Elizabeth Holmes documentary from reporter's view
The gist
The Wall Street Journal reporter who exposed Theranos watched Nathan Fielder's Holmes documentary and wrote about it in the New York Times.
He says Holmes gave the film's directors the access she denied him a decade ago.
How it unfolded
- 2016 summerHolmes discussed a film with Errol Morris, the documentary filmmaker she had hired to make Theranos commercials; Morris called the reporter to ask him to take part.
- 2021During her trial, Holmes admitted to mistakes as CEO and expressed some remorse, but denied trying to conceal that her company's blood-testing methods didn't work as promised.
- 2022A jury convicted Holmes of conspiracy to defraud investors after her blood-testing technology was proven to be a sham; she was sentenced to more than 11 years, a term reduced several times since.