Melinda Gates did an exclusive interview with CBS News on Thursday opening up about her ex-husband, Bill Gates’ and her relationship with the convicted pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein.
“I did not like that he had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, no. I made that clear to him,” Melinda said, revealing that she met Epstein “exactly one time” because she “wanted to see who this man was.”
“I regretted it the second I walked in the door,” Melinda said. “He was abhorrent. He was evil personified. … My heart breaks for these women. That’s how I felt, and I am an older woman. … He was awful,” she added.
At a later point in this interview, Melinda also exposed the affair that Bill had with one of his employees which she believes had gotten through it before their public divorce.
“I certainly believe in forgiveness, so I thought we had worked through some of that,” she said. “It wasn’t one moment or one specific thing that happened. There just came a point in time where there was enough there where I realized it just wasn’t healthy, and I couldn’t trust what we had,” she added.
When asked if Bill Gates had multiple affairs during their marriage, Melinda responded awkwardly, saying, “Those are questions Bill needs to answer.”
“First of all we both want to work together – we founded this institution in 2000 – both of us. It has both of our names on the building,” she said referring to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. “I believe in that institution, my values are baked into that institution. So I have always felt like it calls us to be our higher selves,” she added.
“Even during the difficult times in the last 18 months while we were going through this process behind the scenes, we were able to show up and work effectively together,” she continued.
“I’m not saying it was easy but I’m saying for me I had days where I had tears the hour before an online meeting or I’d be angry but I still rose to be my higher self and I think we can continue to do that,” she added.
“We certainly have a working relationship. We are friendly at this point. Friends is a different word for me. That might come over time but for me there is still healing that needs to happen. I wish him well. I certainly don’t wish him any harm. We have a productive working relationship and I think that will continue,” she concluded.
A part of this interview is available to watch on CBS News’ YouTube channel:
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