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Divorce Gates, Melinda started divorce after Epstein's arrest

2021-05-12T16:16:23.741Z


The divorce announced in recent days by Bill and Melinda Gates had been in incubation for some time. (HANDLE)


(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, MAY 9 - The divorce announced in recent days by Bill and Melinda Gates was in incubation for a long time.

The wife of the Microsoft founder began consulting divorce lawyers about two years ago, in October 2019, when her husband's repeated meetings with Jeffrey Epstein became public following the arrest of the litigant for child sex trafficking.

The WallStreet Journal writes it, citing people familiar with the affair and after having examined some documents.


    The Daily Beast had previously written that Melinda - committed to promoting women's rights - was angry after she and her husband met Epstein in 2013 at her Manhattan residence, telling Bill she wasn't comfortable and confiding in friends she didn't want to have. nothing to do with the tycoon, already chatted about the accusations of having sexually exploited minors. But his spouse continued to frequent him, even if he always claimed to have done so in the context of his philanthropic activity, excluding having participated in unclear or sexual encounters organized by the tycoon. The Gates would still have decided to divide their assets, valued at at least 130 billion dollars, and in recent days Bill has already transferred various assets to Melinda for a value of almost 2,4 billion dollars Recently, the US tabloids have indulged with other gossip, shining their lights on the Chinese interpreter Zhe 'Shelly "Wang, who has worked for the Gates foundation since 2015, and on AnnWinblad, a technology entrepreneur and venture capitalist, in the 1980s girlfriend. of Bill, who spent a long weekend with her every spring in his house by the sea, with the consent of his wife. (ANSA).


Source: ansa

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