Bill and Melinda Gates, it's over.
After 27 years of marriage, Microsoft founder and Melinda Gates announced their divorce on Twitter on Monday.
"After careful consideration and a lot of work on our relationship, we made the decision to end our marriage," wrote the couple in a statement relayed by the account of the big boss.
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- Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 3, 2021
The Gates, who have three children, announced that they would continue to "work together in their foundation", the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation which fights against poverty and disease, but that they did not believe "could any more evolve. together as a couple ”.
They met in the late 1980s when Melinda joined Microsoft.
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