Bill Gates admits he regrets Melinda's divorce the most: 'It was miserable

Bill and Melinda married in 1994 and have three  children, Jennif... Read  more
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Bill Gates said  that divorcing Melinda after 27 years of marriage will always be the thing he regrets most in his life. In an interview with  The Times of London, he said  that although he is  happier now, the divorce was miserable for him and Melinda for at least two years and will remain  at the top of  his list of regrets.  "Melinda and I still see each other  - we have three  children and two  grandchildren, so there are family events. The kids are  fine. "They have good  values," Bill  said.
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Bill  Gates, 69, is  currently dating Paula Hurd, 62, the widow of Oracle CEO Mark  Hurd. Melinda, 60, has also  been dating her new boyfriend, entrepreneur Philip  Vaughn. "When Melinda and I met, I  had some success, but not  ridiculous - that  happened during the time we were together.  So she  helped me a lot. When we got  divorced, it was  difficult and then she made the decision to leave the  foundation. "I was disappointed that she  chose to  leave," Gates said. Bill and Melinda married in 1994 and have three  children, Jennifer, 28, Rory,  25, and Phoebe, 22. They announced their  separation in May 2021 and said they had been living  apart for a year. Bill  had previously admitted  to causing her grief when she confronted him about a report that  he had had an affair with a Microsoft employee.  "Of course, I made  mistakes and I take  responsibility for them," she replied, adding, "I don't think  going into  detail at this point is constructive, but yes, I caused  pain and  I'm sorry for that." »
Another factor  that contributed to their split was  Bill's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. "I  didn't like  him meeting with Jeffrey Epstein, no.  "I made that  clear," Melinda said in an interview. "He was  disgusting. He was evil personified." Bill called his working relationship with Epstein, who  committed suicide in  prison in August 2019 while awaiting trial on  sex trafficking charges, a "mistake."