2022
Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding investors.
“in 2022, uh, she was sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding investors.”
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Elizabeth Holmes
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Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford and founded Theranos, a blood testing company that promised to run many tests from a pinprick of blood.
“she dropped out of Stanford and started this blood testing company called Theranos. The idea of which was that you would be able to run a huge battery of tests from a pinprick of blood.”
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Elizabeth Holmes appeared on magazine covers and became the world's youngest female self-made billionaire, while Theranos was valued at $10 billion at one point.
“She was on the cover of magazines. She became the world's youngest female self-made billionaire, and Theranos at some point was valued at $10 billion.”
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Amanda Seyfried won an Emmy for playing Elizabeth Holmes in the Hulu miniseries The Dropout.
“Hulu miniseries for which Amanda Seyfried, who plays Elizabeth Holmes in it, won an Emmy for her performance.”
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Elizabeth Holmes saw the gas rebate episode of Nathan for You, which led her to invite Nathan Fielder into her home.
“the gas rebate episode, which is the episode that Elizabeth Holmes saw that made her invite Nathan Fielder into her home”
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Elizabeth Holmes and her partner Billy Evans invited Nathan Fielder to stay in their home in the weeks before her prison term.
“Elizabeth Holmes and her partner Billy Evans invite Nathan Fielder into her home.”
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Billy Evans, Elizabeth Holmes's partner and the father of her children, is present throughout the documentary.
“Billy Evans, her partner, the father of her children. And he is always present in the film as well”
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Elizabeth Holmes has two children, and having them delayed the start of her prison term.
“she's had two children, which has delayed her going to prison in the 1st place.”
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