Whose Idea Was Billy Evans' Shower Scene in 'You Can See Everything'?

For those who haven’t seen it, there’s a scene early in You Can See Everything where Billy Evans, Elizabeth Holmes’ fiancé, is filmed taking a shower. The camera shows it all, and I mean all. It’s a fascinating choice, because you can’t help but wonder whose idea it was to include it. And it’s impossible not to suspect that Evans didn’t merely permit it but pushed for it, because that’s the kind of guy Billy Evans seems to be: an arrogant dude itching to show off his junk.

It also tracks with the early stretch of the film. Holmes and Evans invite Nathan Fielder and director Lance Oppenheim into their home in the weeks before Holmes reports to prison because they want a documentary that shows their human side. They strain so hard to project that humanity that it all rings hollow. Evans doesn’t want Fielder and Holmes digging into what landed her in prison. He wants Fielder to tag along to the gym, film him working out, and showcase what a regular human person looks like. He’s also unmistakably a CrossFit Bro, and CrossFit Bros are the kind of guys who want the world to behold them in all their glory.

And that is more or less the story Oppenheim told GQ. On the way back from the gym, Oppenheim said, he offered to give Evans some time to shower, and Evans asked if he wanted to film it. Oppenheim agreed but said he could shoot it without revealing Evans’ genitals. Evans waved him off and said he didn’t care if he was seen fully naked.

Now, though, Evans is disputing that account, per the New York Times. During an Ask Me Anything on X, he dismissed Oppenheim’s version of how the shower scene came together as a “false narrative” and insisted that the “source” who spoke to People is the one to believe. That “source” claimed Evans felt violated and had only agreed to the scene if it stayed PG.

I think we all know who People’s “source” is, don’t we? And after watching You Can See Everything, no one should believe a word from Billy Evans or his “source,” no matter how hard he tries to launder his story through an anonymous mouthpiece. The scene is almost certainly in the film because Billy Evans wanted it to be, and Oppenheim and Fielder included it because of what it says about Evans that he wanted it to be in the film.