{"id":539185,"date":"2023-01-12T22:49:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T19:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bill-gates-dodges-jeffrey-epstein-questions-during-reddit-chat\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T22:49:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T19:49:34","slug":"bill-gates-dodges-jeffrey-epstein-questions-during-reddit-chat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bill-gates-dodges-jeffrey-epstein-questions-during-reddit-chat\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bill Gates dodges Jeffrey Epstein questions during Reddit chat"},"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-6a2f24182aa94\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bill-gates-dodges-jeffrey-epstein-questions-during-reddit-chat\/#%E2%80%9CBill_Gates_dodges_Jeffrey_Epstein_questions_during_Reddit_chat%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Bill Gates dodges Jeffrey Epstein questions during Reddit chat&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBill_Gates_dodges_Jeffrey_Epstein_questions_during_Reddit_chat%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Bill Gates dodges Jeffrey Epstein questions during Reddit chat&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Bill Gates held court during an online chat in which he invited <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> users to \u201cask me anything\u201d on Wednesday \u2014 only to ignore questions about his ties to the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>Gates, the Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, fielded questions <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/109eze3\/im_bill_gates_and_im_back_for_my_11th_ama_ask_me\/\">during a Reddit \u201cAMA\u201d<\/a> in which he opined on his favorite rock band (U2), the need to combat climate change, taxation of the wealthy, his ownership of US farmland and which television shows he enjoyed the most in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>But he wouldn\u2019t touch the hot-button question of his prior relationship with Epstein, the wealthy financier who hanged himself in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting federal trial on sex trafficking charges in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy did you continue associating with Jeffrey Epstein after he was convicted of being a pedo?\u201d a Redditor who goes by the handle \u201calwayshazthelinks\u201d wrote to Gates. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd against your then-wife\u2019s advice and wishes?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reference was to Epstein\u2019s prior conviction in 2008 when he admitted in a Florida court to procuring a child for prostitution and soliciting a prostitute.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"631\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/epstein-gates.jpg?w=631\" alt=\"Bill Gates admitted to meeting with Jeffrey Epstein several times in the early 2010s -- even after he was convicted of sex crimes.\" class=\"wp-image-25340304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/epstein-gates.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1262 1262w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/epstein-gates.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=946 946w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/epstein-gates.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=631 631w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/epstein-gates.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=315 315w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/epstein-gates.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\"\/><figcaption>Bill Gates admitted to meeting with Jeffrey Epstein several times in the early 2010s \u2014 even after he was convicted of sex crimes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The questioner then posted a link to an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/bill-gates-ex-wife-melinda-relationship-jeffrey-epstein-hurt-marriage-1684812\">article with the headline<\/a>: \u201cBill Gates\u2019 Ex-Wife Melinda Says His Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein Hurt Marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Reddit user then posed a follow-up question: \u201cWhy did you funnel donations through Epstein as opposed to publicly donating via your well-known \u2018philanthropic\u2019 foundation?<\/p>\n<p>Last March, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/03\/melinda-gates-bills-work-with-epstein-played-role-in-divorce\/?_gl=1*1gey25r*_ga*Njk0OTk1MzEzLjE2NjczMTA0NDM.*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY3MzU0OTE0MS4xMzIuMC4xNjczNTQ5MTQxLjAuMC4w&amp;_ga=2.29948923.539069908.1673353917-694995313.1667310443\">Melinda French Gates told <\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/03\/melinda-gates-bills-work-with-epstein-played-role-in-divorce\/?_gl=1*1gey25r*_ga*Njk0OTk1MzEzLjE2NjczMTA0NDM.*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY3MzU0OTE0MS4xMzIuMC4xNjczNTQ5MTQxLjAuMC4w&amp;_ga=2.29948923.539069908.1673353917-694995313.1667310443\">Gayle King<\/a> of \u201cCBS This Morning\u201d that it was \u201cnot one thing but many things\u201d that led to the end of her 27-year marriage to Gates. The divorce was finalized in August 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not like that he had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, no,\u201d Melinda French Gates said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made that clear to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She told King that she met Epstein \u201cexactly one time\u201d because she \u201cwanted to see who this man was.\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\/2023\/01\/Melinda-French-Gates_96.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25340345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Melinda-French-Gates_96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Melinda-French-Gates_96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Melinda-French-Gates_96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates divorced after 27 years of marriage. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI regretted it the second I walked in the door,\u201d Melinda French Gates told \u201cCBS This Morning.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was abhorrent. He was evil personified. My heart breaks for these women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates provided a statement to CBS which read: \u201cMeeting with Epstein was a mistake that I regret deeply. It was a substantial error in judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates, 67, has admitted to having \u201cseveral dinners\u201d with Epstein in the early 2010s.<\/p>\n<p>He said this past May that the meetings were part of efforts to raise money for the Gates Foundation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"865\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Jeffrey-Epstein-Prince-Andrew.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"In 2019, Epstein hanged himself in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.\" class=\"wp-image-25340386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Jeffrey-Epstein-Prince-Andrew.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Jeffrey-Epstein-Prince-Andrew.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Jeffrey-Epstein-Prince-Andrew.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Jeffrey-Epstein-Prince-Andrew.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>In 2019, Epstein hanged himself in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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 <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\">Bill Gates told\u00a0The Times\u00a0in the UK<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo clearly the way it\u2019s seen, I made a huge mistake not understanding that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bill 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,\u00a0and 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\/2023\/01\/Melinda-French-Gates_01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Gates has said his meetings with Epstein were intended to solicit donations to his charity, the Gates Foundation.\" class=\"wp-image-25340429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Melinda-French-Gates_01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Melinda-French-Gates_01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Melinda-French-Gates_01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gates has said his meetings with Epstein were intended to solicit donations to his charity, the Gates Foundation.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In September 2021, Gates squirmed and played with his ring finger when \u201cPBS <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>hour\u201d host Judy Woodruff grilled him about his dealings with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>Woodruff asked Gates about having \u201chad a number of\u00a0meetings\u201d with Epstein\u00a0after the latter had already been \u201cfound guilty of soliciting prostitution from minors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, I had dinners with him,\u201d Gates replied, fiddling nervously with his hands and pulling on the ring finger on his left hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI regret doing that,\u201d Gates said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional Reporting by Thomas Barrabi and Lee Brown<\/em>\n                        <\/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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