Billy Evans says he felt ‘violated’ by a nude scene in You Can See Everything. Co-director Lance Oppenheim says it was his idea. The truth? Still streaming.
Billy Evans is speaking out — not just about the shower scene in You Can See Everything, but about what it reveals about power, consent, and who gets to control a story. The 34-year-old partner of Elizabeth Holmes, currently serving time for fraud, says he felt ‘violated’ by the inclusion of a full-frontal nude sequence in the documentary directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim.
The film, which has already grossed over $63 million domestically and is on course to become one of A24’s biggest hits ever, follows Holmes and Evans in the days leading up to her prison sentence. But now, the focus has shifted from the Theranos scandal to the making of the film itself.
In an ‘ask me anything’ session on X, Evans responded to a fan’s question about whether the scene happened only if he wanted it to. He dismissed that idea as a ‘false narrative.’ When another follower asked whether the crew had forced their way into the bathroom or simply started filming without his consent, Evans didn’t answer directly, instead, he shared a link to a People article quoting a source familiar with the situation.
That source said the shower scene was never Evans’ idea. He only agreed to it under the understanding that nudity would be kept PG. ‘Finding out otherwise via media coverage would be unsettling for anyone, to say the least,’ the source added. ‘It’s a violation of trust and exploiting that trust for shock value.’ This contradicts statements made earlier this year by co-director Lance Oppenheim, who told GQ in October that Evans had volunteered to be filmed showering.
‘We were in the car ride on the way back from the gym and I said to Billy, “We will give you some time to shower,”’ Oppenheim recalled. ‘And Billy responded, “Want to film me showering?”’ He added that he’d offered to film him in a way that avoided showing genitals, but Evans said he didn’t care.
Now, Evans is pushing back. His silence on the specifics, whether the camera was present before he entered, whether he objected, speaks louder than any statement. What’s clear is that two versions of the same moment are in circulation. One paints Evans as eager to expose himself.
The other portrays him as misled, betrayed. A24 has not responded to requests for comment. The film is in theaters now. The debate isn’t over the footage.
It’s over who owns it.
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