See full version: See inside Bill Gates; secret love nest with gal pal Ann Winblad, now up for rent
Gates and Winblad had split in 1987, partly because she was five years older than he and was ready to settle down, according to the article. But they remained close friends and he even sought her approval when it came time to marry Melinda. [links]
However, the couple — one of the richest and most powerful in the country, who had made a mark in the world through their humanitarian efforts and foundation — said they would stay on as co-chairs and trustees of their foundation, which they started in 2000. On the same day they announced their divorce, Gates transferred $1.8 billion in stock to Melinda.
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Following their announcement, unusual details about their marriage from a 1997 Time magazine profile resurfaced. Gates, now 65, revealed a questionable “arrangement” he had with his ex-girlfriend, Ann Winblad, while married to Melinda. Each spring, Gates and his former gal pal spent “a long weekend” together at her Outer Banks, North Carolina, beach residence, enjoying several activities including long walks on the beach.
When the divorce announcement was made public last week, people all over the world were wondering why they have decided to go their separate ways. But now, thanks to the Wall Street Journal report, we seem to have some insights into why their marriage hit the rock.
A similar report also further found that Melinda Gates met with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein alongside her husband, Bill, in New York City about eight years ago. And soon after the meeting, Melinda was furious at the relationship between the two men, according to people familiar with the situation. [links]
A former employee also told the WSJ that Gates continued his relationship with sex offender Epstein despite Melinda telling her husband she was uncomfortable with the disgraced child molester. Epstein was worth $500 million at the time of his death in 2019. WSJ wrote: here
The Seattle-based Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the most influential private foundation in the world, with an endowment worth nearly $50 billion. It has focused on global health and development and U.S. education issues since incorporating in 2000.
"A lot of those Microsoft kids back then, they were young guys in pizza-stained t-shirts for two or three days working on software code," he told the U.K.’s DailyMail on Monday. "Then they would have some pretty wild parties, where they would go out and get strippers in Seattle and bring them over to Bill’s home. He wasn’t a choir boy back then, he wasn’t just this little computer nerd. He did have a life back then."
The former tech business executive launched her private Pivotal Ventures investment and incubation company in 2015 and recently partnered with MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, for a newly announced equity challenge.
The former couple announced they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world. here
James Wallace wrote two books about Bill Gates in the '90s: 'Overdrive: Bill Gates and the Race to Control Cyberspace' and 'Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire' (Photo by © Doug Wilson/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
The Eclipse Aviation founder said that "to the best of my knowledge," Gates was faithful to Melinda after their 1994 marriage. more
While this has no basis in fact, the multibillionaire, who turned his attention to philanthropy a couple of decades ago, has donated $250 million toward fighting the virus.
The billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates have purchased an exquisite beach house outside San Diego—splashing out on $43 million for an oceanfront mansion in the coastal town of Del Mar, CA. The prodigious purchase price makes it one of the largest sales in the area’s history. [links]
Gates, 64, was recently back in the headlines in connection with a conspiracy theory claiming falsely that he was implicated in the spread of COVID-19.
Rich wood ceilings throughout the home evoke the feeling of being on an island, and the gorgeous pool beckons, should the owners desire to take a break from the salty ocean water.
The luxurious six-bedroom, four-bathroom, 5,800-square-foot home was sold to the Gates family by Madeleine Pickens, a former wife of the billionaire oil baron T. Boone Pickens, according to the Wall Street Journal. The home originally landed on the market for $48 million in January 2019. more
Wide windows throughout the living spaces open to the back patio, offering a seamless flow between the indoor and outdoor spaces. The large patio also provides awe-inspiring vistas of the Pacific Ocean. more
“Bill did talk to his close friends on the golf course,” said a source. “He told them a while back that the marriage was loveless, that it had been over for some time and they were living separate lives.”
Bill and Melinda Gates got married on the golf course at the Manele Bay Hotel in Hawaii. Frederic Stevens/Getty Images
She said in 2019, “Bill Gates regrets ever meeting with Epstein and recognizes it was an error in judgment to do so.” here