$43 million for an oceanfront estate in San Diego — the latest hot spot in California. But it looks like Gates, 66, is the one to snag the idyllic property for his own use — and he’s customizing it to a T, The Post can report. The initial six-bedroom, 3.5 bedroom estate, which spanned 5,800 square feet, has been completely demolished and is being re-built from the ground up at the direction of the Microsoft tycoon himself. Gates has already stopped by twice in the last few months with his two bulletproof suburban security details to check on the project, local sources told The Post. And neighbors are not happy about all the disruptions going on. “It’s been a nuisance,” one neighbor said. “They make a lot of noise, my baby can’t sleep,” another neighbor explained. “It’s become a real hindrance on the whole neighborhood.” Getting permission to build in the area in the first place is a feat within itself. According to local officials, obtaining permits takes a while and is nearly impossible. But if you’re Bill Gates, with a net worth of $134 billion, nothing is really off limits.
Melinda French Gates and the tech ex-wives going it alone
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until their split last year. “You’re grieving a loss of something you thought you had and thought you had for your lifetime,” French Gates said. She admitted that at least one affair, plus Bill’s friendship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein had shaken the foundations of their union irreparably.
“I certainly believe in forgiveness, so I thought we had worked through some of that. There just came a point in time where there was enough there that I realised it just wasn’t healthy and I couldn’t trust what we had. ”Since the divorce, Melinda, who met Bill in 1987 when she started working as a product manager at Microsoft, the company Gates had co-founded 12 years earlier, is worth around $6.
2 billion (£4. 6 billion). And so she joins the club, along with the first wives of Tesla’s Elon Musk, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Google’s Sergey Brin, who have all found themselves single in middle age with billions to work out what to do with.
Getting so rich so suddenly must take the sting out of becoming the clichéd ex-wife of a nerdish tech bro. But what makes the First Wives most interesting is what they do with that cash. In almost all cases, they’ve decided to give it away.
“I’m sure they’re doing it for the right reasons, but there’s some interesting messaging here,” says one Silicon Valley expert. “The tech billionaires are seen as super-baddies who hoard their wealth. For these ex-wives, who have often been cheated on, using philanthropy is an interesting way of sending a message.
Giving away the money they won in their divorces could almost be said to be a form of revenge. ”In Bill and Melinda's case, they clearly bonded over philanthropy: from 1994 to 2018, the couple gave their foundation more than $36 billion. But one thing
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Melinda Gates Says Choosing To Leave Bill Was The ‘Lowest Point’ In Her Life
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Melinda Gates 'Had Nightmares' After Meeting 'Evil' Jeffrey Epstein!
Wow. This interview WENT THERE!
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Why did Melinda French Gates divorce Bill Gates? Philanthropist says ‘many things’ forced her to end the marriage
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Melinda Gates Reveals How Jeffrey Epstein Impacted Marriage to Bill Gates
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Melinda Gates Had Nightmares After Meeting Jeffrey Epstein: 'He Was Evil Personified'
Jeffrey Epstein, Melinda French Gates is not mincing words. During a new interview for , the philanthropist, who divorced longtime husband Bill Gates in 2021, addressed Bill meeting with Jeffrey, the convicted sex offender financier who died in jail in 2019 amid federal sex trafficking charges. «I did not like that he'd had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, no,» Melinda told interviewer Gayle King. While she clarified that there were «many things» that played a role in her and Bill's divorce, Melinda confirmed that she made it clear to Bill that she did not like that he'd met with Jeffrey.
Melinda Gates Says Bill Gates’ Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein Played a Role in Divorce
A contributing factor. Melinda Gates revealed that ex-husband Bill Gates‘ relationship with the late Jeffrey Epstein played a part in the couple’s split.
Melinda Gates Admits To Having ‘Nightmares’ From Meeting ‘Abhorrent’ Jeffrey Epstein
During Melinda Gates‘ interview with CBS This Morning on March 3, she hinted that her, Bill Gates‘, friendship with Jeffrey Epstein was one of the many reasons the two divorced in 2021. “It was not one thing [that led to the divorce],” Melinda explained. “It was many things. I did not like that he had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, no. I made that clear to him.”
Melinda Gates Just Revealed the ‘Breaking Point’ After Bill’s Affair—Here’s Why They Divorced
Ever since Bill Gates and Melinda Gates’ divorce, there have been questions surrounding the nature of their split—and now, Melinda is clearing the air.
Melinda Gates Reveals The Status Of Her Relationship With Ex Bill Nearly 1 Year After Split
Melinda Gates is on amicable terms with her ex-husband, Bill Gates, nearly one year after their divorce. “We certainly have a working relationship,” she told Gayle King on the March 3 episode of CBS This Morning. “I would say we’re friendly at this point. Friends is a different word for me. That might come over time, but there’s still healing that needs to happen. I certainly wish him well. I don’t wish him harm. And I think we have a productive working relationship and I think that will continue.”
Gayle King sits down with Melissa French Gates for exclusive first interview since divorce from Bill Gates
Gayle King's much-anticipated exclusive interview with Melissa French Gates aired on CBS Mornings on Thursday, as the journalist sat down with Bill Gates' ex-wife – who discussed her divorce for the first time.MORE: Gayle King's grandson steals the show in adorable new photoMelinda reflected on her "journey of healing" as she opened up to Gayle about the breakdown of her 27-year marriage.Gayle - who was applauded for the interview - asked Melinda: "Did you have moments you were just so angry? Did you have moments that you were just in so much pain? Because people look at you Melinda French Gates and think you have it all."VIDEO: CBS Mornings' Gayle King sits down with Melissa French GatesMelinda replied: "Well, I think it's really important to say that I had a lot of tears for many days. I mean, days where I'm literally laying on the floor and the carpet, you know this close to me, and thinking 'How can I get up? How am I going to move forward?' And days I certainly was angry.MORE: Gayle King wows in her iconic yellow dress as she celebrates a decade with CBSEXCLUSIVE: Tony Dokoupil teases future plans with wife Katy Tur"That’s part of the grieving process.