“Beyond Heartbreaking”: Melinda French Gates Says Epstein Fallout Drove Her From Bill & the Foundation

Melinda French Gates broke her silence on Jeffrey Epstein in a raw podcast appearance, calling the fallout a “reckoning” and saying the unanswered questions belong to “those people — and my ex-husband.” Describing the revelations as “beyond heartbreaking,” Gates said the scandal forced her to leave her marriage and step away from their foundation, adding she is now “grateful to be away from all the muck,” as renewed scrutiny again places Bill Gates in the spotlight.