Billy Evans Disputes Shower Scene Account in A24 Documentary

A disagreement over a controversial nude shower scene in the documentary You Can See Everything has emerged after Billy Evans challenged director Lance Oppenheim's explanation of how the footage was filmed. Evans, the partner of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, rejected the account during an Ask Me Anything session on X on Monday.

The scene, which appears early in the documentary, shows Evans showering completely naked while apparently aware that cameras are recording him. Oppenheim previously told GQ that Evans had suggested filming the moment himself.

Responding on X, Evans rejected that version of events, calling it a "false narrative."

He also directed users toward an account published by People magazine, writing that they should "trust the 'sources'" cited in its coverage.

The People report quoted a source familiar with the situation who disputed the filmmakers' account, saying the shower footage "wasn't Billy's idea," and that Evans had agreed to participate only "with an understanding they would keep it PG," referring to the documentary's filmmakers.

The magazine attributed both statements to one source familiar with the situation. Its account directly contrasts with Oppenheim's description of the conversation that preceded the filming.

In his interview with GQ, Oppenheim described a conversation with Evans during a drive home from the gym. The director said he had offered Evans time to shower before filming resumed.

Oppenheim recalled telling Evans, "We will give you some time to shower."

According to the director, Evans then suggested recording the shower itself, asking, "Want to film me showering?"

Oppenheim also described how he addressed the possibility of nudity before the footage was recorded. He said he considered filming the scene in a way that would avoid showing Evans's genitals.

"I offered to film him in a way that could avoid seeing his genitals," Oppenheim told GQ.

He then described Evans's response to that suggestion, adding, "but Billy said he didn't care about being seen naked."

The competing accounts leave the circumstances surrounding the documentary's shower scene disputed, with Evans challenging the director's explanation and Oppenheim's version remaining part of his published GQ interview.