Melinda Gates Demands Answers From Bill After Epstein Scandal

Melinda French Gates said that questions about her ex-husband's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and infidelity allegations should be directed to him, not her.
Apr 24, 2026
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Melinda Gates admitted she is happy to be away from the «dirt» connected to Bill and Epstein.
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According to media reports, Melinda French Gates, Bill Gates«s ex-wife, sharply criticized him after his name appeared in documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. She insists that the billionaire »must answer« questions.

Bill Gates is accused of trying to secretly give Melinda antibiotics for an STI he allegedly got from Russian girls.
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In an interview, Melinda spoke about her feelings. «It»s personally hard for me when such details surface, because it brings back memories of very painful periods in my marriage,« she said.

She noted that she deliberately tried not to think about it and moved on, and is now in an «unexpectedly wonderful place» in life. «Whatever questions remain — and I don»t even know all the details — those questions should be asked of those people and even my ex-husband,« Melinda said. »They should answer them, not me.«

Epstein stated he was «disappointed» that Bill Gates neglected their friendship.
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Melinda added that she is happy to be «away from all that dirt.» Regarding Bill«s alleged infidelities, she admitted that they cause her »incredible sadness.«

Allegations against Bill Gates emerged after the publication of a draft letter from his then-adviser Boris Nikolic. In the message, written around the time of Nikolic«s departure from the charitable foundation, he reproached Bill for ending their friendship.

The letter alleged, among other things, that Bill asked for antibiotics to secretly give to Melinda to treat an STI he supposedly contracted from Russian girls. It also mentioned a description of his penis.

In the same letter, Jeffrey Epstein expressed disappointment that Bill «neglected their friendship,» which had formed over six years.

Another letter, sent the same morning, detailed Nikolic«s departure from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In it, the adviser wrote that he was asked to participate in actions that were »morally inappropriate, ethically questionable,« and sometimes close to illegal.

Nikolic claimed that he helped Bill procure medications for the consequences of «sex with Russian girls,» facilitated the creation of secret trusts with married women, and was asked to provide Adderall for bridge tournaments, even though he was not authorized to write prescriptions.

Bill Gates responded to the allegations in an interview with a British newspaper, calling them «absolutely absurd and completely false.» He stated that the documents only demonstrate Epstein«s disappointment over the lack of further relations with Gates and his willingness to do anything to slander him.

Melinda and Bill married in 1994 and divorced in 2021. As Melinda stated, the reason for the divorce was Bill«s friendship with Epstein and his alleged infidelities.

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