Melinda Gates 'rolled her eyes' then told me that her ex-husband Bill said that their divorce was a mistake that he was most sorry about.
The former technical power couple, which made the knot in 1994, welcomed three children in the world, but after 27 years of marriage divorced under the cloud of the working relationship of the Microsoft-MEDE founder with pedophile sex trade Jeffrey Epstein.
In an interview with ELLE, the 60-year-old was asked about recent comments from her ex-armor, 69, who said that their divorce was 'at the top of the list' of his failures.
“You clearly googled more than I have,” she told the magazine before she allegedly rolled her eyes.
“Look, divorces are painful, and it is not something I would like with a family,” she added.
'But again, I knew that when I divorced, I would be in order alone. And I think that was the most important thing. '
The apparent shadow comes after her husband told The Times in January that there were 'other' mistakes he had made in the past, but did not matter, but that his divorce was 'the mistake that I am most sorry'.
“The divorce thing was miserable for me and Melinda for at least two years,” he said, adding that their marriage had kept him “well -founded” when he brought his business to life.
Melinda, to be seen here in 2021, reportedly rolled her eyes when he was asked about Bill's comments about their divorce
The co-founder of the billionaire Microsoft told The Times in January that the divorce was his biggest mistake
Bill Gates will be depicted in 2011 on the mansion of Epstein in 2011
The couple is now friendly, but rumors about unfaithfulness have plagued the bill in the immediate aftermath of the divorce announcement.
“I certainly made mistakes, and I take responsibility,” he said in 2023, without expanding.
Bill said they often see each other at family events and meetings while they share three children, Jennifer, 28, Rory, 25, and Phoebe, 22 and two grandchildren.
'Melinda and I still see each other – we have three children and two grandchildren, so there are family events. The children are doing well. They have good values, “said Bill.
Melinda said that time apart during the COVID-19 Pandemie gave her clarity about the state of their marriage.
“It gave us the privacy to do what had to be done in private,” she said during an interview in June 2024.
Just like her ex-husband, she admitted that the divorce was the 'lowest moment' in her life, but that it was the 'healthier choice' for her family.
Since then she has continued with Tech Mogul Philip Vaughn.
Melinda Gates and Bill Gates attend the advantage of the Robin Hood Foundation 2018 at Jacob Javitz Center on 14 May 2018 in New York City
Earlier Gates said that she and Bill are not friends, but are 'friendly' and collaborate, while he hinted that he had more than one affair during their marriage.
“Those are questions that Bill has to answer,” she said when he was asked about reports he cheated on several times. He previously acknowledged one affair.
“I believe in forgiveness. I thought we had gone through something, “said Melinda about his 2000 affair with a Microsoft employee.
“I gave every piece of myself to this marriage. I was dedicated from the day we were engaged during the day I came out. '
The Gates spokeswoman confirmed that he had a sexual relationship with a female employee in 2000.
He resigned when an investigation into the relationship was conducted by an external law firm on behalf of the Conductory Council.
The New York Times also reported that Gates in 2006 asked a Microsoft employee after she had seen her give her a presentation.
He reportedly told the employee in an e -mail: “If this makes you uncomfortable, pretend that it never happened.” She said she succeeded his advice.
Melinda said that time apart during the COVID-19 Pandemie gave her clarity about the state of their marriage. They are seen here in 1998 in New York City
The couple married in 1994 and secretly separated in May 2020. They announced their split the following year. They are depicted in 2000
A few years later he reportedly asked an employee with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to dinner, while the couple was in New York for a trip.
Both cases where he was still married.
During an interview from 2022 with the current Savannah Guthrie, Bill revealed his fault and took responsibility for his action.
“I certainly made mistakes, and I take responsibility,” he said, adding to it, “I don't think that delving into the details is constructive at the moment, but yes, I have caused pain, and I feel terrible about that.”
Mixed with the extra -marital contacts of Gates is a control over his relationship with Epstein, the pedophile financier who took his own life in 2019 as he was imprisoned for the accusation of minors of sex trade.
Bill insisted that the couple never had 'a business relationship or friendship' and their meetings were exclusively to discuss philanthropic companies.
Bill Gates is depicted in the Mansion of Epstein in 2011, from the left: Isa Staley, at the time a senior JPMorgan director; Former Finance Minister Lawrence Summers; Epstein; Gates and Boris Nikolic, the science adviser of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill Gates was depicted with his girlfriend Paula Hurd during this year's so -called summer camp in Sun Valley, Idaho, in the summer in Sun Valley, Idaho
But Melinda said that the proximity of her ex-husband with the predator was considerably pressed on the marriage.
“I didn't like that he had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, no. I made it clear to him: 'She told American television personality, Gayle King in 2022.
“He was disgusting. He was poorly personalized, “said Melinda about the convicted criminal.
The separation scheme of the Gates is the second most duration of America ever after the $ 38.3 billion split by Jeff Bezos with ex-wife Mackenzie Bezos.
Melinda has been dating Technical Mogul Philip Vaughn since October 2024, after she was seen with the entrepreneur in Seattle when they went to eat in New York City.
Although he went through an 'incredibly painful' separation with Bill, Melinda put aside tensions when it came to Philip, who used to work at the company of her ex.
Bill has been from Paula Hurd since 2023. Hurd is the widow of former Oracle Co CEO and President Mark Hurd, who died at the age of 62 in 2019 after a reported battle with cancer.
Once a tech director himself, Hurd is now an event planner and organizer and philanthropist.
