Melinda French Gates on Bill Gates in Epstein files: 'Painful times in my marriage'
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She said her ex-husband and others named in the Epstein files needed to answer whatever questions remain.

Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates has said her ex-husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, being named in new files relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein dredged up “painful times in my marriage”.

She told an NPR podcast she feels “unbelievable sadness” about the Epstein allegations and that the people named in the records, including her former husband, need to answer to it.

“I am so happy to be away from all the muck,” she said. The couple divorced in 2021 after 27 years of marriage.

Records released by the US justice department include an allegation by Epstein that Bill Gates caught a sexually transmitted disease. He has called the claim “absolutely absurd”.

  • SlacksMcTavish@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Ok but if she knew about it and it’s why the divorce why didn’t she say shit, unless I’m missing something?

    • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      9 months ago

      She may have had to sign an NDA for the divorce to go through.

      Dunno why y’all are blaming her for shit. She wasn’t the one involved with Epstein.

    • ViatorOmnium@piefed.socialEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Their divorce process started when their youngest daughter turned 18, so it might be the usual “sticking to a toxic wasteland of a marriage for the children” delusion.