US EditionBill Gates admits to affairs with Russian women, apologizes to staff over Epstein ties: Report
- On Tuesday, February 25, 2026, Bill Gates apologised to Gates Foundation staff at a town hall and said he 'took responsibility for his actions', calling it 'a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein'.
- After the DOJ's release of the 'Epstein files' last month, Gates said he met Epstein in 2011 and continued through 2014, despite concerns from his then-wife.
- Bill Gates admitted two extramarital affairs with Russian women and DOJ files show Epstein learned of them via Boris Nikolic, Gates's then-science adviser, including July 18, 2013 draft emails.
- Gates said his association helped Epstein 'burnish his reputation' and said the relationship cast a cloud over the foundation's work, which is very reputation-sensitive.
- Earlier this month, Gates denied wrongdoing during an interview with 9News Australia and pulled out of India's AI Impact Summit last week, while the foundation said it made no payments to Epstein.
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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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