Billy Evans has finally spoken — and his answer surprised just about everyone. In his first television interview, aired on CBS Sunday Morning on Sunday, Elizabeth Holmes' partner said the hit documentary You Can See Everything portrays him as a villain, that watching it is 'super-painful' — and that he loves the film anyway. 'I love them,' he said of directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. 'It's entertainment, and I didn't get to control the edit.'
Evans, 34, has been with Holmes since 2017, and the couple share two children. He is a central figure in the film, which follows the couple through the 34 days before Holmes reported to federal prison in 2023 for defrauding investors through her blood-testing company, Theranos. The second half of the documentary questions whether Evans controls Holmes — including whether he posts messages on her verified X account that she did not write, and whether he tried to negotiate a deal to profit from the film without her knowledge.
'I'm not some controlling monster,' Evans told CBS chief correspondent Matt Gutman, adding that he has not spoken to Fielder since watching the film. He said his goal in taking part was simple: 'My goal was to have people see Elizabeth, and when I watch that movie, I see the person that I love in exactly who she is.' Knowing what he knows now, he said he would '100%' participate again.
One of the film's most talked-about moments shows Evans fully nude in the shower. Evans told CBS he knew cameras were rolling but 'did not give consent' to be shown naked on screen. 'I was just as surprised as the rest of the country to have my whole body on camera for the world to see,' he said. He also said he asked the filmmakers before release to pixelate the scene, and that they refused. A24 told CBS that everything in the movie was filmed with consent, and co-director Lance Oppenheim has said the scene was Evans' own idea — that Evans offered to film himself showering and said he did not care about being seen naked. Two accounts, no neutral referee, and the film itself is the only record.
Evans also addressed Amanda Seyfried, who played Holmes in the Hulu series The Dropout and appears in the documentary as herself. 'I'm really glad that they included her because it shows what a difference there is between the real thing and how eager she was to play a character,' Evans said, adding he was 'glad Nathan was there to help her.' Seyfried, meanwhile, told Rolling Stone this week that she believes Evans is using Holmes — the person he says he is 'building monuments of love' to — 'as a tool.'
The interview lands while the film is still breaking records of its own. You Can See Everything has made $80 million in North America after four weekends — the second-highest gross ever for a non-music documentary there, behind only Fahrenheit 9/11 at $119 million and ahead of March of the Penguins at $77 million. Made for a reported $7 million, it is also A24's third-biggest domestic release ever, and awards pundits expect it to contend at the 2027 Oscars, with some predicting the first best-picture nomination ever for a documentary.
THE STORY SO FAR
January 2022: Holmes is convicted of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud over Theranos' false claims about its blood-testing technology. November 2022: she is sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly half a billion dollars in restitution alongside former Theranos president Ramesh Balwani. April to May 2023: Fielder and Oppenheim live with Holmes and Evans in a rented beach house, filming the 34 days before Holmes reports to prison. October 16, 2026: You Can See Everything opens in theaters after a secret premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, and becomes a word-of-mouth hit. November 11, 2026: Seyfried speaks to Rolling Stone about her hidden role in the film. November 13, 2026: CBS releases a preview clip of Evans' interview. November 15, 2026: the full interview airs on CBS Sunday Morning.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
The film's international rollout begins at the end of November — it has not opened outside North America yet — and A24 is submitting it across the board for the Academy Awards, including best picture, director and documentary feature. No streaming date has been confirmed. The legal picture is split: Evans himself says he has 'no intention' of suing, telling CBS 'they're probably worried I'm going to sue them' — but Ryan El-Hosseiny, another subject of the film, is threatening to sue A24 over his portrayal, according to NBC News. And Evans' own words will keep echoing: he told CBS it was Holmes who inspired him to speak at all, and that the lesson of the last three years is a painful one. 'You got to learn really painful lessons sometimes in life,' he said.
