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“I was stupid to spend time with him”

“I was stupid to spend time with him”

Bill Gates turned to his previous friendship with the disgraced financed finance Jeffrey Epstein, saying that this “huge mistake” was associated with a convicted sex crime.

“In retrospect, I was stupid to spend time with him”, co -founder of Microsoft, 69, said The Wall Street Journal Friday.

“I think I was quite stupid. I thought it would help me with global health philanthropy. In fact, he didn’t do it. It was just a huge mistake. “

Bill Gates turned to his previous friendship with the disgraced financed finance Jeffrey Epstein, saying that this “huge mistake” was associated with a convicted sex crime. AFP by Getty Images

The billionaire added that after Epstein’s crimes appeared, “definitely” became more cautious about the people with whom he surrounds himself.

Epstein died as a result of suicide in anticipation of the trial on sexual trade and federal conspiracy allegations in 2019 he was 66 years old.

According to the mouthEpstein threatened with disclosure Gates alleged romance with a Russian bridge player Mila Antonova in 2017 after Gates refused to join his multi -billion charity fund with JPMorgan Chase.

Epstein has been known with Antonova since 2013, and even financed her registration at the software coding school.

The billionaire said that after Epstein’s crimes appeared, “definitely” became more cautious towards the people with whom he surrounds himself.

Gates, for his part, was allegedly Entangled in an affair with Antonova For years during a marriage with Melinda Gates in 1994–2021.

In March 2022, 60-year-old Melinda claimed that Epstein played a role in the fall of the unfortunate 27-year-old marriage of the duo.

During the performance in “CBS Mornings” the philanthrop said she decided leave her marriage “In the case of many things”, including her ex -husband with Epstein.

Epstein died as a result of suicide in anticipation of the trial on sexual trade and federal conspiracy allegations in 2019 he was 66 years old. AP

“I didn’t like that he met with Jeffrey Epstein, no. I explained it to him – she said then, adding that she met the late pedophile only once, because “she wanted to see who he was.

“I regretted it as soon as I entered the door,” she said. “He was disgusting. He was a bad personification. My heart breaks for these women. “

In an interview with The Times of London published on Saturday, Bill said that his divorce from Melinda will always be “Error” he regrets the most.

“In retrospect, I was stupid to spend time with him,” said the 69-year-old co-founder Microsoft about Epstein. AP

There were who divide three adult children: Jennifer, 28, Rory, 25, and Phoebe, 22 years old, they have moved since then.

Melinda I found love With her entrepreneur’s boyfriend, Philip Vaughn, while Bill is now Paul Hurd dating.

Not for the first time Bill opened on his former friendship with Epstein.

In 2021, Bill said Anderson Cooper from CNN that “it was a great mistake to spend time with him” and “give him the credibility of being there.”

In a separate interview, Bill said that his divorce from Melinda would always be a “mistake” he regrets the most. AP

“There were many others in this situation, but I made a mistake,” he said then.

“I had a few dinners with him, hoping that what he said about obtaining billions of philanthropy for global health through contacts he had may appear. When it looked like it wasn’t real, this relationship ended. “