Billy Evans Says He Would Rather Not Have Been Cast as the Villain
Billy Evans says he would have preferred not to be shown as a villain in You Can See Everything, the A24 documentary about Elizabeth Holmes. Speaking to CBS, he put it simply: "it's entertainment."
A24 is an independent film company, and the film was directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. Holmes is the convicted fraudster behind Theranos, the blood-testing company that collapsed after its claims came under scrutiny. In the film, Evans spars with Fielder as Fielder looks into whether Holmes, Evans's romantic partner, is being honest.
Evans told CBS that he "didn't get to control the edit." In documentary filmmaking, the edit is the stage where the director decides which footage stays and how it is ordered. That final version is the one audiences see, and the people on screen rarely have the last word on it.
A promo clip for a forthcoming interview on CBS's Sunday Morning showed correspondent Matt Gutman asking Evans whether he was comfortable being made to look like a "conniving, manipulative villain." Evans agreed the film makes him look "crazy." He did not dispute the description.
His stated aim, he said, was for people to see Holmes. Variety reported the comments on 13 November 2026.
The tension in his remarks sits alongside an earlier position. In a social media question-and-answer session, Evans said he does not regret agreeing to the film "at all." He also said he had seen "almost all of" Fielder's previous work before inviting him into the couple's San Diego home.
For readers coming to this cold, the story is a reminder that a documentary is shaped by its makers as well as its subjects. Agreeing to be filmed does not mean agreeing to the final cut. Evans now says he is living with that gap in public, while also saying he would make the same choice again.
