From Judge Zachary Bluestone (E.D. Mo.) today in Altman v. Altman, the factual allegations (and of course at this point they are just allegations):
Annie and Sam are biological siblings who once lived together at their family home in Clayton, Missouri. [Annie alleges:] Annie asserts that Sam sexually abused her from 1997 to 2006. The exploitation began when Annie was only 3 years old and Sam was 12. Sam started with forcible touching and oral sex but escalated to acts including battery, molestation, sodomy, and rape. The abuse ended around 2006, when Annie was approximately 12 years old and Sam was an adult ….
[Sam alleges:] For years, Sam and his family have provided Annie with financial support through their late father's estate, as well as offering to help with medical expenses, housing, and employment. However, due to Annie's "serious mental health issues" and "harmful behavior," Sam and his family "have felt the need to be deliberate and thoughtful about the support they provide." As a result, they have rejected Annie's demands for financial autonomy.
Annie retaliated by engaging in a smear campaign against her brothers, falsely claiming they sexually abused her. Beginning in 2021, Annie claimed on Twitter that she "experienced sexual, physical emotional, verbal, financial, and technological abuse from my biological siblings, mostly Sam Altman and some from Jack Altman." Annie then posted "a continuous stream of false sexual abuse allegations against Sam Altman" on various platforms. For example, in March 2023, she said, "I'm not four years old with a 13 year old 'brother' climbing into my bed non-consensually anymore. (You're welcome for helping you figure out your sexuality.)." Annie also wrote that she "experienced every single form of abuse with him—sexual, physical, verbal, pharmacological …, and technological."
The recriminations continued through 2024, including in a work of poetry. Annie also posted videos on TikTok with accusations that she was "touched by older siblings" and "that 'an almost tech billionaire' was 'terrified of the little sibling' that he 'repeatedly molested and physically abused.'"
The court allowed Sam's defamation claim to go forward:
