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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Bill Gates admits he was 'foolish' to spend time with Jeffrey Epstein
Caption: Bill Gates admits he was 'foolish' to spend time with Jeffrey Epstein. The former Microsoft CEO has addressed his meetings with the late Epstein. ”In retrospect, I was foolish to spend any time with him. And he, sort of, got time with various people by spending time with other people. So yes, I think I was quite stupid.” “I thought it would help me with global health philanthropy. In fact, it failed to do that. It was just a huge mistake.” When he was asked if his connections with the disgraced Epstein made him think twice about who he met with, he replied, "Definitely. I mean, are you kidding?” In 2023, the Wall Street Journal reported that Epstein had threatened to reveal Gates' alleged 2017 affair with a Russian bridge player while he was still married to now ex-wife, Melinda Gates. At the time, Gates' spokesperson released a statement saying: ”Mr. Gates met with Epstein solely for philanthropic purposes. Having failed repeatedly to draw Mr. Gates beyond these matters, Epstein tried unsuccessfully to leverage a past relationship to threaten Mr. Gates.” "Mr. Gates never had any financial dealings with Epstein. As Bill has said before, it was a mistake to have ever met him.” Epstein took his own life in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal conspiracy and sex trafficking charges. He was 66. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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