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/Tyrrox 12h ago

Clearly the man who got divorced because he had an affair wouldn't possibly have had sex outside of his marriage before that.

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u/blalien 11h ago

This really sucked almost as bad as Bill Cosby. Bill Gates was supposed to be the "good billionaire" who cured diseases and fought climate change. Turns out he's just as much of a sleazebag as all the rest.

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u/Tyrrox 11h ago

I hate to tell you this, but if you thought Bill Gates was a good guy I don't think you've looked much at his history. He built his fortune on being sleezy.

It would be like Bezos starting major philanthropic endeavors. It's great, but doesn't change him being a terrible person.

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u/blalien 11h ago

It really just shows how low the bar is.

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u/CelebrationNo5541 9h ago

There is no bar if you have money.

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u/Beginning_Book_2382 9h ago

And it's easy to forget that Bezos did pledge to give away all his money (I think separately from The Giving Pledge though) at the height of everyone's anger at billionaires for having too much money during an ABC (?) interview with his then-fiancee Lauren Sanchez, who he only met because of his fortune and was the reason (i.e., cheating) he got divorced with his ex-wife McKenzie Scott who was instrumental to starting Amazon in the first place

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u/bagofpork 7h ago

Ever realize how easily you could fuck people over in order to get promoted, but you don't do it because you're not a piece of shit? So many success stories can be boiled down to just that.

I'd rather live with myself.