Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has publicly admitted to having affairs with two Russian women, pulling back the curtain on a private life he has long kept tightly controlled. The 70-year-old billionaire made the remarks during a Gates Foundation gathering on 24 February, directly addressing persistent rumours about his personal conduct while also confronting questions over his controversial ties to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
It is a striking disclosure from someone who rarely lets his personal life collide with his public persona. Gates and his former wife, Melinda French Gates, officially divorced in 2021. The former couple share three children and are still working out what life looks like after their marriage and high-profile separation.
