Amanda Seyfried Defends Dinner Clash With Elizabeth Holmes’ Partner
Amanda Seyfried says she has no regrets about her tense dinner-table argument with Billy Evans, Elizabeth Holmes' partner, in the documentary "You Can See Everything." She described how she got involved and why she pushed back.
Amanda Seyfried does not regret how she handled her dinner-table argument with Billy Evans, the partner of Elizabeth Holmes, in the documentary "You Can See Everything." In a newly released interview, the actor gave her first detailed account of appearing in the film.
Seyfried spoke alongside directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. The interview explains how the star of "The Dropout" ended up in the hit documentary about Holmes.
How she got involved
It started small. Seyfried's friend Emma Stone connected her with Fielder, who asked whether she would look over interview footage the team had shot with Holmes.
Her role grew from there. She ended up filming reenactments in which she plays Holmes. She also traveled with Fielder to have dinner at Evans' home.
The dinner scene
That dinner is one of the film's most surreal moments. Evans insulted Seyfried's acting, and the two sparred over her comments about Charlie Kirk.
Seyfried said she already had "negative feelings" toward Evans after seeing Fielder's footage. Meeting him made things "only got worse," she said.
She also described the strangeness of the setting. "I am sitting there with her children and cuddling with her dog! While she's in prison!" Seyfried said. Holmes even phoned from prison while Seyfried and Fielder were there.
Viewers have asked whether the call was real. "It's a documentary. Who else would it be?" Seyfried said she tells them.
"The gloves are off"
Seyfried said the tension on screen matches what she felt in the room. "There was no reason for him to get that aggressive," she said, calling "aggressive" the more diplomatic word.
She said Evans had disrespected her. "At this point, it's kind of like, the gloves are off," she said.
She explained why she kept arguing. She said she objected to how Evans, in her view, uses his wife as a tool while claiming to respect her. She also wanted to defend herself while keeping enough rapport that he would not kick her and Fielder out.
Asked about her handling of the argument, Seyfried said she has no regrets.
Evans did not respond to a request for comment. "You Can See Everything" is in theaters now.
