Billy Evans Breaks Silence on Amanda Seyfried's Elizabeth Holmes Portrayal in 'You Can See Everything'

Billy Evans has publicly addressed Amanda Seyfried's portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes in the documentary "You Can See Everything" for the first time.

Evans, Holmes' partner, sat down with CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman in an interview released Sunday morning, his first since the A24 film arrived last month. Asked what he thought of Seyfried's role in the documentary, Evans replied: "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."

Gutman followed up by asking whether the actress had played the disgraced tech founder well. Evans responded that he was "glad Nathan was there to help her," referring to Nathan Fielder, who made the film with Lance Oppenheim. Gutman observed: "Doesn't seem like you hold very high opinion of her acting, or of her as a person."

Evans closed out the exchange by declining to go further. "Matt, 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," he said.

Seyfried has also been discussing the project. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, she revealed that she did not tell her agents about the film and had "no approval" over the filming. She added that her opinion of Evans "only got worse" as production continued, and that she felt he "disrespected" her during a tense dinner table conversation captured in the documentary.

"You Can See Everything" had been quietly in the works from Fielder and Oppenheim for more than three years before hitting theaters on Oct. 16. The film presents an unhinged look at the Theranos founder in the month before she began an 11-year prison sentence for defrauding investors.

The documentary is eligible for best documentary feature at the 99th Academy Awards, and A24's awards site shows it will also be submitted across the board, including best picture, director, production design, cinematography, costume design, film editing, makeup and hairstyling, sound and original score.

Seyfried, who appears in the film as herself while reprising her Emmy-winning turn as Holmes from the series "The Dropout," will be campaigned in the supporting actress category.