Billy Evans says he asked the filmmakers behind You Can See Everything to pixelate footage of him naked in the shower before the documentary was released, contacting them himself and through lawyers. He says they refused.
Evans, Elizabeth Holmes’ partner, discusses the scene with Matt Gutman in an interview scheduled to air Sunday, November 15. The documentary, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, follows the Theranos founder and her family before she goes to prison.
“I did not give consent to do that,” Evans says. “Now, did I know they were filming me in the shower? Yes.” He says filming lasted 16 hours a day and that assurances were made about what was being recorded.
“I was just as surprised as the rest of the country to have my whole body on camera for the world to see.”
Oppenheim has given a conflicting account. He says Evans suggested filming the shower during a car ride back from the gym, after Oppenheim offered to leave him time to wash. According to Oppenheim, he offered to keep Evans’ genitals out of the footage, but Evans said he didn’t care about appearing naked.
Evans says he learned the scene would be included from people who’d attended early screenings. He describes asking the filmmakers, “Can you pixelate this?”
“It’s been an awkward experience and having your kids’ teachers see that,” Evans says. “It’s really uncomfortable. I’m not proud of it. I didn’t want it.”
He says the scene’s inclusion has also led people to assume he wanted to expose himself: “I’m a confident guy. I am not that confident.”
Evans says he pleaded with the filmmakers to keep it out and believes Fielder and A24 wanted it included. He also has a complaint about how the footage looks: “I’d also say the color grading is like, way off.”