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by Tyler Durden
February 04, 2026
from
ZeroHedge Website
Source
Melinda French Gates, the philanthropist and ex-wife of
Microsoft co-founder
Bill Gates, has broken her
silence on the latest release of damning documents tied to deceased
pedophile
Jeffrey Epstein, saying the
renewed scrutiny of her ex-husband's associations evokes "very, very
painful" memories from their marriage.
In an interview with
NPR's "Wild Card" podcast, French
Gates addressed the Department of Justice's most recent disclosure
of millions of pages of Epstein-related materials, including
shocking draft emails from 2013 in
which Epstein made lurid allegations about Gates.
One draft accused the billionaire of contracting
a sexually transmitted infection from encounters with "Russian
girls" and seeking antibiotics that he could administer to his
then-wife without her knowledge.
Video also
HERE...
A spokesperson for Bill Gates dismissed the allegations as
"absolutely absurd and completely false," attributing them to
Epstein's frustration over the end of their relationship and efforts
to defame the Microsoft co-founder.
French Gates, who shares three children with Gates and now
leads her own initiative,
Pivotal Ventures, spoke about
the societal reckoning over Epstein's exploitation of young women
and his connections to powerful figures.
"No girl, no girl should ever be put in the
situation that they were put in by Epstein and whatever was
going on with all of the various people around him," she told
NPR.
"It's beyond heartbreaking, right? I remember
being those ages those girls were, I remember my daughters being
those ages.”
Video also
HERE...
French Gates went on to describe the details in
the Epstein files as personally difficult, stirring recollections of
"some very, very painful times in my marriage," though she claimed
having moved on...
"Whatever questions remain there - of what I
don't, can't even begin to know all of it—those questions are
for those people and for even my ex-husband," French Gates
added.
"They need to answer to those things, not
me."
"And I am so happy to be away from all the muck that was there,"
she concluded.
Gates has expressed
remorse over his decision to
associate with Epstein, beginning around 2011, years after Epstein's
2008 conviction, as a "huge mistake" pursued in hopes of securing
philanthropic funding.
The Microsoft founder has denied
any involvement in Epstein's criminal activities.
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