Bill Gates: 'I Was Quite Stupid' to Spend Time with Epstein
February 25, 2026
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as posted by the channelBill Gates apologized to staff of the Gates Foundation on Tuesday over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, admitting he made mistakes that had cast a cloud over the philanthropic group while insisting he didn’t participate in Epstein’s crimes.
“To be clear I never spent any time with victims, the women around him,” Gates said, according to a recording reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
In this clip from a wide-ranging interview in January 2025, Gates spoke to WSJ's Emma Tucker about his relationship with Epstein, saying he was "quite stupid" to spend time with the sex offender. The two met a few times, Gates has said, to discuss philanthropy. He now realizes he had been played by Epstein.
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