{"id":2207352,"date":"2026-10-19T22:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2207352"},"modified":"2026-10-19T22:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:00:41","slug":"sam-altman-rips-his-sister-claims-shes-thirsty-for-attention-in-court-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2207352","title":{"rendered":"Sam Altman Rips His Sister, Claims She&#8217;s Thirsty for Attention In Court Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bd\/16by9\/2026\/10\/19\/bd0784a4959f4a21a27248cad672baf1_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Sam Altman Rips His Sister, Claims She&#8217;s Thirsty for Attention In Court Battle<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Sam Altman On Sister<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">My Sister&#8217;s Thirsty For Attention &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">She Leaked Video From Court Battle<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-19T15:00:41-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202610\"><br \/>\n                October 19, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            3:00 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-376cb06216141aefc43acf3c88c90c75\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261019_bd0784a4959f4a21a27248cad672baf1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d0553b9b-a930-4ea1-941b-3c37e094f305\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bd\/4by3\/2026\/10\/19\/bd0784a4959f4a21a27248cad672baf1_md.jpg\" alt=\"sam altman getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4778473308cdae6badbb40639f3e9c90\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/sam-altman\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Sam Altman<\/strong><\/a> is calling out his sister, who is suing him for alleged abuse, claiming she is using her lawsuit to gain more social media followers &#8230; TMZ has learned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-07ea96b6cb66f6089290ac35ca975816\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We obtained court docs filed by the tech billionaire &#8230; and he&#8217;s slamming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ann-altman\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Ann Altman<\/strong><\/a>for posting portions of her recent deposition on X, TikTok, and other platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-93e7ffc13edb838222c534f56a6e86c3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260518_3fc88c23758542678f63ba89015cedd8\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d0553b9b-a930-4ea1-941b-3c37e094f305\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3f\/4by3\/2026\/05\/18\/3fc88c23758542678f63ba89015cedd8_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-Sam-Altman-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ef96c77320eba0c68b47e397943abf4d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sam wants the court to order Ann to confirm she has destroyed all confidential videos and transcripts of her deposition within 3 days.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-30c8b2c9121061c5daf15d836eb3ba29\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In his motion, Sam says Ann and her lawyers have repeatedly &#8220;and incorrectly&#8221; insisted that she should have the right to publish the entirety of her depo video online &#8230; which Sam says should not be released.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-70f18318e4a0e9cb0c0625d33917aa59\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250731_29af2669d8e6481a8587e84c5fda6cd0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d0553b9b-a930-4ea1-941b-3c37e094f305\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/29\/4by3\/2025\/07\/31\/29af2669d8e6481a8587e84c5fda6cd0_md.jpg\" alt=\"sam altman sub getty swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c2a11bc4c206f3a8916abbc294c315fb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sam even claims her lawsuit is really just a ploy to gain internet clout &#8230; he says, &#8220;There is serious reasons to believe that [Ann&#8217;s] true purpose in bringing this lawsuit was not to litigate her claims in good faith but rather to create discovery that she can use to drive traffic to her social media accounts and podcasts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-81e35b8f268c5d454a15bd80639c5728\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He is asking the court to intervene immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2cd089f29bc8263f47e0491bdf39f888\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As TMZ previously reported, Ann sued Sam for alleged childhood sexual abuse when she was 3 and he was 12. Sam adamantly denied the claims. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages for alleged PTSD. Sam countersued Ann for $1 and had several family members back him up in court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/19\/sam-altman-accuses-sister-of-wanting-attention\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:d0553b9b-a930-4ea1-941b-3c37e094f305\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/19\/sam-altman-accuses-sister-of-wanting-attention\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:d0553b9b-a930-4ea1-941b-3c37e094f305\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/24\/sam-altman-sister-ann-refuses-medical-exam-over-alleged-abuse\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:d0553b9b-a930-4ea1-941b-3c37e094f305\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/98\/16by9\/2026\/08\/24\/98285547ab25469089291aeccb0d268a_xs.jpg\" alt=\"sam altman getty\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        OpenAI CEO Sam Altman&#8217;s Sister Fighting &#8216;Unrestricted&#8217; Medical Exam Over Alleged Abuse<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/11\/sam-altmans-sister-refutes-his-claim-that-she-is-mentally-ill\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:d0553b9b-a930-4ea1-941b-3c37e094f305\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4e\/16by9\/2026\/08\/11\/4e80804daef849a9b4714b5cb1b03116_xs.jpg\" alt=\"sam altman GETTY\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        OpenAI CEO Sam Altman\u2019s Sister Fires Back at His Claim She\u2019s Mentally Ill in Court Battle<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/14\/sam-altman-claims-sister-is-delaying-medical-exam\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:d0553b9b-a930-4ea1-941b-3c37e094f305\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:3}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bd\/16by9\/2026\/07\/14\/bd70d3d4c9004d96a64fbde5486efb3a_xs.png\" alt=\"main sam altman getty\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Claims Sister Alleging Abuse Dragging Feet On Medical Exam<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/09\/sam-altman-faces-backlash-from-suicide-victim-mother\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:d0553b9b-a930-4ea1-941b-3c37e094f305\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:4}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0a\/16by9\/2026\/10\/09\/0a881966e2864630b062584c69cf0714_xs.jpg\" alt=\"sam altman getty 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Sam Altman Ripped By Suicide Victim&#8217;s Mother After ChatGPT Helped Edit Suicide Notes<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"tag-cloud\">\n<ul class=\"tag-cloud__list-group\"><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ann-altman\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Ann Altman<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/sam-altman\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Sam Altman<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/artificial-intelligence\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:3}\"><br \/>\n                Artificial Intelligence<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/internet-culture\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:4}\"><br \/>\n                Internet Culture<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/allegations\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:5}\"><br \/>\n                Allegations<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/exclusive\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:6}\"><br \/>\n                Exclusive<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/legal\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:7}\"><br \/>\n                Legal<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/news\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:8}\"><br \/>\n                News<br \/>\n              <\/a><\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/19\/sam-altman-accuses-sister-of-wanting-attention\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bd\/16by9\/2026\/10\/19\/bd0784a4959f4a21a27248cad672baf1_xl.jpg&#8221;] Sam Altman Rips His Sister, Claims She&#8217;s Thirsty for Attention In Court Battle Sam Altman On SisterMy Sister&#8217;s Thirsty For Attention &#8230;She Leaked Video From Court Battle Exclusive Add TMZ on Google By TMZ Staff Published October 19, 2026 3:00 PM PDT Getty Sam Altman is calling out his sister, who is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,77],"class_list":["post-2207352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tmz-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2207352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207352\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2207352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2207352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2207352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}