Bill Gates breaks silence over ‘affair with Russian girls’ Epstein Files bombshell | World | News
Bill Gates (Image: Getty)
Bill Gates has admitted to having affairs with Russian women as he apologised for his previous association with Jeffrey Epstein. The microsoft co-founder spoke at length about his connection to Epstein at a town hall for Gates Foundation employees on Tuesday February 24.
The billionaire,70, said that he met with Epstein multiple times, but told his staff that he never stayed overnight, never went to Epstein’s notorious island, and neither engaged in nor witnessed any “illicit” activity. “I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit,” Gates said in the town hall meeting. “To be clear, I never spent any time with the victims, the women around him.”
An image released by the US House Oversight Committee from the Epstein files (Image: US House Oversight Committee)
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Gates then went on to discuss the two women he had affairs with while he was married to Melinda, his wife of 27 years.
“I did have affairs, one with a Russian bridge player who met me at bridge events, and one with a Russian nuclear physicist who I met through business activities,” he had told staff, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The US newspaper reported that the billionaire said images of him with women, whose faces are redacted, included in the so-called Epstein files were pictures that the late financier asked him to take with his assistants after their meetings.
In a message to his staff, he said: “I apologise to other people who are drawn into this because of the mistake that I made.”
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Gates admitted to cheating on his Melinda, his wife of 27 years (Image: Getty)
A spokesperson for the Gates Foundation said in a statement: “This was a scheduled town hall with employees, which Bill does twice a year.
“In the conversation, Bill answered questions submitted by foundation staff on a range of issues, including the release of the Epstein files, the foundation’s work in AI, and the future of global health.
“In the town hall, Bill spoke candidly, addressing several questions in detail, and took responsibility for his actions.”
Gates who has come under renewed scrutiny over his relationship with Epstein has not been accused of wrongdoing by any of Epstein’s victims.
It comes after the tech mogul was hit with allegations that he hid a sexually transmitted disease after contact with “Russian girls”.
The allegation appeared in a draft 2013 email that appears to have been written by Epstein and addressed to Gates. In the message, Epstein also claimed that he had been asked to arrange antibiotics for Gates to secretly provide to his then-wife.
His office immediately issued a statement denouncing the “absolutely absurd and completely false” assertion.
Gates has come under renewed scrutiny over his relationship with Epstein (Image: Getty)
During the town hall, Gates admitted he spent time with Epstein in New York, Germany, France, and Washington, but said he never visited his island.
He admitted that his ex-wife was not always fond of their relationship. He said: “To give her credit, she was always kind of sceptical about the Epstein thing.”
In January Melinda recalled some “very, very painful times” in her marriage to the Microsoft founder.
Asked about her emotions at learning of the claims against her ex-husband, particularly that he tried to secretly procure her antibiotics, she said she felt “just unbelievable sadness”.
She added that her ex-husband’s affairs and friendship with Epstein were key factors in their eventual separation.
The couple, who share three children, announced their divorce in May 2021.
