Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, 65, to divorce Melinda, 56, after 27 years of marriage: Couple announce $127billion split in joint Twitter post and say they 'can no longer grow together'

Daily Mail ^

[algore]

Bill Gates, the fourth richest man in the world with a fortune of $124billion, and his wife Melinda are divorcing after 27 years of marriage.

The 65-year-old Microsoft founder and his 56-year-old wife announced the split on Twitter.

They both posted the same joint statement which read: 'After a great deal of thought and a lot of work, we have made the decision to end our marriage.

'Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives. We continue to share a belief in tat mission and will continue to work together at the foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives.

'We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life.'

The couple have three kids; Jennifer, 25, Rory, 21, and Phoebe, 18.

It comes less than two weeks after they made their last public appearance, virtually, at a COVID event for healthcare workers.

Gates was already a billionaire when the pair got married in the early 1990s. He founded Microsoft in 1975 and became the world's youngest billionaire in 1987 at the age of 31. He also met Melinda that year.

They married six years later but he deliberated over it and, according to previous interviews given by Melinda, even made a list of pros and cons for marriage on a whiteboard.

[grey_whiskers]

[Hardshell]

I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance.....

[Nifster]

What an ass he is

[Jamestown1630]

I sort of don’t blame her.

Being married to a college dropout who managed to do very well in one area of technology but then decided that he was an expert on all sorts of things in which he has no educational background - well, that might become tiresome.

[Cecily]

Tiresome and possibly nutty as a fruitcake these days.

[dljordan]

“’We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life.’”

Just like you’re giving everyone else you bitch?

[Georgia Girl 2]

Lets hope they all got their vaccines. 😏

[Vendome]

There are 70 Billion reasons why I see just fine.

She’s amazing...

[Vendome]

LOL

so stupid

Good one...

[avenir]

Thanks for link. Not sure if I can stomach it but may try.

[rollo tomasi]

Not liquid, credit/paper wealth is still under lock and key via the foundation as you dance like a monkey for scraps and loose all dignity to a hardcore unattractive Statist.

[Jane Austen]

This reminds me that he once offered a reward or something to have a new type of toilet seat designed.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

‘We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life.’

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Trying to parse what this actually means. Best I can tell it means “Please don’t make fun of us on twitter”. If that is the case I would say “Good luck with that one.”

[Durus]

Maybe she was sick of his Epstein shenanigans.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Both NZ and Australia turned him down as a full time resident. He was told by both countries that they didn’t need billionaires retiring and not contributing.

That's dumb. All he had to do is start a business there and hire a bunch of locals - they would have welcomed him with open arms.

[Grampa Dave]

“All he had to do is start a business there and hire a bunch of locals - they would have welcomed him with open arms.”

Yep. He didn’t want to “work” anymore!

[fr_freak]

From this:



To this:



I don't think aging alone explains it.

[Jane Long]

Testosterone treatments?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

They married six years later but he deliberated over it and, according to previous interviews given by Melinda, even made a list of pros and cons for marriage on a whiteboard.

That makes me think of Paxton Whitehead's character in Back to School.

"I've been doing a great deal of thinking . . . look at the balance sheet. We were made for each other!"

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

“Oh, GNARLY!!!’