Recently released Justice Department files have exposed a series of emails in which the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein savaged Microsoft founder Bill Gates over his alleged treatment of a former lover. In the correspondence, Epstein claimed that, despite Gates's vast fortune, he refused to financially support his Russian mistress, leaving her penniless and sleeping on a friend's sofa.
The messages suggest Epstein was weaponising what he knew to gain leverage over the billionaire. The court documents outline a troubling story of conflict and potential blackmail, offering fresh insight into what may have been happening between the two men before Epstein's death in 2019.
