The same year, a representative for Gates also denied any relationship with Epstein, telling the WSJ, “Although Epstein pursued Bill Gates aggressively, any account of a business partnership or personal relationship between the two is simply not true. I didn’t have any business relationship or friendship with him.” When asked about Epstein in a September 2019 interview with the WSJ, Gates said, “I met him. When Gates’s encounters with Epstein surfaced in 2019, he downplayed the relationship. When foundation board members asked about Gates’s relationship with Epstein, they were told the relationship was “focused on philanthropy and nothing more,” a source recently told the Wall Street Journal. There were alleged conversations about Epstein getting involved with the Gates Foundation.įormer colleagues allege the two were in talks to involve Epstein with Gates’s philanthropic foundation, which dedicates some of its efforts to the empowerment and well-being of girls and women. Sources have alleged Gates met up with Epstein dozens of times after their initial meeting, including at least three visits to Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse and 2013 trip to New York in which Epstein and Gates “met for dinner and discussed the Gates Foundation and philanthropy.” Earlier that year, Gates reportedly flew on Epstein’s private jet, though spokespeople for Gates claim he was unaware the plane belonged to Epstein. Eva Andersson-Dubin and her 15-year-old daughter, who were also in attendance. Gates also emailed associates about the meeting, commenting on Epstein’s “charm and intelligence.” Per the Times, Gates wrote, “His lifestyle is very different and kind of intriguing although it would not work for me.” He also noted, “A very attractive Swedish woman and her daughter dropped by and I ended up staying there quite late” referring to former Miss Sweden Dr. At that time, Epstein had been accused of assault by 36 women and girls, some as young as 14, but only served time for one count of soliciting sex from a minor and one count of soliciting prostitution.Īfter their 2011 meeting, Epstein wrote to colleagues and friends saying, “Bill’s great,” in emails obtained by the Times. This was less than two years after Epstein was released from jail in 2009, where he served 13 months for prostitution of an underage girl. On January 31, 2011, Gates and Epstein met in person for the first time at Epstein’s New York City townhouse, according to the Times. They first met in 2011, after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a minor. ![]() Here’s what we know about Bill Gates’s history with Epstein. According to the New York Times, French Gates hired divorce lawyers in October 2019, after her then-husband’s friendship with Epstein became public.Īmid news of the divorce, Gates’s behavior has been the subject of renewed scrutiny, including recent allegations of his questionable conduct with female Microsoft employees. ![]() Multiple reports allege that Melinda had long disapproved of Bill’s relationship with Epstein and that it was a source of tension in their marriage. ![]() In the wake of Bill and Melinda French Gates’s recently announced divorce, questions about the Microsoft co-founder’s friendship with convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein have resurfaced. Photo-Illustration: by The Cut Photos: Getty Images
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