Bill Gates speaks, for the first time, about his relationship with Epstein after the publication of numerous documents about him: “I was a fool […] “It was a dead end.”

Bill Gates was “a fool” al establish relationships with Jeffrey Epstein. That’s what the co-founder of Microsoft and one of the richest men in the world says, at least, after his close connection with the pedophile is known. If his proximity was already known for years, now the name of Bill Gates appears on several occasions .

This Wednesday, Gates opened up for the first time to talk about the matter. He has done it in , in which denies any possible irregularity or criminal practice. And asked about his relations with Jeffrey Epstein, he now points out that regrets “every minute” they spent together.

The billionaire insisted that it was “senseless” to have spent time with the sex offender and that claims Epstein made about him in documents were ‘false’.

The alleged treatment for an extramarital ‘affair’

In 2013, Epstein reportedly sent himself emails in which he implied that Gates was having an extramarital affair and was seeking antibiotics to treat a sexually transmitted disease and adding those medications to his then wife, Melinda, without her realizing it.

Gates has denied all allegations. “Jeffrey apparently sent an email to himself. That email was never sent, it is fake. So I don’t know what I was thinking. ¿Was he trying to attack me in some way?“, explained the historical technological reference.

He co-founder of Microsoftturned philanthropist, has detailed that met Epstein in 2011 and? They had dinner together on several occasionsbut denied having visited his private island in the Virgin Islandsthe and that links important world personalities with criminal sexual practices with minors.

“The goal was always that, since he knew a lot of very rich people, he said he could get them to donate money to global health,” Bill Gates said. “In retrospect, it was a dead endand I have said it many times, but I repeat it: I was naive to spend time with him“he points out.

Contact yes, but not “that type”, defends Bill Gates

He adds, in his interview with the Australian media, that “I was one of the many people who regret having met him” and insists on his innocence. “The more it comes to light, the clearer it will be that, although the moment was a mistake, It has nothing to do with that type of behavior.“.

Gates’ statements come a day after his ex-wife Melinda French Gates said her ex-husband had “things to explain” about his ties” to Epstein.

The philanthropist, who divorced Gates in 2021, declared that she felt invaded by “immense sadness” after the publication of the new documents and assured be “happy to be away from all that shady business”.