Adam Ellis (artist)

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Adam Ellis
Born
Adam Ellis

(1986-10-01) October 1, 1986 (age 38)
Montana, U.S.
Occupation(s)Artist, writer
Years active2017–present

Adam Ellis (born October 1, 1986) is an American artist, and writer best known for his Twitter multimedia series titled "Dear David" from 2017-2018; in which he would post drawings, photos, and recordings of a supposed child ghost haunting his home. [1] His Twitter stories would lead to the 2023 film with the same title. [2] [3]

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Early life

Adam was born on October 1, 1986, in a city in Montana. Adam was said to have grown up “relatively poor.”

Lawsuits

Since January 2023, Ellis has been involved in an ongoing copyright infringement lawsuit against Stability AI, over its text-to-image model, Stable Diffusion, being allegedly trained on his comics. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "The Unnerving Real Twitter Thread That 'Dear David' is Based on". Collider . October 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ Verhoeven, Beatrice (June 6, 2018). "'Dear David': 'It' Producer, BuzzFeed to Develop Horror Film Based on Viral Ghost Story". TheWrap . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ Knibbs, Kate. "'Dear David' is the Final Gasp of a Dying Internet". Wired.
  4. ↑ Gain, Vish (August 14, 2024). "Big win for artists' AI copyright lawsuit in the US". Silicon Republic. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
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