Gates was CEO of the company when he had an 'inappropriate' sexual relationship with a female staff member in 2000, the Wall Street Journal revealed this week. It emerged this week that, the same year, Gates embarked on an 'inappropriate' sexual relationship with a female staff member. The New York Times reported two separate instances where he asked female employees out on dates. In one case, he is said to have asked out a Microsoft employee in 2006 after watching her make a presentation. A couple of years later, Gates then asked out an employee with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Source: Daily Mail May 21, 2021 18:17 UTC