{"id":440910,"date":"2022-05-02T19:24:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T16:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeffrey-epstein-meetings-were-a-huge-mistake\/"},"modified":"2022-05-02T19:24:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T16:24:21","slug":"jeffrey-epstein-meetings-were-a-huge-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeffrey-epstein-meetings-were-a-huge-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jeffrey Epstein meetings were a &#8216;huge mistake&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e6d7bf80b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e6d7bf80b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeffrey-epstein-meetings-were-a-huge-mistake\/#%E2%80%9CJeffrey_Epstein_meetings_were_a_%E2%80%98huge_mistake%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Jeffrey Epstein meetings were a &#8216;huge mistake&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Jeffrey Epstein meetings were a &#8216;huge mistake'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Billionaire Bill Gates is once again expressing regret for associating with deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein \u2013 a purported factor in the unraveling of his marriage with Melinda French Gates.<\/p>\n<p>Gates, 66, has admitted to having \u201cseveral dinners\u201d with Epstein in the early 2010s. The Microsoft co-founder said he participated in the meetings while attempting to raise money for the Gates Foundation \u2013 though Epstein already had a 2008 conviction on a charge of soliciting prostitution from minors when the dinners took place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the time, I didn\u2019t realize that by having those meetings it would be seen as giving him credibility. You\u2019re almost saying, \u2018I forgive that type of behavior,\u2019 or something,\u201d Gates said in a Sunday interview with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/bill-gates-i-m-grieving-the-same-way-melinda-is-nf72pb3kf?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1651393769\">The Times<\/a> in the UK. \u201cSo clearly the way it\u2019s seen, I made a huge mistake not understanding that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last fall, Gates said Epstein had purported to have ties with potential donors for the Gates Foundation\u2019s global health initiatives. But Gates said the dinners \u201cdidn\u2019t result in what he purported and I cut them off.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/epstein-gates.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein\" class=\"wp-image-22108567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/epstein-gates.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/epstein-gates.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/epstein-gates.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bill Gates said he \u201ccut off\u201d meetings with Jeffrey Epstein after they failed to result in funding for his charity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gates admitted the meetings were an error in judgement during a lengthy interview with The Times that also addressed the state of the billionaire\u2019s life following the conclusion of his 27-year marriage.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Gates declined to answer a question about whether he had been unfaithful prior to their divorce. Reports that Gates engaged in in<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate relationships with subordinates at Microsoft have sparked an ongoing investigation at the tech giant.<\/p>\n<p>Gates also said that he still considers his ex-wife to be a \u201cfriend\u201d \u2013 though she declined to use the same word to describe their current relationship during an interview earlier this year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Jeffrey-Epstein_08.jpg?w=769\" alt=\"Jeffrey Epstein\" class=\"wp-image-22108571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Jeffrey-Epstein_08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1538 1538w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Jeffrey-Epstein_08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1154 1153w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Jeffrey-Epstein_08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=769 769w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Jeffrey-Epstein_08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=385 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Jeffrey-Epstein_08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\"\/><figcaption>Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide while in federal prison in 2019.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m also grieving the same way she is,\u201d Gates said. \u201cYes. You know, we grew up together. When I got married, yeah, Microsoft was a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I was a young 38-year-old and she was a mature 28-year old [when they married], and over those next few years, in terms of what we learnt together, what went well, what didn\u2019t go well\u2026 I mean, that\u2019s more than half my adult life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so, yes, you\u2019re very used to going home and saying, \u2018Oh, I did this well,\u2019 or, \u2018Oh, I did this poorly,\u2019 or, \u2018Oh, I called this person the wrong name.\u2019 We did a lot together,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/03\/melinda-gates-bills-work-with-epstein-played-role-in-divorce\/\">French Gates revealed her views<\/a> over her ex-husband\u2019s past decision to meet with Epstein during an interview with \u201cCBS Mornings\u201d in March.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gates-84.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bill Gates\" class=\"wp-image-22108569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gates-84.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gates-84.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gates-84.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bill Gates addressed his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein in a lengthy interview with the Sunday Times.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>French Gates said she met with Epstein just one time and \u201cregretted it from the second I stepped in the door.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was abhorrent. He was evil personified. I had nightmares about it afterwards. So my heart breaks for these young women,\u201d French Gates told CBS\u2019 Gayle King.<\/p>\n<p>French Gates also acknowledged that the meetings played a role in their eventual separation and divorce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was many things. But I did not like that he\u2019d had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein,\u201d French Gates said. \u201cI made that clear to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Epstein committed suicide in prison in 2019 Epstein while he awaited trial on federal sex trafficking charges.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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