Jeffrey Epstein had tried to blackmail Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after discovering the billionaire had an affair with a Russian bridge player years earlier, according to a Wall Street Journal report on the notorious sex trafficker. Epstein, a disgraced financier, met the bridge player in 2013 and reportedly paid for her to attend classes for software coding. Epstein emailed Gates in 2017 asking to be reimbursed for the course’s cost, people familiar with the matter told the Journal, which published its report on Sunday. In January, Gates said he regrets maintaining a relationship with Epstein despite ex-wife Melinda French Gates saying she felt uncomfortable with the meetings. Advertisement“You’re going way back in time,” Bill Gates told Australia’s ABC 7.30 show.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 22, 2023 03:24 UTC