Bill Gates is once again speaking out about his friendship with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, calling himself “stupid” and saying it would be a “big mistake” to spend time with him.
the gate spoke wall street journal In an interview released Friday, he echoes statements he made years ago ahead of the release of his new book.
co-founder of Microsoft, 69, writing “Source Code: My Beginnings”, it is scheduled to be released on February 4th.
“Looking back, I was foolish to spend time with him,” Gates said of Epstein. “I think I was very stupid. I thought it would help a global health charity. In fact, it didn't. That was a big mistake.”
Bill Gates admits meeting with Jeffrey Epstein 'many times' was a 'huge mistake'
Bill Gates on the left has addressed his relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein several times over the years. (Getty/AP)
Epstein, a notorious predator, pleaded guilty to procuring undervalued girls in 2008 and began pursuing a relationship with Gates in 2010, sanitizing his own damaging image at the time. helped me do it. New York post report.
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In this Feb. 1, 2019, file photo, Bill and Melinda Gates smile at each other during an interview in Kirkland, Washington. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Gates and Epstein met several times before Epstein's death in 2019. Epstein was squeezed into a prison cell in 2019 while Epstein awaited trial on sex trafficking charges.
Gates said the situation made him more wary of his connections.
Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, Massachusetts on September 8, 2024. Epstein was connected to several prominent people, including politicians, actors, and academics. Epstein was convicted of having sex with an underage woman. (Rick Friedman/Corbis)
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Gates' ex-wife melinda gatesshe has said she was alarmed by his interactions with Epstein, and on one occasion even met with him privately.
She told Gayle King in a 2021 interview that Epstein is “evil personified.”
Fox News' Emma Colton contributed to this report.
