The reporter who exposed Theranos loved the new Elizabeth Holmes documentary but says its ‘artistry’ shouldn’t obscure the fraud
Source: Fortune ·
Reporter John Carreyrou praised the documentary as a potential Oscar winner but says it shouldn't distract from Holmes’ previous actions.
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Just over a decade after Elizabeth Holmes threatened him with lawsuits and tried to kill his reporting, author John Carreyrou has become a perhaps unlikely fan of “You Can See Everything,” a new documentary exploring the disgraced founder’s home life as she prepares for prison—in fact, he’s seen it twice. Carreyrou is the author of the 2018 book “Bad Blood,” in which he reports on Theranos’ collapse and Holmes’ downfall in a captivating narrative that topped the New York Times’ bestseller list. The new documentary, in which comedian Nathan Fielder lived in the guest house of the home Holmes shared with her partner Billy Evans and her two children for 34 days before she went to prison, has thrust Holmes, and indirectly, Carreyrou, back into the spotlight, while also earning rave reviews and an estimated $15 million during its first weekend—the second-biggest opening for a documentary ever. Carreyrou, for his part, told the New York Times’ “Hard Fork” podcast that he saw the film…
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