Elizabeth Holmes’ husband Billy Evans sat down for his first televised interview since the release of You Can See Everything, the documentary that cast him in a negative light.
On CBS Sunday Morning, Evans tried to change the public’s perception about him in the aftermath of the Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim-directed film.
“I’m deeply passionate about my family and about the work that I do,” Evans told CBS’s Matt Gutman. “But no, I am not some controlling monster who’s leveraging his wife for insert-whatever-anybody-is-saying. No, I am not those things.”
In previews ahead of Sunday’s interview, Evans talked about being a fan of You Can See Everything despite his villainous portrayal, as well as how he didn’t explicitly consent to his uncensored full-frontal shower scene.
With all the fallout from the movie, Evans was asked if he’d do it all again. “With the same people, making the same film again, with everything that I know right now? 100%,” Evans said. “Because I would also have a better understanding of what I was walking into.”
In the latter half of the documentary, Evans revealed that he carries a firearm at all times, which concerned viewers as he is the caretaker of his young children with Holmes in prison. In the CBS interview, Evans explained why he’s always carrying.
“We have threats of violence against us daily,” he said. “I’ve got two kids. Threats of violence daily. And I would never forgive myself for having the tools, the skills, and the ability to protect my family and not doing it.”
He continued, “The other day, I was driving my kids to school. And a car came up behind us really, really quickly. And we stopped at the light. And the guy starts screaming next to me. And this isn’t just road rage, okay? And his window is down. And he is screaming the most vile things you have ever heard about: ‘I know where you live. I know who you are. I know where your kids sleep, and the things that I will do to you.’ And it was terrifying.”
Evans also downplayed the chatter that Fielder developed feelings for Holmes during filming, but added that he hasn’t spoken to the co-director since You Can See Everything was released.
“I think they’re probably worried I’m gonna sue ’em,” Evans quipped, adding that he has no plans for legal action. “Because maybe I’m a different person than most people think I am.”
