{
  "id": 18231597,
  "title": "Andrew Garfield Says He ‘Never Had Any Interaction’ With Sam Altman While Filming ‘Artificial,’ Despite Altman Claiming They Waved to Each Other: ‘I Was Very Confused By That’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/andrew-garfield-says-he-never-had-any-interaction-with-sam-altman",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T02:49:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/andrew-garfield-sam-altman-artificial-1236939933/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Andrew Garfield has disputed claims made by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman regarding a potential encounter during the filming of the Luca Guadagnino-directed drama “Artificial.” While Altman told Vanity Fair that he waved to Garfield while the production was shooting a scene outside of his San Francisco home, Garfield told GQ that he has never had any interaction with Altman and has never seen him in real life.\n\nAccording to TheWrap, Garfield expressed confusion regarding Altman's account, stating he replayed the interview to try and understand the claim. Garfield further clarified that he was not present during the time Altman described and confirmed there was no body double on set that day that Altman could have seen. Variety reports that Garfield is set to portray Altman in the upcoming film.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Andrew Garfield Disputes Sam Altman’s Story About Meeting on ‘Artificial’ Set: ‘I Was Curious About That’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/andrew-garfield-disputes-sam-altmans-story-about-meeting-on",
        "published": "2026-11-04T19:45:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}