Post by czb on Mar 3, 2022 17:40:40 GMT
pretty earnest tv interview. i wonder if melissa is worried about some testimony that may come up during ghislaine's trial and she wanted to preempt?
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Melinda French Gates said ex-husband Bill Gates’ relationship with Jeffrey Epstein played a role in their divorce.
French Gates made clear to Gayle King in a wide-ranging interview on “CBS Mornings” Thursday that it was “not one thing but many things” that forced her to pull the plug on her 27-year marriage.
“I did not like that he had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, no. I made that clear to him,” French Gates shared with King before adding that she met the late perv “exactly one time” because she “wanted to see who this man was.”
“I regretted it the second I walked in the door,” said French Gates, 57. “He was abhorrent. He was evil personified. My heart breaks for these women.”
In a statement to the network, Gates, 66, called his working relationship with Epstein, who died by suicide in jail in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, a “mistake.”
“Meeting with Epstein was a mistake that I regret deeply,” said the billionaire tech tycoon. “It was a substantial error in judgement.”
French Gates also addressed the Microsoft co-founder’s alleged affair with an employee, saying she had believed they had gotten past it prior to their divorce.
Melinda French Gates said her ex-husband Bill Gates’ relationship with Jeffrey Epstein played a role in their divorce.
The former couple were married for 27 years before announcing their shocking split.
“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. There just came a point in time where there was enough there where I realized it just wasn’t healthy, and I couldn’t trust what we had.”
When asked whether her ex-husband had multiple affairs in the marriage, French Gates simply responded, “Those are questions Bill needs to answer.”
Gates and French Gates announced their split last May and finalized their divorce in August. The philanthropist said she “never thought” she’d end up getting divorced, but ultimately too many issues plagued the union.
“He was abhorrent. He was evil personified,” French Gates said of Epstein.
“Unfortunately, I felt like I needed to take a different path,” she said. “We knew that when the divorce was going to be a surprise people, and I felt bad about that.”
She continued, “I don’t question myself now. Not at all. I gave every single piece of myself to this marriage. I was committed to this marriage from the day we got engaged and until the day I got out of it.”
French Gates said she and her ex-husband remain “friendly” but certainly aren’t “friends.”
“There’s still healing that needs to happen,” French Gates said of her current relationship with the Microsoft co-founder.
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“There’s still healing that needs to happen,” she explained. “I certainly wish him well. I don’t wish him harm. I think we have a productive working relationship, and I think that will continue.”
As for French Gates’ personal life, she said she’s started to date.
“I’m dipping that toe in the water a little bit,” she said, smiling. “It’s interesting at this point.”
pagesix.com/2022/03/03/melinda-gates-bills-work-with-epstein-played-role-in-divorce/
Melinda French Gates said ex-husband Bill Gates’ relationship with Jeffrey Epstein played a role in their divorce.
French Gates made clear to Gayle King in a wide-ranging interview on “CBS Mornings” Thursday that it was “not one thing but many things” that forced her to pull the plug on her 27-year marriage.
“I did not like that he had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, no. I made that clear to him,” French Gates shared with King before adding that she met the late perv “exactly one time” because she “wanted to see who this man was.”
“I regretted it the second I walked in the door,” said French Gates, 57. “He was abhorrent. He was evil personified. My heart breaks for these women.”
In a statement to the network, Gates, 66, called his working relationship with Epstein, who died by suicide in jail in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, a “mistake.”
“Meeting with Epstein was a mistake that I regret deeply,” said the billionaire tech tycoon. “It was a substantial error in judgement.”
French Gates also addressed the Microsoft co-founder’s alleged affair with an employee, saying she had believed they had gotten past it prior to their divorce.
Melinda French Gates said her ex-husband Bill Gates’ relationship with Jeffrey Epstein played a role in their divorce.
The former couple were married for 27 years before announcing their shocking split.
“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. There just came a point in time where there was enough there where I realized it just wasn’t healthy, and I couldn’t trust what we had.”
When asked whether her ex-husband had multiple affairs in the marriage, French Gates simply responded, “Those are questions Bill needs to answer.”
Gates and French Gates announced their split last May and finalized their divorce in August. The philanthropist said she “never thought” she’d end up getting divorced, but ultimately too many issues plagued the union.
“He was abhorrent. He was evil personified,” French Gates said of Epstein.
“Unfortunately, I felt like I needed to take a different path,” she said. “We knew that when the divorce was going to be a surprise people, and I felt bad about that.”
She continued, “I don’t question myself now. Not at all. I gave every single piece of myself to this marriage. I was committed to this marriage from the day we got engaged and until the day I got out of it.”
French Gates said she and her ex-husband remain “friendly” but certainly aren’t “friends.”
“There’s still healing that needs to happen,” French Gates said of her current relationship with the Microsoft co-founder.
“There’s still healing that needs to happen,” she explained. “I certainly wish him well. I don’t wish him harm. I think we have a productive working relationship, and I think that will continue.”
As for French Gates’ personal life, she said she’s started to date.
“I’m dipping that toe in the water a little bit,” she said, smiling. “It’s interesting at this point.”
