Curious About Bill Gates' Regrets? Discover His Epstein Connection
The long-running debate over Bill Gates and his past connections to Jeffrey Epstein has resurfaced. Bill and Melinda French Gates both discussed what happened after the U.S. Justice Department released a large number of documents in early 2026. This showed that they disagree on what their relationship is like. Bill Gates says their relationship was only for networking and charity, but Melinda's later comments suggest it was a significant factor in their 27-year marriage ending. Bill Gates said, I regret every minute. In a recent interview with Australia's 9News, Bill Gates took his strongest stand yet against the claims made in the Epstein Files. The billionaire said he was very sorry for what he did in the early 2010s. Gates said, I'm sorry I did that. I regret every minute I spent with him. The Defense: He said that the meetings he had, which he says were only a few dinners, were a dead-end way to get rich people to give money to health projects around the world.Denying the Emails: The document dump includes draft emails from Epstein saying that Gates had affairs outside of marriage and even tried to get medicine for a sexually transmitted disease. Gates said the claims were utterly false and absurd, which means that Epstein was trying to damage his reputation or get money from him. The more that comes out, the clearer it will be that even though the time was a mistake, it has nothing to do with that kind of behavior. — Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates: He Has Questions to Answer. Bill tries to put the subject to rest, but Melinda French Gates makes it clear that the muck of that time is still not settled for her. She told NPR's Wild Card podcast that the new information made her remember some very, very painful times. Melinda said she had pushed the incident aside to find her own peace, but that it was Bill's job to explain what happened. A Call to Be Responsible: She said, They need to answer to those things, not me, about the meetings.
Put the Victims First: She kept bringing up Epstein's victims during the conversation. She said the situation was beyond heartbreaking and asked society to hold the powerful men in Epstein's circle responsible for what they did. A timeline of a relationship that wasn't going well. People have been confused about the connection between a convicted sex offender and one of the world's most powerful philanthropists for years. Year of the Event: 2008. Jeffrey Epstein is guilty of making a child work as a prostitute. Bill Gates started meeting with Epstein in 2011, supposedly to discuss doing good for others. After a 2013 meeting in New York, Melinda tells Epstein she doesn't like him. The New York Times wrote about how close Gates is to Epstein, who died in prison in 2019.
In 2021, Bill and Melinda announced they were getting divorced. Melinda later says that the Epstein connection played a role. The DOJ releases 3 million pages of files in 2026, which sparks the most recent round of criticism. Why It Matters Right Now: People are once again calling for openness after the release of more than 3 million pages of private emails and other information. Gates hasn't been charged with a crime, but the talk has shifted from business meetings to a broader discussion of what world leaders should do morally. Melinda says that the unbelievable sadness of the situation makes her remember why she left the marriage and, eventually, the Gates Foundation. Bill sees it as a stain on a legacy that was built on finding answers to the world's most significant problems. What do you think about how responsible famous people are in situations like this? Would you like me to find out more about the specific papers that were released in the most recent DOJ dump?
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