Bill Gates regrets Epstein association more than ever, telling reporters this week he wishes he could erase every second spent with the late financier. The Microsoft founder opened up in a fresh chat with Australia’s Nine News, saying flat out he never stepped foot on that infamous island and calling the whole link a massive mistake from start to finish.
The interview dropped Wednesday, right as more Epstein files keep spilling secrets years after his 2019 death in jail. Gates sat there calm but firm, repeating lines he’s said before but with extra punch now.
“Every minute I spent with him, I regret, and I apologise that I did that,” he told the outlet. He stressed dinners happened a few times between 2011 and 2014, always about philanthropy chats that went nowhere.
No trips to Little Saint James, no meetings with women – nothing like the dark stuff tied to Epstein’s crowd. “I never went to the island. I never met any women,” Gates added, shutting down wild claims floating in those documents.
Social media caught fire quickly. Clips from the interview spread like crazy on X, with users sharing the video where Gates looks straight at the camera, owning the error but drawing clear lines.
One post from @Loxxip racked up views fast, just captioning, “Bill Gates says he regrets every minute he spent with Jeffrey Epstein and that he never went to the island.”
Comments poured in mixed – some praising him for speaking up, others digging up old photos or questioning why he hung around a convicted offender in the first place. “Too little too late,” one user wrote, while another joked, “Bill’s trying to Ctrl+Z that whole friendship.”
Gates first met Epstein after the financier’s 2008 conviction for sex crimes, a point that’s stuck like glue in every story about their ties. Back then, Epstein pitched himself as a bridge to big donors for global health work, something right up Gates’ alley with his foundation.
But it soured fast when nothing panned out. “In retrospect, that was a dead end,” Gates said in the interview, calling himself foolish for giving it air. His ex-wife Melinda French Gates weighed in too recently, saying the whole mess brings back painful memories from their marriage that ended in 2021.
She called those Epstein links a sore spot that factored into their split, though Gates always denied any wrongdoing.
Epstein’s shadow hangs long, even seven years gone. Files unsealed last month tossed out fake emails Epstein wrote to himself, claiming wild stuff like helping Gates cover up affairs or health issues – all denied as total lies. “That email was never sent.
That email is false,” Gates shot back, wondering what Epstein cooked up in his head. It’s the kind of dirt that keeps resurfacing, pulling powerful names like Gates, Clinton, or Prince Andrew back into the mess.
Gates built an empire changing tech, then poured billions into vaccines and poverty fights through his foundation. But Epstein’s stain sticks, no matter how many times he apologises.
He told PBS back in 2021 those meetings were a straight mistake, cutting ties quick when red flags waved. Now at 70, he’s focused on climate work and health tech, but questions linger. Why risk it?
Some defend him, saying everybody’s crossed paths with shady types without knowing full stories. Others call for deeper looks, especially with Epstein’s network touching science circles Gates ran in.
One X user posted, “Bill Gates Says He Regrets ‘Every Minute’ He Spent with Jeffrey Epstein,” linking to the full chat.
At the core, Gates’ words remind everybody power brings traps. He regrets the minutes, apologizes again, and moves on. But with files still dropping, the story won’t die quietly.
People watch close for more twists – false emails, old dinners, island myths. Gates stays clear: mistake made, lesson learned, nothing more. Whether that quiets the noise, time tells. For now, the interview keeps conversations rolling, pulling old skeletons back into light.
