Billy Evans Says He Never Consented to Nude Scene in 'You Can See Everything'

Billy Evans says he did not consent to the full-frontal nude scene that appears in "You Can See Everything," the hit documentary about Elizabeth Holmes directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. In an interview with CBS Sunday Mornings' Matt Gutman, airing Sunday, Evans stated plainly: "I did not give consent to do that."

The film follows Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and her family in the days before she goes to prison. It shows Evans, Holmes' partner, fully nude in the shower. Evans told Gutman he knew filming was happening but did not expect the footage to be used that way.

"Now, did I know they were filming me in the shower? Yes. But we would film 16 hours a day, all sorts of things were filmed with assurances made," Evans said. "I was just as surprised as the rest of the country to have my whole body on camera for the world to see."

What do the filmmakers say happened?

Evans' account contradicts the version co-director Lance Oppenheim gave to GQ. Oppenheim described a car ride back from the gym in which he offered Evans time to shower.

"And Billy responded, 'Want to film me showering?' I offered to film him in a way that could avoid seeing his genitals, but Billy said he didn't care about being seen naked," Oppenheim told GQ.

The two accounts now stand in direct conflict, with no resolution offered by either side. A24, which released the film, declined to comment.

Did Evans try to stop the scene before release?

Yes, according to his own account. Evans said he learned through rumors from early screenings that the scene had been included, and he acted before the film's public release.

"I communicated with them before the film came out. Both through lawyers and through myself," Evans told Gutman. "I was like, 'Can you pixelate this?' Is there anything you can do? Because I had heard rumors from people who'd seen the film in the early screenings. And, they refused to do so."

Evans said the refusal came from the top of the production. "I'm asking them and pleading to them not to show this," he said. "Apparently, it was something that Nathan and A24 really wanted to show the world, but it's not something I did. And it's embarrassing."

What does the scene change for Evans?

The fallout has been personal. Evans said people close to his family have seen the film, including his children's teachers.

"It's been an awkward experience and having your kids' teachers see that. It's really uncomfortable. I'm not proud of it. I didn't want it," he said.

He also pushed back against online reaction to the scene. "It's been weird seeing the commentary about, 'he's just showing the world.' I'm a confident guy. I am not that confident," Evans said.

Even Gutman's compliment that Evans has a "very nice figure" did not soften his position. Evans closed his complaint with a jab at the film's post-production: "I'd also say the color grading is like, way off."

The dispute now sits between two irreconcilable accounts: a subject who says he pleaded through lawyers to have the scene removed, and a director who says Evans volunteered for it. With A24 declining comment and the film already released, Evans has no further avenue except public argument, and the interview airing Sunday ensures that argument continues.