disorder” then yeah that sounds invasive. Also Sam suing for $1 is kinda like… is that symbolic or just to keep her stressed?
Unrestricted interview sounds like they’re trying to diagnose her with whatever they want. But also he’s saying she put her mental health at issue so like… that’s probably how it works in court? idk I just think money and lawyers are ruining families either way.
This is one of those stories where everyone acts like they’re the good guy. Sam says he denied abuse, she says abuse happened, and now they’re arguing over how “wide” the doctor can go. If the exam is Aug 26 then why do they “only” disclose it a week before, seems sketchy to me. Also $1 damages makes it seem like he’s not really after money which is confusing, like then what’s the real point?