Bill Gates is facing allegations of over 20 extramarital affairs, particularly highlighted during a recent town meeting with Gates Foundation staff, following his divorce from Melinda Gates. A report reveals he disclosed these allegations earlier this year.
At a rally in February, Gates, 70, admitted to having had two affairs with Russian women linked to Jeffrey Epstein, but surprised many when he also mentioned that more than 20 affair accusations surfaced amid his divorce in 2021, as reported by officials describing the meeting.
Married to Melinda for 27 years, Gates offered a somewhat flustered apology during the meeting, yet he insisted that his interactions with Epstein, a convicted sex offender, were not illegal.
Details about the alleged affairs remain scarce, though Gates confirmed he had relationships with Mila Antonova, a Russian bridge player, and a former worker from his nuclear energy company, TerraPower. He initially met Antonova at a tournament back in 2010. Interestingly, she later approached Epstein for funding related to her Bridge Academy, and he subsequently helped her attend a coding school.
An unnamed woman, described as a “Russian nuclear physicist,” was suggested to have worked with Gates through TerraPower. However, staff learned she was employed by the parent company, which caused some confusion among employees.
Emails from 2013 point to Epstein reportedly using knowledge of Gates’ affairs to blackmail him, as indicated in correspondence between Epstein and Gates’ chief science and technology adviser, Boris Nikolic. The email suggested that Nikolic had assisted Gates in obtaining medical supplies tied to his sexual activities, a claim that sparked further controversy.
Nikolic asserted that the email did not originate from Gates, while a spokesperson for Gates dismissed the notion that he had contracted any sexually transmitted disease as “absolutely ridiculous and completely false.” During a City Hall appearance, Gates acknowledged traveling with Epstein to several locations, including New York and Germany, but maintained he had never set foot on Epstein’s infamous private island.
