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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.
“It’s not one thing, it was many things. But I did not like that he’d had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein,” the Moment of Lift author, 57, said during an interview on CBS Mornings, which aired on Thursday, March 3. “I made that clear to him.”
The philanthropist and the Microsoft founder, 66, announced their divorce in May 2021. Less than one month later, the Wall Street Journal reported that the entrepreneur had a years-long affair with a Microsoft employee that began in 2000. A representative later confirmed in a statement that “there was an affair almost 20 years ago which ended amicably.”
In her interview, Melinda clarified that the affair wasn’t the only thing that led to the duo’s decision to split after 27 years of marriage. Epstein, who died by suicide in August 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking, was just one point of contention between the former spouses.
The Texas native went on say that she met the convicted sex offender “exactly one time” so she could see what he was like. “I regretted it from the second I stepped in the door,” she told CBS Mornings host Gayle King. “He was abhorrent. He was evil personified. I had nightmares about it afterwards. … It was awful, and he was awful.”
When King, 67, asked if Bill continued to see the financier after Melinda expressed her concerns, the Duke University graduate said that only her ex-husband could explain his relationship with Epstein. “Any of the questions remaining about what Bill’s relationship there, those are for Bill to answer,” she explained. “But I made it very clear how I felt about him.”
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Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu is joining The Crown.
Bill Gates has quite an impressive resume as one of the richest people on the planet and it looks like he can add “ladies’ man” to the list. The Microsoft co-founder, 66, was spotted taking in a tennis match on Friday (March 18) while sitting between two gorgeous female friends, one of which was Oscar-nominated actress Elizabeth Shue! The trio looked to be having a ball together as they cheered on the players of the BNP Paribas Open, which took place just outside Palm Springs.
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Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentLondon-based Beyond Rights has scored sales to Italian broadcasters on more than 500 hours of TV content, including topical doc “The Prince and the Paedophile.”The BriteSpark Films investigation into the friendship between Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, which is also said to uncover new details on Epstein’s other British connection –– including to Ghislaine Maxwell –– has been acquired by linear broadcaster La7, which is the flagship station of the country’s third generalist TV group in terms of ratings.Comcast-owned pay TV Sky Italia re-upped their licensing deal on lifestyle show “Love It Or List It,” acquiring 290 new hours of the franchise, including four seasons from the original series and seasons from “Love It Or List It: Vancouver”; “Love It Or List It: Quebec” and “Love It Or List It: Australia.” Discovery Italy purchased a 103-hour, multi-genre package comprising true crime titles such as “Fatal Vows,” and “Deadly Women,” plus “Massive Engineering Mistakes,” and auto show “Flipping Bangers.” AETN Italy picked up the latest two seasons of “Forbidden History” and the show’s new upcoming two instalments, one of which examines war propaganda methods used in Nazi Germany.Finally, GotGame, a new digital channel dedicated to the gaming world, bought 105 hours of science and tech programming from Beyond Rights comprising the shows “Myth or Science,” “How Hacks Work,” and “Superhuman Science.”“We are delighted that our extensive factual catalogue can meet the needs of so many key broadcasters at the same time in such an important territory as Italy.” said Sarah Bickley, Beyond Rights’ SVP sales for Italy, in a statement.
Wow. This interview WENT THERE!
An unexpected end. Bill Gates‘ split from Melinda Gates after 27 years of marriage sparked plenty of questions — and the pair have slowly opened up about what went wrong.
Melinda French Gates opened up about her divorce from Bill Gates in a jaw-dropping and emotional interview with Gayle King on “CBS This Morning.” According to the Philanthropist, “not one thing but many things” forced her to end her 27-year marriage.French Gates said among those things is the affair the business magnate had with an employee. “I certainly believe in forgiveness, so I thought we had worked through some of that,” she explained. “It wasn’t one moment or one specific thing that happened.
Melinda Gates has been telling all in her new interview with CBS Mornings‘ Gayle King.
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.
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.”
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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.