[Xinzhiyuan Introduction] One year after breaking up with his ex-wife and nine months after the divorce, Bill Gates responded again: He admitted that he made a mistake in cheating and should take responsibility for it. He regretted not listening to his ex-wife’s advice and should

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[New Zhiyuan Introduction] One year after breaking up with his ex-wife and nine months after the divorce, Bill Gates responded again: He admitted that he made a mistake in cheating and should take responsibility for it. He regretted not listening to his ex-wife’s advice. , should not get too close to Epstein .

In the blink of an eye, it has been a year since Bill Gates and his ex-wife Melinda announced their separation.

Recently, Bill Gates was asked about this past event again in an interview to promote his new book.

In this interview, "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie questioned the billionaire about the reasons for his divorce last year.

Bill Gates admitted that he "caused pain" to his ex-wife Melinda Gates when asked if he had cheated on her during their 27-year marriage.

"Are you unfaithful in your marriage? Is this one of the reasons for divorce?" the host asked.

"Of course I made a mistake, and I take responsibility for it," Gates, 66, replied without elaborating.

"I don't think it's constructive to go into detail at this point," Gates, 66, replied, without elaborating. But yes, I caused pain and I feel bad about it," Gates said.

After Bill and Melinda announced their separation in May 2021, he admitted to having an "affair nearly 20 years ago" with a Microsoft employee.

It looks like Bill Gates has also been reflecting on his divorce last August, saying in this interview that it was "definitely a sad thing" for his family.

"I have caused pain to my family and I take responsibility for it. It has been a difficult year. I feel good and we are all moving forward now," he said. Gates and Melinda's eldest daughter got married last October.

Bill and Melinda have three children

Gates admitted in this interview that it was difficult to hear Melinda recount how she would lie on the bathroom floor crying during their marriage.

"It's been a very hard thing. We have a lot of amazing things in our marriage: the children, the foundation, the enjoyment that we have. So it's been a very hard adjustment," he said.

When asked what he learned from the divorce, Gates responded:

"Areas like climate or health are my expertise. In personal matters like divorce, I'm not an expert. I should be humble... ...I don’t have good advice for others at this point."

About Epstein: Regret for not listening to his ex-wife's advice

In this interview, Gates admitted that he did not listen to Melinda about Epstein. suggestion. In the March interview, Melinda said that frequent meetings between Gates and Epstein were one of the reasons for the tension between the two.

The host asked: "Why did you continue to see him? When you met him, he was already a convicted sex offender. Do you regret it?"

Gates responded: "I did. I made a big mistake, not only in meeting him in the first place, but in meeting him multiple times with the goal of raising money for global health. Terrible thing. "

" This was one of the biggest mistakes I made. Melinda's advice was sound and I should have listened to her earlier."

html In March, Melinda said in an interview with CBS that she felt a "visceral discomfort" when meeting Epstein.

Gates admitted, "(Epstein) was A bad person. At that time, I had reason to think that these meetings would bring about good results. Now it seems that I should not do this. "

Regarding the recent rumors about whether his ex-wife will remarry, Gates reiterated that they have "three very important things." "Amazing kids," adding:

"Together we built the Gates Foundation and we love doing this work. Together we have all the resources that I've been blessed to have. Melinda and I love doing this work together, I feel very lucky to be able to work with her."

Melinda Interview: I'm in pain

Just in March of this year, Bill Gates' ex-wife also accepted an interview with CBS and talked about her breakup nearly a year ago. Year, 7 months after the official divorce, the "pain".

The marriage lasted for 27 years before the two announced their breakup in May last year.

At that time, Melinda said personally that she was in tears for many days after the marriage change.

Melinda said in the interview that the marriage change made her "cry in tears for many days" and recalled that she was lying on the carpet at the time, thinking only, "How is this possible? How can I get up? Bed? What will I do next? ”

Melinda recalled that she was very depressed for a few days after the breakup.

"That's part of the grieving process," she said. "You've lost something you thought you would have for a lifetime, and you're grieving it."

During the interview, the host also asked Melinda about her husband's affair 20 years ago.

Melinda responded:

"I certainly believe in forgiveness and forgiveness, so I think we have solved part of the problem." Melinda said.

"This thing did not happen suddenly at a certain time, nor was it because of a specific trigger. It was just that at a certain point in time, I realized that something was wrong."

When asked if her ex-husband When asked about multiple extramarital affairs, she simply replied: "These are questions that Bill needs to answer."

A female Microsoft employee broke the news about the affair herself.

According to the " Wall Street Journal " report, in 2019, a female engineer at Microsoft wrote to Microsoft, reporting her extramarital affair with Gates. The letter stated that Gates had had sexual relations with her.

A Microsoft spokesperson said that the incident actually occurred around 2002, but Microsoft did not learn about it until 2019.

At that time, Gates no longer held a full-time job at Microsoft, but was still on the board of directors. Microsoft later investigated the matter, but participation in the investigation was limited to the most senior levels and even some board members were excluded.

John W. Thompson, then chairman of Microsoft's board of directors, asked the members involved in reviewing the letter not to share the investigation with the entire Microsoft board, citing the sensitivity of the matter.

Some outsiders believe that this letter may be an important reason why Gates officially leaves the Microsoft board of directors in 2020.

Afterwards, a spokesman for Gates said that Gates had an extramarital affair about 20 years ago and that the relationship ended "amicably." But he also insisted that the board's investigation had no impact on Gates' departure.

In May 2021, the two announced their breakup. In a joint statement signed by both parties at the time, they stated:

"We no longer believe that we can grow together in the next stage of our lives."

html In August, the two announced their divorce agreement. The 27-year marriage officially ended. In her divorce filing, Melinda said their relationship was "irretrievably broken."

In addition to the affair issue, Melinda also talked about Epstein at the time.

She said that she had made it clear to Gates that she did not like his association with Epstein.

Melinda met Epstein once, and the experience of that meeting was very unpleasant.

"I just wanted to see who this person was. From the moment I stepped in the door, I regretted it." she said in the interview. "I always have nightmares afterward, thinking about the victims of Epstein's case, and my heart breaks for these young women."

The reason Melinda said this is that the American billionaire Epstein was arrested in August 2019. Federal charges of human trafficking of a minor. He later died mysteriously while awaiting trial in prison.

Melinda and Gates disclosed their divorce in May 2021, with the former saying in the document that their marriage was "irretrievably broken."

According to a previous report by the Wall Street Journal, Melinda had long been worried about her then-husband’s meeting with Epstein, and her concerns could be traced back to 2013.

In October 2019, when the media reported that Bill Gates had met with Epstein multiple times, she had multiple calls with her divorce lawyer.

Melinda also said that any further questions about Bill Gates’ relationship with Epstein must be answered by Gates himself.

Now, almost a year has passed, and she has begun to gradually work hard to get out of the shadow of divorce.

She said that she felt that she had begun to move towards the "other side" of life on the "healing journey".

"I do feel like I'm turning the page on this chapter of my life, it's 2022 and I'm really excited about what's to come and what life has to offer."

Reference:

https://www .theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/03/bill-gates-affair-allegations-divorce-melinda-french

https://pagesix.com/2022/05/03/bill-gates-grilled-over-cheating -rumors-after-melinda-divorce/

https://www.today.com/news/news/bill-gates-responds-allegations-unfaithful-marriage-rcna27062