Bill Gates
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In February, Gates told employees of his nonprofit Gates Foundation that he was accused of 20 separate affairs during his divorce from his ex-wife, Melinda.
He has admitted to two of them with Russian women.
Those affairs were discovered in a batch of emails from the late financier and convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
The scandal around Gates' failed marriage has fed into the controversy behind his notorious ties to Epstein.
Emails suggest that Epstein attempted to use Gates' extramarital affairs against him as blackmail.
Gates has said he, quote, did nothing illicit while spending time with Epstein in places such as Germany, France, New York, and D.C.
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Tonight, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates revealing more damaging information about his personal life and admitting to a series of stunning lapses in judgment in building a relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Today, the fallout growing as Gates was pressed by employees at a Gates Foundation town hall.
According to the Wall Street Journal, which revealed audio of the meeting, Gates told employees...
It was a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein.
He acknowledged that his relationship with Epstein began after Epstein was convicted of soliciting a minor.
And he claimed that he, one of the wealthiest men in the world, did not properly research Epstein's background and would have revealed his sordid past.
Knowing what I know now makes it, you know, a hundred times worse.
Gates acknowledged his association probably helped Epstein rehabilitate his image, and he revealed other damning specifics, saying the men flew together on a private jet and that they hung out in Germany, France, New York, and Washington.