Bill Gates has vehemently refuted the latest claims linking him to Jeffrey Epstein, which allege that Gates contracted a sexually transmitted disease from “Russian girls” and sought antibiotics from Epstein to treat it, later clandestinely passing the medication to Melinda Gates.
In an uncharacteristically strong statement, a representative for the Microsoft co-founder expressed Gates’ outrage, telling the Daily Mail, “These allegations are utterly ridiculous and entirely untrue.”
The spokesperson added, “These documents only highlight Epstein’s frustration over not maintaining a relationship with Gates and illustrate the extremes he would pursue to ensnare and malign him.”
The surprising assertions about Gates were detailed in emails Epstein sent to himself on July 18, 2013.
These emails are part of the extensive trove of Epstein documents that the Department of Justice released on Friday morning.
The release also features several previously unseen photographs of Epstein and Gates together at various venues.
Gates has previously said he regrets his friendship with the late pedophile, who died in a New York City jail in 2019, but has long denied any impropriety.
Over the years, Gates has sought to downplay his yearslong relationship with Epstein, claiming the pair did not have a ‘business relationship or friendship’ and alleging all of their meetings were in group settings. He also previously denied attending any of Epstein’s parties or going to his various residences.
A new photo showing Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein with friends was released on Friday
Gates and Melinda (together in 2018) were married between 1994 and 2021. Melinda, who is now a philanthropist, cited Gates’s affairs and friendship with Epstein as reasons for the divorce, but did not divulge further details
The allegations were outlined in a shocking email that appeared to be draft of a letter intended to be sent by Gates’ then-top advisor Boris Nikolic, around his resignation from the Microsoft billionaire’s charitable foundation.
The lengthy message lashed out at Gates for ending their friendship and says: ‘TO add insult to the injury you them (sic) implore me to please delete the emails regarding your std, your request that I provide you antibiotics that you can surreptitiously give to Melinda and the description of your penis.’
Earlier in the same missive, Epstein said he had been ‘dismayed beyond comprehension’ by Gates’s decision to ‘disregard our friendship developed over the last 6 years.’
Appearing to write from the point of view of Nikolic, another email on the same morning offered his resignation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
He wrote: ‘I have been caught up in a severe marital dispute between Melinda and Bill…
‘In my role as his right hand man I have been asked and wrongly acquiesced into participating in things that have ranged from the morally inappropriate, to the ethically unsound and have been repeatedly asked to do thing (sic) that get near and potentially over the line into the illegal…
‘From helping Bill to get drugs, in order to deal with consequences of sex with russian girls, to facilitating his illicit trusts, with married women, to being asked to provide adderall fro (sic) bridge touramnts (sic), as I am a medial doctor, but have no presriptions (sic) writing ability.’
Gates and Melinda were married between 1994 and 2021. Melinda, who is now a philanthropist, cited Gates’s affairs and friendship with Epstein as reasons for the divorce, but did not divulge further details.
Melinda reportedly hired lawyers to plan her split from Gates in 2019, after reports emerged about his repeated meetings with Epstein contrary to the Microsoft founder’s previous public denials.
She retained counsel after becoming concerned about her husband’s alleged business dealings with the pedophile financier, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Jeffrey Epstein (left) and Bill gates (right) during an apparent meeting. It is unclear when the photo, released by the DOJ Friday, was taken
Epstein killed himself in a New York jail cell in August 2019, a month after he was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges.
In 2008 and 2009, Epstein served jail time in Florida after pleading guilty to soliciting prostitution from someone under the age of 18.
At the time, investigators had gathered evidence that Epstein had sexually abused underage girls at his home in Palm Beach, but the US attorney’s office agreed not to prosecute him in exchange for his guilty plea to lesser state charges.
A federal jury in New York convicted Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking for helping recruit some of his underage victims in 2021.
She is serving a 20-year prison sentence at a prison camp in Texas, after being moved there from a federal prison in Florida. She denies any wrongdoing.
Prosecutors never charged anyone else in connection with Epstein’s abuse of girls, but one of his victims, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, accused him in lawsuits of having arranged for her to have sexual encounters at age 17 and 18 with numerous politicians, business titans, noted academics and others, all of whom denied her allegations.
Among the people she accused was ex-Prince Andrew, the British royal who lost his title over his close relationship with Epstein and allegations that he had sex with Giuffre. Andrew has long denied those allegations.
