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Elizabeth Holmes Breaks Down Reading Cringe Texts From Lover

She claims Sunny Balwani abused and controlled her, but prosecutors say their messages tell a different story.

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ defense includes her claim that associate and lover Sunny Balwani was a Svengali who sexually and emotionally abused her. But while Holmes was on the stand Tuesday, a prosecutor confronted her with lovey-dovey text messages between her and Balwani. CNBC reports that Holmes broke down as she read aloud some of the messages, which included such gooey Balwani lines as “U r God’s tigress and warrior. You are extraordinary,” with Holmes responding, “Coming from my tiger means the whole universe to me... I love you.” Holmes and Balwani are being tried separately for the same alleged crime: defrauding investors by hyping blood-testing technology that did not work.