In a recent report by The Wall Street Journal, details have emerged regarding the timeline of the friendship between Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The revelations shed light on their interactions, including Gates’ alleged affair and Epstein’s attempts to involve him in a charitable fund.
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2010
The Journal’s investigation uncovered that Gates had an affair around 2010 with a Russian bridge player named Mila Antonova, whom he met through bridge tournaments. Epstein later became aware of this relationship and used it in an email to Gates in 2017, hinting at exposing the affair unless Gates repaid him for a coding camp that Epstein had financed for Antonova in 2013.
2011
Epstein’s desire to establish a significant charitable fund with JPMorgan led him to pursue Gates’ involvement. Their relationship began in January 2011 when they first met in New York City. Subsequent meetings in 2011 included Epstein’s former partner, Dr. Eva Andersson-Dubin, and her teenage daughter. Gates later sent an email to colleagues describing Epstein’s lifestyle as intriguing, though his spokesperson clarified it was not meant to convey interest or approval.
2013
Further encounters took place in 2013, when Gates and his then-wife Melinda Gates met with Epstein at his Upper East Side mansion. Additionally, Gates is reported to have flown on Epstein’s private jet, nicknamed the “Lolita Express,” from New Jersey to Palm Beach, Florida, in the same year.
2018
Public knowledge of Gates’ connections to Epstein emerged in 2018, prompting Gates to clarify that their meetings were focused on philanthropic efforts and fundraising for global health causes. Gates’ spokesperson stated that Epstein misrepresented the nature of his meetings with Gates and actively sought a relationship with him behind the scenes. Gates expressed regret over ever meeting Epstein and acknowledged it was an error in judgment.
2019
The revelations surrounding Gates and Epstein’s timeline have surfaced against the backdrop of reports that suggest that Melinda Gates had been troubled by her husband’s association with Epstein, who faced charges related to the sex trafficking of minors before his death in 2019.
2021
Bill and Melinda Gates announce their divorce after 27 years of marriage.
As the story continues to unfold, public attention remains fixed on the intricacies of the Gates-Epstein relationship. The timeline provides a deeper understanding of the events that transpired between them, with implications for both Gates’ personal life and his philanthropic endeavors.
