Adam Ellis (artist)
Adam Ellis | |
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| Born | Adam Ellis October 1, 1986 Montana, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, writer |
| Years active | 2017–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]
Early Life
[edit]Adam was born on October 1, 1986, in a city in Montana. Adam was said to have grown up “relatively poor.”
Lawsuits
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "The Unnerving Real Twitter Thread That 'Dear David' is Based on". Collider. October 13, 2023.
- ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (June 6, 2018). "'Dear David': 'It' Producer, BuzzFeed to Develop Horror Film Based on Viral Ghost Story". TheWrap. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ^ Knibbs, Kate. "'Dear David' is the Final Gasp of a Dying Internet". Wired.
- ^ 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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