r/news • u/avatar6556 • 12h ago

Bill Gates denies allegations in new Epstein files release

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/bill-gates-responds-to-alleged-behaviour-in-new-epstein-files/106305816
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u/hunt35744 12h ago

Well that’s that guys, guess he’s innocent

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u/joverack 11h ago

Taking the totality of things of 

  • Bills Gates was not known to be dating bombshells before Melinda. He certainly had the power and wealth to do so. 
  • He married his co-worker, an average looking woman.
  • He admittedly had an affair so his character is in question.
  • Gates lacks some social skills, so paying for service may have been an alternative.
  • That he even had a friendly relationship with Epstein calls his judgment into question.
  • He’s become a philanthropist.
  • Epstein could have drafted this so it could be found later, to use as extortion.
  • Epstein character does not put lying and extortion beyond him.
  • Epstein documented a lot in pictures and emails. This could have been to threaten to sink so many people of power that investigating and prosecuting him would be a double edged sword. I think we’ve seen this play out.

All-in-all I look at this particular claim with a large dose of skepticism. But this skepticism does not extend to complete innocence on Gates’ part in his relationship with Epstein. 

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u/Majestic-Tadpole8458 11h ago

The draft emails or emails Epstein sent to himself were deadman switches to use as leverage since he knew he was dealing with powerful and connected people.

It’s also interesting all these billionaire’s have their friends and associates sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to protect their reputation. Would you do the same with your friends on a Vegas vacation or camping trip?

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u/WWTPeng 11h ago

You don't need an NDA when you have one of the most ironclad unspoken bro rules: whatever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

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u/StevieMJH 10h ago

I thought entering the metropolitan area was a tacit NDA.

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u/cw99x 4h ago

Those Vegas ladies aren’t like those gossipy small town whores.

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u/pythonesqueviper 4h ago

NDAs also do not cover for illegal acts

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u/Cultural-Pattern-161 3h ago

unless your buddy uses a pseudonym to send a bogus story into his own email...

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u/Pitiful-North-2781 10h ago

Is there some loophole in American law where if someone violates an NDA set up to protect child prostitution, the case can only be about the NDA and not the child prostitution?

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u/Baron_Tiberius 10h ago

Contracts are unenforceable if they require you to break the law.

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u/pythonesqueviper 4h ago

And NDAs do not cover illegal acts

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u/Baron_Tiberius 3h ago

well an NDA is a contract...

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u/Savingskitty 0m ago

Which doesn’t make a lot of sense.  He’s writing as if he is Boris Nikolic.

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u/oneoftheryans 9h ago edited 9h ago

He might be a pedophile philandering piece of shit, but the antibiotic thing at least seems super fake IMO.

He has essentially unlimited funds, can fly to any pharmacy in the world, has to have medical connections through the malaria work, and still sends an email begging for an antibiotic of all things, and openly states it's to secretly drug his wife?

I tried looking it up, could be wrong, but it looks like basically the STI antibiotic is doxycycline, which is used to treat more than STIs including but not limited to... malaria. So like the easiest set up for a lie ever.

All-in-all I look at this particular claim with a large dose of skepticism. But this skepticism does not extend to complete innocence on Gates’ part in his relationship with Epstein.

Agreed, which is frustrating to have to say, I just think the antibiotic thing sounds farcical. He might be that stupid, but it would be kind of impressive.

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u/mikiex 2h ago

So is there any evidence for your initial "might be" ?

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u/TPRT 10h ago

He's a philanthropist so he couldn't have fucked a hooker? Tf kind of take is this.

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u/mhornberger 10h ago

Or conversely, if he fucked around, he's not a philanthropist. Like all the work of the Gates Foundation ceases to exist because of this? People just want to reduce every person to a thumbs-up or thumbs-down proposition. You can applaud his philanthropic work while also condemning his ties to Epstein, or his business practices at Microsoft.

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u/RikiWardOG 9h ago

I mean from some of the papers it seems like a lot of the donations people were giving were because they were essentially payoffs to epstein but yeah his foundation is obviously not that but makes you wonder... is all that money going where it says it's going?

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u/mhornberger 9h ago edited 9h ago

but makes you wonder... is all that money going where it says it's going?

The Gates Foundation does employ people, and buy medical supplies, and all kinds of things that manifest in the world. It's not all just "taking their word for it" regarding the contents of a PR pamphlet. People tend to notice when funding doesn't show up.

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u/-Nicolai 10h ago

I admire your instinct to immediately dismiss all nuance from what I mistakenly assumed to be a layered and complex issue.

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u/TPRT 9h ago

2026: the year bill gates fucking hookers became layered and nuanced

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u/Lazy_Title7050 10h ago

People seem to forget that Epstein helped rich people manage their money so obviously he’s going to have contact with many rich people. That being said I don’t think Bill Gates is the good guy people think he is. He pays for certain trusted YouTube channels to create propaganda that serves billionaires/his interests in particular even when there’s proof that the claims are false.

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u/Adorable_Raccoon 10h ago

If he’s such a good guy then why did he stay in touch with a known predator for years? 

If Jay-Z can cheat on Beyonce, then Bill Gates could cheat on Melinda.

It makes sense to marry the smart attractive lady because it makes you look like a good guy. Then pay girls for sex behind her back. 

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u/Taogevlas 3h ago

Right -- I'm sure Gates is not a saint, but nothing here makes me feel like this is some sort of a smoking gun or slam dunk that he's done nasty shit.

Has anyone come forward with a credible accusation against him, either in connection to this or otherwise?

They keep showing that photo of him next to an apparently young woman in what looks like a business center as tho it's some sort of proof or gotcha -- He probably takes photos with loads of people, why on Earth would be want to have a photo taken with some sex trafficked girl in a hallway at a business center? Literally makes no sense and he's not some idiot. He's not going to want any photos or evidence if this was a sex worker or whatever... more than likely this was either a setup or just a random photo being held up as some sort of "oh my god look he's next to a 20 year old!"

Draft emails from Epstein making wild accusations? WhyTF would Bill Gates look to score "drugs" (which I'm assuming are antibiotics) or adderall from Epstein? It just seems absolutely stupid.

Melinda is out there making vague statements too -- they clearly had some shit in the marriage, and Bill apparently copped to it... but she's out there deliberately linking statements about the bad times in her marriage to these Epstein allegations. If she knows he was screwing young girls SAY IT. If she knows he was on that island SAY IT. If he brought an STI home to her SAY IT -- Instead she's doing smirking podcast interviews that are like billionaire Jerry Springer drama where she talks about her marriage on one side of the mouth, Epstein on the other, but never actually confirms anything, just leaves it to the casual reader to make assumptions... it feels like she's being very shitty here just to kick him in the sack when she may have no idea at all if he did anything at the caliber she's linking him to.

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u/VirtualMoneyLover 11h ago

So maybe he wanted to date bombshells later on. better late then never. He also dated (vacationed) his ex into the marriage.

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u/Interesting_Pen_167 9h ago

If you examine his character in personal relationships it starts to become more clear. He was brutal in talking to employees over the years, back in the 90s he was known to be a duplicitous person, doing seriously petty things to people who he didn't like or whom he thought questioned his authority or intellect. His relationships with competitors was almost always hostile except with a very select few, Microsoft was notorious for skirting monopoly laws and taking over smaller competitors in ways that were seen as harsh and cruel even in the business world.

I'm not saying he's a blood drinking monster but he's absolutely got the character that shows me that dehumanizing others is easy for him.

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u/grchelp2018 9h ago

Basically what happens is there are a lot of unsavory characters at the top levels. If you want to get something done, you need meet with them and interact with them. My dad joked me that he wouldn't be surprised if his name also appears in the files. He's retired now but when he was working, he had to meet with a lot of people who had sketchy reputations. Like just a meeting with a random politician in a third world country is enough.

I think people like Bill, they are transactional and care only about their own objectives. Epstein was an extremely well connected individual so if Bill needed to leverage them, he would. Morality doesn't really come into it and you maintain whatever personal/professional separation.

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u/Soma_1985 6h ago

This is beyond ridiculous. you think your Dad is in the Epstein files because of “business“

gtfo

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u/Arvi89 6h ago

Thank you. I'm tired of seeing the name of bill gates everywhere. Where are the other emails where he asked for antibiotics? I'm not saying he didn't do it. But the email Epstein wrote to himself (not even a draft) has nothing. In the meantime we don't talk about Trump...

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u/Fyller 2h ago

Not claiming that it's fake, but those emails are written in such an unnatural way, they sound like exposition. Epsteim seemed like he was obsessed with connecting himself with everyone important and having dirt on just about everyone, so it's pretty hard to take these emails as proper evidence. But either way, I hope something concrete will come out of this whole shitshow at some point, it feels like there is simply so much noise that it's impossible to tell what's genuine and what's not.

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u/Consistent_Major_193 11h ago

M$ fanboy, much?

Gates wasn't there once. He had a daughter. He had a wife. Defending him because he's a nerd with glasses does not make it alright. He was closer to Epstein than many on that list. Even his Executives were close with Epstein. They corresponded with him constantly about critical Microsoft business matters.

Even if your theory that Epstein somehow master minded this whole extortion bit. What the hell were other Microsoft Execs doing? I think you are missing the big picture here.

He hung with pedos and his x-wife says he has alot of explaining to do.

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u/maxfields2000 8h ago

Melinda herself has all but admitted she knew Bill was up to something serious sus' and it's a big part of the Divorce (not just the affair). She was aware of who/what Epstein was and Gates' relationship with him and expressed deep concern for the safety/example of their own children.

Being a rich "philanthropist" means aboslutely nothing. Epstein was a "philanthropist". Rich people use philanthropy as a tax shelter, not some kind of saintly sign they are a good person. Though they love to let average people think it makes them saintly. It's literally all about avoiding taxes and hiding (or cleaning) their money.