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Bill Gates admits to affairs with Russian women, apologizes to staff over Epstein ties: Report
- Bill Gates admitted during a Gates Foundation town hall on Tuesday, February 25, 2026, that he had extramarital affairs and apologised for his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, telling staff `I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit`.
- Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice released Epstein files that renewed scrutiny of Epstein’s ties to public figures and prompted Gates Foundation staff to raise questions at a town hall.
- According to a recording, Gates said he met Epstein from 2011 to 2014, and one affair involved a Russian bridge player and another a Russian nuclear physicist, with Boris Nikolic knowing of them.
- The controversy translated into immediate consequences as Gates cancelled a planned keynote at India's AI Impact Summit last week and a Gates Foundation spokesperson said he `took responsibility` for the ties with Epstein.
- The DOJ disclosures show that the files include emails, photos and call logs linking Epstein to public figures, prompting resignations and scrutiny across sectors including Microsoft, with named figures Nathan Myhrvold and Reid Hoffman.
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Bill Gates admits affairs, says Epstein association was 'huge mistake' in Gates Foundation town hall
Bill Gates admitted to Gates Foundation staff members that he had two affairs and also said it was a "huge mistake" to spend time with late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
An apology — and a denial — from Bill Gates over ties to Epstein
Microsoft founder Bill Gates apologized Tuesday to staff at his nonprofit Gates Foundation for his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. During a town hall meeting, Gates acknowledged having two extramarital affairs while married to the foundation’s co-founder, Melinda French Gates. But he denied the women were among Epstein’s victims and said he did not take part in any of his crimes, according to a Wall Street Journal report. “I did n…
Bill Gates Apologizes to His Staff for His Epstein Ties, Admits Having Affairs With Two Russian Women
Bill Gates is in an apology mode – Wiki Commons Apologies don’t tell the whole story. It turns out billionaire Bill Gates has made a mea culpa in front of the staff of his foundation over his Jeffrey Epstein ties, going as far as admitting having affairsc with two Russian women. But before we get into this new report, we can ask ourselves: was that all there was to it? Because Epstein was not only a sex trafficker; he was also a power broker and…
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