Bill Gates

Gates, a philanthropist, who has given billions to charity, was grilled about his links to Epstein while in Australia to talk about global issues such ...

She moved to New York and stayed at a Manhattan apartment that Epstein owned after Epstein told her he could get her an audition for a modeling job with Victoria's Secret. It was reported that Epstein approached her at the Plaza Hotel alongside Donald Trump. Walker met Epstein just after she graduated college in 1992. The Times reported Gates was unaware Epstein was looking to profit from the charity and that teams from the foundation met with him and found his claims to be unrealistic and began to doubt his credibility. His associate Ghislaine Maxwell (right) is serving a 20 year prison sentence for sex trafficking minors and other charges A somewhat taken aback Gates replied: 'You're going way back...

Bill Gates said: "I shouldn't have had dinners" with Jeffrey Epstein, but he denied having a broader relationship with the New York financier.

"I will always be sorry for the pain that I caused Melinda and our family. Pressed on whether there was a broader relationship between Epstein and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he replied: "That I had dinner with him? It was a substantial error in judgment. He said: "Meeting with Epstein was a mistake that I regret deeply. [outlined her concerns](https://www.newsweek.com/bill-gates-ex-wife-melinda-relationship-jeffrey-epstein-hurt-marriage-1684812) about her former husband's relationship with Epstein in a March 2022 interview with [Gayle King](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/gayle-king) on [CBS](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/cbs). [Microsoft](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/microsoft) did acknowledge that he "shouldn't have had dinners with him," during an exchange part-way through a wide-ranging sit-down with [ABC](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/abc) Australia.

Gates appeared on news program ABC Australia when the topic was raised by presenter Sarah Ferguson, who went point blank at the billionaire on live television.

"I had dinner with him and that's all." Is that what Melinda was warning you about?" "Epstein had a way of sexually compromising people.

Bill Gates continued to downplay his relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, claiming they were merely dinner pals during an interview with ...

"I didn’t realize that the meeting with him almost downplayed the incredibly awful things he did," Gates said. "You know, I've said I regretted having those dinners," Gates told Woodruff. "He was abhorrent. In 2008, he pleaded guilty to soliciting a prostitute who was a minor. She said she also met with the multi-millionaire once, but regretted it. You know, that goes back a long time ago now, so there's nothing new on that," Gates added. He was evil personified. "He had relationships with people he said, you know, would give to global health, which is an interest I have. "Those meetings were a mistake. You know, not nearly enough philanthropy goes in that direction." "You know, I had dinners with him. "No, I mean, no, I had dinner with him and that’s all," Gates said.

The Microsoft billionaire insisted that the dinners were as far as their connection went.

But yeah, I will say for the, you know, over [the] hundredth time that I shouldn’t have had dinners with him.” When pressed about why [his ex-wife had warned him about Epstein](https://www.thedailybeast.com/melinda-gates-warned-bill-gates-about-jeffrey-epstein), Bill Gates said: “I had dinner with him and that’s all.” He went on to add that there was “never was any relationship of any kind” between his charitable foundation and Esptein. [Bill Gates](https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epstein-gave-bill-gates-advice-on-how-to-end-toxic-marriage-sources-say) spoke about his regret over having had any association with sex offender financier [Jeffrey Epstein](https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epsteins-powerful-pals-will-face-new-revelations-in-soon-to-be-unsealed-docs) during an interview on Australian television on Monday. When asked by reporter Sarah Ferguson if he regretted the relationship he maintained with Epstein against the wishes of his ex-wife, Melinda, Gates answered: “You’re going way back in time.