Melinda Gates Slams Ex-Husband for Friendship With “Abhorrent” Jeffrey Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein's legacy goes far beyond his jailhouse death and the break-up of Bill Gates' marriage.

In a new interview with CBS, Gates opened up about her divorce from the Microsoft billionaire, which she said was painful for many reasons, including his friendship with a convicted sex criminal.

French Gates said that the factors leading to the split were many.

French Gates told CBS that she met with the man because she wanted to know who he was.

She said that she regretted it from the second she stepped in the door.

French Gates said that he had nightmares about it. My heart goes out to these young women.

It remains unclear how close many of the famous people connected to the disgraced financier are.

Gates wasn't the only tech celebrity that the pedophile was friends with. Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology successfully lobbied for the resignation of Joi Ito, the then-director of the school's Media Lab, after it was revealed that he had accepted large donations from the same person.

The science connections don't end there. He was found dead in his jail cell in June, just a few months before The New York Times revealed his plan to create a human race with his genes. He wanted to achieve that weird goal with the help of scientists from Harvard and NASA, including the famed cognitive psychologist Stephen Pinker.

The investigations into those connected to him have been the result of his attempts to befriend rich and powerful people.

The public has not been given an inside look into the aftermath in most of these cases. It may be the closest we ever come to learning the truth about how deep his connections went with the death of his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

I couldn't trust what we had.

Bill Gates associate says he was deceived when the connection was revealed.

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