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Melinda French Gates chastised her ex-husband Bill Gates on Thursday for meeting with Jeffrey Epstein, the financier alleged of child sex abuse who committed suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial.
In her first tv interview since the couple declared their divorce in May, French Gates also admitted to meeting Epstein once and having “nightmares” about it.
“I wanted to see who this man was, and I regretted it from the second I walked in the door,” she explained, without specifying when the meeting took place.
She described Epstein as “abhorrent” and “evil personified” during the meeting, but declined to say whether she asked her husband to stop meeting with him.
“Any remaining questions about Bill’s relationship there are for Bill to answer, but I made it very clear how I felt about him,” French Gates said.
When asked if her husband’s relationship with Epstein played a role in their divorce by the CBS journalist, the philanthropist, who is reportedly worth $6 billion, said it was one of “many things” that contributed.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Bill Gates’ departure from Microsoft in March 2020 occurred during an investigation into an affair he had with an employee in 2000.
Gates, who founded Microsoft in 1975 and is estimated to be worth $129 billion, stepped down as CEO in 2000, stating that he wanted to focus on his foundation.
He left Microsoft full-time in 2008, but remained on the board until March 2020.
Epstein committed suicide in his Manhattan jail cell in August 2019, while awaiting trial on charges of sexual exploitation of underage girls.
As a socialite and donor, his network included former Presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, as well as British Prince Andrew.
Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modelling agent linked to Epstein, was found dead in his cell in Paris two weeks ago.
Despite their divorce, the former couple continue to co-lead the non-profit Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
