Bill Gates has once again spoken out about his friendship with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein by calling himself an “idiot” and saying spending any time with him was a “huge mistake”.
Gates spoke with Wall Street Journal In an interview published on Friday, he echoed statements he has made in recent years, ahead of the release of his new book.
the Co-founder of Microsoft, 69, author of “Source Code: My Beginnings,” which is scheduled for release on February 4.
“In retrospect, I was a fool to spend any time with him,” Gates said of Epstein. “I think I was very stupid. I thought it would help me with global health charity work. In fact, I failed to do it. It was just a huge mistake.”
Bill Gates met with Jeffrey Epstein 'a number of times' and admitted it was a 'huge mistake'
Bill Gates, left, has spoken publicly about his relationship with convicted child molester Jeffrey Epstein, right, several times over the years. (Getty/AP)
Epstein, a notorious predator, pleaded guilty to trafficking underage girls in 2008, and began pursuing a relationship with Gates in 2010 to help improve his then-tarnished image. New York Post report.
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In this February 1, 2019 file photo, Bill and Melinda Gates smile at each other during an interview in Kirkland, Washington. (AP Photo/Ellen Thompson, File))
Gates and Epstein met several times before Epstein's death in 2019, when Epstein hanged himself in a prison cell in 2019 while awaiting trial. Accusations of sex trafficking.
Gates said the situation made him more cautious about his relationships.
Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, Massachusetts on September 8, 2024. Epstein was in touch with many high-profile figures, including politicians, actors and academics. Epstein was convicted of having sex with an underage woman. (Rick Friedman/Corbis)
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Gates' ex-wife Melinda GatesShe said she was wary of his interactions with Epstein and met him in person on one occasion.
She told Gayle King in a 2021 interview that Epstein was “evil incarnate.”
Fox News' Emma Colton contributed to this report.
