The billionaire Bill Gates acknowledged that he was “fine now,” but said that he was “most regrettable” that he had divorced from Melinda French Gates after 27 years of marriage.
“The divorce issue was miserable for me and Minda for at least two years,” said Bill. London Times Saturday.
Microsoft's co -founder hoped to succeed in marriage with Melinda, as his parents, Bill Senior and Mary, who lived together for 45 years.
“Spending my life with one person after becoming an adult has a certain splendor, thanks to the memories and depth of what I have done, and the birth of a child together. Gates said.
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Bill said that public divorce needs to be placed on the “top of the list” of a lifetime failure.
“There are others, but none are important,” a charity added.
In 1987, the couple met during the Microsoft Soft Council, which was the CEO of Melinda and Bill was the company's CEO.
According to what he was told, he invited her to date in the parking lot.
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They got married on New Year's Day in 1994 and had children Jennifer (28), Rory (25) and Phoeby (22).
“When I met Melinda, I was quite successful, but it wasn't ridiculously successful. It happened while we were with me,” said a 69 -year -old. “So she looked closely at me.”
In 2021, Bill and Melinda announced divorce. Secretly separated from the previous yearHe said, “I can no longer grow together as a couple at the next stage of my life.”
“It was hard when we divorced, but I decided to quit the Foundation. I was disappointed that she chose the option to quit the Foundation,” said Bill.
The Bill & Minda Gates Foundation, a non -profit organization that fights poverty, illness, and inequality around the world, has changed its name to the Gates Foundation when Melinda resigned a few years after the split.
When the “Today” program anchor Savanna Gasley asked a technology leader, the building acknowledged that it had “painful” to his family. When infidelity causes divorce During the interview in 2022, I did not share much details.
In the same year, Melinda appeared in CBS Mornings and suggested: Work relationship between my husband and sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein That was also a factor in their division.
“I didn't like to meet Jeffrey Epstein, no, I clearly told him that,” Melinda said. “He was an abominable person. He was an evil incarnation.”
When a 60 -year -old Melinda submitted a divorce notice, building assets was $ 130 billion.
The couple had not negotiated pre -marriage, but exchanged a “separation agreement” that stipulates the separation conditions.
By 2023 The building began to associate with Pola HardHe is a former technical executive of NCR GLOBAL and a widow of Mark Hurd of Oracle CEO.
Melinda was listed with a boyfriend entrepreneur Philip Bone in October 2024.
“Melinda and I still meet. We have three children and two grandchildren, so we have an event for families. Children are fine. They have good values. The building said.
