Bill Gates 'loved' Jeffrey Epstein, but his former wife Melinda banned him from speaking with the convicted sex offender, explosive text messages allege. Several messages from the myriad Epstein files released this month have given an insight into the friendship between the disgraced financier and tech tycoon Gates. Epstein spoke with Gates' adviser in 2017 about a venture that never materialized - partly because the Microsoft founder's spouse wanted them to stop speaking. 'He wants to talk to you but his wife won't let him,' Gates' adviser told Epstein, per CBS News. The adviser followed up with a series of...