Newly released files related to Jeffrey Epstein contain a 2013 email in which he discussed the disgraced investor and sex offender, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Epstein alleges that Gates contracted an STD after “having sex with a Russian girl” and sought to secretly administer antibiotics to his then-wife, Melinda. Gates has vehemently denied this claim, calling it “completely false.”
The email seems to reflect the wording of Boris Nikolic, a senior adviser to Gates, although it was directed solely to Epstein. According to the email, the Microsoft co-founder was attempting to “obtain drugs to address the effects of engaging with a Russian woman.”
Epstein claimed that Gates was also looking for antibiotics to covertly give to Melinda Gates.
The email reads like a memorandum by Epstein to Gates’ longtime advisor, indicating Nikolic’s plans to resign from both the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Gates Ventures amidst some kind of conflict.
Epstein’s email began with a lengthy criticism of Gates, where it appeared that Nikolic expressed disbelief over Gates’ choice to “ignore our friendship.” This came after Gates reportedly asked him to “oversee a cover-up to protect your hard-earned reputation.”
“To make matters worse, I request that you erase the emails about your STDs, your wish for antibiotics to be secretly given to Melinda, and the email detailing your penis,” Epstein wrote.
In a summer 2013 email to himself, Epstein also referenced his long-time adviser’s intent to resign, noting, “In recent weeks, I’ve been involved in a significant marital dispute between Melinda and Bill.”
“As his right-hand man, I’ve been asked to participate in a range of actions that vary from, I would say, morally questionable to ethically dubious. Some of this might even touch on illegal behavior,” the email continued.
Epstein then made several typos in the following statement:
“From assisting Bill in obtaining drugs to manage the fallout from his encounters with a Russian woman, to facilitating illegal affairs with married women, I’ve been asked to get him Adderall for bridge tournaments. I’m a doctor, but I lack any ability to write prescriptions.”
One individual noted that in a 2017 email, Epstein seemingly threatened to reveal Gates’ alleged affair with Russian bridge player Mila Antonova after Gates declined to join a philanthropic endeavor initiated by Epstein.
A spokesperson for Gates has stated: “These claims are completely absurd and entirely false.” The spokesperson further explained that the documents merely illustrate Epstein’s discontent over the lack of a continued relationship with Gates and his willingness to entrap and defame him.
It remains uncertain if the email contents were ever sent to Gates.
