Bill Gates: it was a mistake to be friends with Jeffrey Epstein

Bill Gates recently said he made a mistake when he met Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender. 

The BBC Today recently conducted an extensive interview with the founding father of Microsoft, including Jeffrey Epstein mentioned. Epstein was jailed in 2019 on charges of trafficking for sexual purposes and conspiracy to commit trafficking of minors, and later that year, according to the official report, he committed suicide. Gates said that he now feels it was a mistake to have met Epstein, adding that his wife Melinda's instincts were sharper in that regard.

Gates also spoke about Elon Musk, the richest man in the world today. "I don't need you to be nice to me" - said Gates, referring to Musk's accusation that the Microsoft founder was shorting (selling and then buying back Tesla shares at a cheaper price), and his tweets insulted. The Tesla CEO posted an unflattering picture of Bill Gates, which he paired with an emoji of the pregnant man and wrote: "If you need to lose your erection quickly“.

Bill Gates has been the subject of several embarrassing cases in recent years. A The Microsoft founder was investigated back in 2019 after an employee of the company claimed that Gates sexually assaulted her in 2000. The businessman resigned as a director shortly afterwards, but his spokesman said the case had nothing to do with his departure. And last October, the The Wall Street Journal bukkant another unpleasant case, a letter dated 2007 has been leaked in which CEO Bill Gates flirts with an employee. A WSJ following an article by the businessman's spokesman in the Business Insiderto be interviewed bythat the allegations are false and that they are just a recycled rumour.