Bill Gates ‘asked Jeffrey Epstein for advice on ending “toxic” marriage at pedo’s mansion’ after ‘affair with staffer’
BILL Gates reportedly asked Jeffrey Epstein for advice on how to end his “toxic” marriage with wife Melinda amid reports that he allegedly had an affair with a female staffer.
The Microsoft co-founder had a number of meetings at the pedophile's $77million mansion where he used to complain about his wife, according to reports.
One of the people who were at the meetings told the “Going to was a respite from his marriage. It was a way of getting away from Melinda.”
A representative for the Microsoft co-founder disputes the claims adding that Bill never received any advice from Epstein on his marriage.
They said that Bill never complained about Melinda or his marriage when speaking with the disgraced financier.
It comes amid reports thatthe Microsoft board after he allegedly had an affair with a female staffer.
Board members are said to have carried out an investigation into the billionaire’s romantic relationship with a engineer in late 2019 after she claimed in a letter she had a sexual relationship with Gates for a number of years.
The relationship was deemed by the board to be “inappropriate,” people familiar with events told .
“There was an affair almost 20 years ago which ended amicably,” a spokeswoman for Gates told the Journal, adding that his departure from the board was not related to the relationship.
It has also been claimed Gates “pursued” several women in his office after he wed now-estranged wife Melinda in 1994, according to a report.
The paper details two alleged instances where the tech mogul clumsily asked out women who worked for him at Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
In one instance, Bill Gates is said to have asked out a female Microsoft employee in 2006, following a presentation, two people familiar with the exchange told the Times.
Years later, another woman, who worked for the Gates' foundation told the Times, that he had allegedly asked her out during a work trip to New York.
Some of the employees who spoke to the Times said they didn’t see Gates’ behavior as predatory, adding he did not pressurize the women into submitting to his advances.
Bridgitt Arnold, a spokeswoman for Bill, said he had never mistreated any employees.
A Microsoft spokesman said the company had received a concern in 2019 that Gates "sought to initiate" an intimate relationship with a company employee in 2000.
As part of her discussions with Microsoft, it's claimed the employee asked that Melinda Gates read the letter, sources said.
It's not known though if she actually read the letter.
Gates has been urged to come forward and give evidence about his ties to Epstein as he reportedly bought homes near the financier and his billionaire friends.
Lawyer , who represents nine , told The Sun that Gates should volunteer any information that could help in the investigation.
and the billionaire pedophile in 2011 - three years after pleaded guilty to soliciting an underage girl in - and reportedly met on numerous occasions.
The Microsoft co-founder has always denied witnessing any wrongdoing during any of his meetings with Epstein.
with Epstein in 2013 as she told friends how uncomfortable she was in his company and that she wanted “nothing to do with them,” the reported.
One person told the outlet: “He just was an obnoxious guy. He almost made a point of having bad manners, not paying attention at dinner.
“I could see how anybody, even without suspicions, would not want to be around him."
They met with Epstein on the same day the pair accepted the Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award in the city, at the Pierre Hotel, and were photographed with former mayor Mike Bloomberg.
In an email to colleagues in 2011, Gates wrote: "[Epstein's] lifestyle is very different and kind of intriguing although it would not work for me."
Gates' spokesman said he "was referring only to the unique décor of the Epstein residence - and his habit of spontaneously bringing acquaintances in to meet Mr. Gates."
In 2013, the tech mogul flew on Epstein's private plane - dubbed the 'Lolita Express' as it was allegedly an aircraft used to traffic underage girls - but his spokesperson claimed he was not aware that the plane belonged to the banker.
They met for dinner in New York later that year but were no longer in contact by the end of 2014, The New York Times reports.
A person familiar with the conversation told the outlet: "Mr Epstein complained to an acquaintance at the end of 2014 that Mr Gates had stopped talking to him."
Earlier this month Gates and his wife Melinda announced they were ending their marriage after 27 years.
A joint statement posted on Twitter said: “We no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives.”
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In a divorce petition, Melinda Gates said their marriage was “irretrievably broken.”
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It was revealed last week Melinda had been consulting with lawyers at various firms since at least 2019 for a way to unwind the marriage.
No reason has been given for the split.