Nathan Fielder Didn’t Have Romantic Feelings for Elizabeth Holmes

Although some audiences might have walked out of their “You Can See Everything” screening wondering whether there was more than just friendship between director Nathan Fielder and Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes, Billy Evans is setting the record straight on their relationship.

In Evans’ first interview since the A24 documentary’s release last month, he addressed those viewers as CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman asked whether he, too, was left with the impression that Fielder was “infatuated” with Holmes. “No, not in real life,” said Evans. “I think that there are bits that are played up to criticize his own bias. This is a film about what you can trust, and nothing is clear.”

He continued: “I think a lot of people are infatuated by Elizabeth Holmes… I think Nathan cares a lot about Elizabeth and I didn’t get the impression for one minute that it was romantic. I think he cares a lot about her.” Evans also set the record straight on that shot of the two “frolicking in the water,” as Gutman puts it, claiming he was five feet away from them, also in the water, when it was taken.

Evans went on to confirm that he and Fielder have not spoken since the documentary’s release. When Gutman asked why, Evans responded that he thinks “they’re probably worried I’m going to sue him,” though he clarified he has “no intention to” “because maybe I’m a different person than most people think I am.”

Also in the interview, Evans opened up about his feelings on Amanda Seyfried’s portrayal of Holmes in the documentary. “I’m really glad that they included her because it shows what a difference there is between the real thing and how eager she was to play a character,” said Evans. “I’m gonna do my best not to speak poorly about other people right now, because I’ve had a lot of people do that about me recently, and I know how it feels.”