Bill Gates, the fourth richest man on the planet, has finally broken his silence on the Jeffrey Epstein affair. In a series of interviews, Gates admitted that Epstein pursued a relationship with him, but he insists it was never reciprocated. 'He wanted to have a relationship.
I had dinners and meetings with him, but I deny any reciprocity,' Gates said. The timing is no accident. UK charities, many of which have benefited from Gates Foundation millions, are now scrambling to distance themselves from the tainted billionaire.
Documents obtained by this newsroom show that at least three major UK charities have launched internal reviews into their ties with the Gates Foundation. 'We are urgently examining all historical interactions,' a source from one charity said. The Gates Foundation has already paid out over £40 million to UK-based organisations in the past decade.
But the Epstein shadow is long. Court records show Gates met with Epstein multiple times after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor. Gates claims these meetings were about philanthropy.
'I had meetings with him to discuss global health and ways to get more resources for the Gates Foundation,' he said. Yet Epstein's own emails, uncovered by US investigators, suggest a different story. In one, Epstein boasts to a friend: 'I am Bill's go-to guy for anything related to tech.
' The contradictions are piling up. Meanwhile, UK regulators are tightening the screws. The Charity Commission has issued a statement urging all charities to 'review their due diligence processes concerning high-value donors.
' Translation: they are watching. A senior figure at one affected charity told me: 'We cannot afford to be seen as benefiting from blood money. The public trust is fragile enough.
' The Gates Foundation has not responded to repeated requests for comment. But the cracks are showing. Epstein's ghost is proving impossible to outrun.
For Gates, a man who built his fortune on code and control, this is a reckoning he cannot debug. The story is developing. Stay tuned.
