Bill Gates admits he had affairs with two Russian women but insists they were not 'Epstein victims' and he 'did nothing illicit' in apology to his employees
The report said he acknowledged having two affairs with Russian women that Epstein later became aware of, but stressed they did not involve any of Epstein's victims. Gates said he began meeting Epstein in 2011, several years after the financier's 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor. The Journal has previously reported that Epstein later threatened Gates over his relationship with Mila Antonova, the Russian bridge player. Gates met Antonova at a bridge tournament in 2009, four years before she is said to have met Epstein. The Gates Foundation, which Gates started with Melinda in 2000 and of which he is chairman, is one of the world's biggest funders of global health initiatives.
Source: Daily Mail February 25, 2026 18:09 UTC
