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Bill Gates has strongly denied explosive allegations resurfacing in newly released Jeffrey Epstein investigation files, calling the claims “false” and expressing regret over his past association with the disgraced financier. 

Speaking to Australia’s 9News on Wednesday, the Microsoft co-founder addressed a draft email written by Epstein in 2013 that alleged Gates had contracted a sexually transmitted disease and sought antibiotics to secretly give to his then wife, Melinda French Gates. Gates said the email was never sent and was entirely fabricated.

“Apparently, Jeffrey wrote an email to himself. That email was never sent. The email is false,” Gates said, suggesting Epstein may have been attempting to defame or extort him.

‘Every Minute I Spent With Him, I Regret It’

Gates admitted he deeply regretted spending time with Epstein. “I don’t know what his thinking was there. Was he trying to attack me in some way? Every minute I spent with him, I regret, and I apologise that I did that,” he said. 

Gates said he met Epstein in 2011 and had dinner with him on several occasions, claiming the discussions revolved around potential funding for scientific research and global health initiatives. He stressed that the relationship never went beyond those meetings. “The focus was always that he knew a lot of very rich people, and he was saying he could get them to give money to global health,” Gates said. “In retrospect, that was a dead end.” He also denied ever visiting Epstein’s private Caribbean island and said he had no inappropriate relationships with women connected to Epstein.

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Melinda French Gates Calls Allegations ‘Painful Memories’

The interview followed remarks by Melinda French Gates on NPR’s Wild Card podcast, where she said the renewed attention brought back “very, very painful times” from their marriage. “Whatever questions remain there… those questions are for those people and for even my ex-husband. They need to answer to those things, not me,” she said. 

The controversy has resurfaced after the US Justice Department released millions of pages of Epstein-related documents. Among them were Epstein’s claims that Gates’ former adviser, Boris Nikolic, was drawn into “ethically questionable or potentially illegal” actions. A spokesperson for Gates dismissed the allegations as “absolutely absurd and completely false,” adding that the documents only show Epstein’s frustration and “the lengths he would go to entrap and defame” the billionaire.

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