Elizabeth Holmes Might Claim Abusive Ex Destroyed Her ‘Capacity to Make Decisions’
New court filings include explosive allegations made by disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes against the company’s former president, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, with whom she was in a long-term relationship.
The claims include a wide range of physical and emotional abuse, and may form part of Holmes’ defense in her upcoming fraud trial. The newly unsealed documents also suggest the former Theranos CEO accused Balwani of sexual abuse.
Holmes has considered testifying that Balwani “controlled what she ate, how she dressed, how much money she could spend, [and] who she could interact with,” effectively controlling her and “erasing her capacity to make decisions,” according to documents filed by his attorneys.
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