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I was foolish': Bill Gates says he deeply regrets spending any time with disgraced Epstein
dailymail.co.uk ^ | 04 Feb 2026 By | ASHLEY NICKEL and EMMA RICHTER

Posted on 02/04/2026 5:56:40 AM PST by V_TWIN

One of the world's richest men, Bill Gates, has broken his silence following allegations surfacing in the latest round of documents released regarding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

'The focus was always, he knew a lot of very rich people and he was saying he could get them to give money to global health,' Gates said in an interview with Nine News on Wednesday.

Gates gave his 'only Australian TV interview' with the network during a trip to the country for the Australian Open, which ran from January 12 to February 1 at Melbourne Park.

The billionaire continued: 'You know, in retrospect that was a dead end and I was foolish to spend time with him. I am one of many people who regret ever knowing him.

'Apparently, Jeffrey wrote an email to himself. That email was never sent. The email is, you know, false.

'I don't know what his thinking was there. Every minute that I spent with him, I regret and I apologise that I did that.

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To: V_TWIN
Classic "I'm sorry I got caught" apology.

That about sums it up.

21 posted on 02/04/2026 6:21:00 AM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. 🎤 Father of USAF ISR pilot. ✈️ Aviation is in our DNA)
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To: V_TWIN

Yep.

Gates is an ugly, mean, nerd who never had a chance to even hold the hand of a pretty girl in high school.

He paid cash to relive high school fantasies.

It’s really pathetic.


22 posted on 02/04/2026 6:21:05 AM PST by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: WKUHilltopper

23 posted on 02/04/2026 6:26:48 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Quid Quid Nominatur Fabricatur)
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To: V_TWIN
Bill's new nickname; Urkel.


24 posted on 02/04/2026 6:26:59 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Perfection is impossible. But if you pursue perfection you may achieve excellence - - Vince Lombardi)
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To: V_TWIN

What is he apologizing for, if the stuff is “false?”


25 posted on 02/04/2026 6:28:35 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: V_TWIN

It wasn’t “spending any time”. It was spending lots of time.


26 posted on 02/04/2026 6:29:35 AM PST by Starboard
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To: V_TWIN

Yet people denounce Donald Trump as being involved with Epstein simply because Epstein crashed one of Trump’s parties and Donald himself promptly bounced him.


27 posted on 02/04/2026 6:29:51 AM PST by jmcenanly (You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ― Winston)
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To: V_TWIN

I’ll acknowledge that he tries to do good in the world, The Gates Foundation has been impactful in helping to cut child mortality rates. And it could also be true he was using his wealth and fame to do some horrible things. Time will tell.

That said, I’m going to Las Vegas next month and if there’s betting on this… I’ll put down a Hyundai on creepy old nerd getting some strange.


28 posted on 02/04/2026 6:31:01 AM PST by Made In The USA (One and Two and Three and Four and)
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To: V_TWIN

People are always sorry when they get caught with their hads in the cookie jar.....


29 posted on 02/04/2026 6:31:28 AM PST by Iron Munro (Pamela Geller: Where Islam dominates democracy and non-muslims perish.)
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To: Dixie Yooper

My Widows 10 has received 1000’s of updates. And each update is painfully slow. My $19.95 Roku gadget finishes updates in 20-30 seconds. Windows 10 files are humongous numerous. No wonder it is so inefficient.

And we should trust Microsoft made AI? hahahahaha


30 posted on 02/04/2026 6:31:28 AM PST by Bobbyvotes (Work is worship says Bhagavad Geeta. Instead of praying do work and get richer.)
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To: V_TWIN

Oh okay, Bill. 🤡🤡


31 posted on 02/04/2026 6:34:44 AM PST by dforest
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To: V_TWIN
Am I a bad person because I don't believe him?

You want to be mildly naughty and hang out with the edgy cool kids? Sometimes the naughty is not mild and the edge is a sheer cliff.

If you run away screaming you have learned something.

But if you keep coming back.....

32 posted on 02/04/2026 6:36:04 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (The tree accused of killed Sonny Bono was planted.)
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To: V_TWIN
"I was foolish"


33 posted on 02/04/2026 6:37:10 AM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: Libloather

Melinda sure doesn’t give a rats arse about all the other evil doings of her ex husband. She still supports much of it.


34 posted on 02/04/2026 6:37:18 AM PST by dforest
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To: V_TWIN
Classic "I'm sorry I got caught" apology.

Did anyone expect anything more?

That's all we're going to get out of this Epstein clownshow. A whole bunch of grown men saying, "My bad. I thought she was 18."

And that'll be the extent of it.

35 posted on 02/04/2026 6:37:25 AM PST by Drew68
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To: roving

Most of the sex victims were probably already paid off. That is why we hear little about them.

Maybe many have moved on with their generous payoffs and do not want to be dragged into the public eye.


36 posted on 02/04/2026 6:39:47 AM PST by dforest
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To: Made In The USA

Oh really? Bill is unwelcome in many countries where he has used experimental vaccines on children and native populations to cause severe harm.


37 posted on 02/04/2026 6:42:40 AM PST by dforest
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To: V_TWIN

He should release his medical records?


38 posted on 02/04/2026 6:43:01 AM PST by Busywhiskers ("Once you have wrestled, everything else in life is easy" -Dan Gable)
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To: V_TWIN

If it’s true he tried to drug his wife without her consent or knowledge and then moved on to pushing the vax, is it possible I might not be a #PureBlood?


39 posted on 02/04/2026 6:44:18 AM PST by ArcadeQuarters (You can't remove RINOs by voting for them!)
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To: V_TWIN

idiot followed his little captain into battle.


40 posted on 02/04/2026 6:44:38 AM PST by ronniesgal ( so is it okay that I said that??? GO TRUMP GO!!!!)
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