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Reanna Smith

Why did Bill Gates split from wife? Billionaire opens up about affair rumours

Bill Gates has opened up about his split from ex-wife Melinda French Gates during an interview with BBC's Today programme.

Bill and Melinda announced their divorce last year in a joint statement they both posted to Twitter, saying: “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage.”

The pair were together for 27 years, during that time they had three children and also established the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest nonprofits in the world.

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