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Melinda French Gates responds to latest Bill Gates allegations in Epstein files

Melinda French Gates expressed 'unbelievable sadness' over Epstein files mentioning Bill Gates, calling for him to address unresolved questions amid a societal reckoning, DOJ released 3 million documents.

  • On February 3, 2026, Melinda French Gates said she felt `unbelievable sadness` after the DOJ released Epstein files that named her ex-husband Bill Gates.
  • The DOJ said the tranche includes drafts and other unverified material, noting that draft emails from July 2013 were never authenticated as genuine correspondence.
  • A spokesperson for Bill Gates told CBS News that the allegations are `absolutely absurd and completely false`, while Gates acknowledged last year he was `foolish to spend any time` with Epstein, calling it a `huge mistake`.
  • Social posts that circulated this week show clips of Melinda French Gates’ interviews going viral, while Representative Ro Khanna, Democrat of California, questions why only about 3.5 million pages were released.
  • The DOJ's release, which included over 3 million pages, 180,000 images and 2,000 videos, faced criticism from advocates and lawmakers questioning redactions under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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But he also said that he, not the people involved, are responsible for issues related to the Epstein files.

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The anger of Microsoft's founder's ex-wife after the last revelations of the files: the billionaire would have contracted a sexual illness from some Russian girls met at the home of his pedophile friend, then trying to administer antibiotics secretly

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See more about the shocking details of the relationship between Bill Gates and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the video here.

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Melinda French Gates said that she felt full of “unbelievable sadness” when more documents were published last week detailing the links of her ex-husband and co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The philanthropist, who divorced Gates in 2021, spoke about her reaction to the controversy, saying that she was “happy to be away from all that mess,” in an advance video of her participation in NPR’s “Wild C…

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Melinda Gates responded to the Epstein revelations about her ex-husband Bill Gates and said she felt "indescribable sadness". At the same time, she announced her resignation as co-chairman of the Gates Foundation.

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Newsweek broke the news in United States on Monday, February 2, 2026.
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