盖茨坦承与两位俄罗斯女性有婚外情，但否认参与爱泼斯坦案罪行！

法新社2026年2月25日(星期三)报道，比尔·盖茨承认与杰弗里·爱泼斯坦交往是一个“巨大错误”。他在其慈善基金会对员工表示，自己曾与两名俄罗斯女性有过婚外情，但否认卷入这位身败名裂的金融家爱泼斯坦所涉罪行。

在美国司法部公布的文件中，微软联合创始人盖茨位列众多知名人士名单。文件披露了这些名人与已定罪性犯罪者爱泼斯坦之间的密切往来、非法金融交易及私人合影等内容。

在盖茨基金会周二举行的员工员工大会上（《华尔街日报》审阅了相关录音），盖茨对自己与爱泼斯坦的关系影响到基金会的慈善工作表示遗憾。

他表示：“与爱泼斯坦交往是一个巨大错误”，并且还带盖茨基金会高管参与与爱泼斯坦的会面。他说：“我向那些因我所犯的错误而被卷入此事的人道歉。”

因强迫未成年女性为权贵提供性服务而被判刑的爱泼斯坦及其女友

在美国司法部公布的文件中，一封邮件草稿显示，爱泼斯坦曾指控盖茨存在婚外情，并写道他与盖茨的关系包括“为比尔提供药物，以应对与俄罗斯女性发生性关系后的问题，以及为他安排与已婚女性的秘密幽会”。

现年70岁的盖茨在员工大会上承认了两段婚外情。他说：“我确实有过婚外情，一位是在桥牌活动中认识的俄罗斯桥牌选手，另一位是通过商业活动结识的俄罗斯核物理学家。”但他否认与爱泼斯坦的受害者有任何关联。爱泼斯坦因涉嫌贩卖未成年少女进行性交易，在2019年等待审判期间死于纽约监狱牢房。

盖茨在员工大会上表示：“我没有做过任何违法的事，也从未见过任何不法行为。”

这位科技巨头表示，他与爱泼斯坦的交往始于2011年，而此时距离爱泼斯坦因引诱未成年人卖淫认罪已过去三年。盖茨称，他当时知道爱泼斯坦有一项“18个月的出行限制”，但并未核查其背景。

盖茨表示，他当时的妻子梅琳达在2013年就对爱泼斯坦表示过担忧，但他仍与对方继续交往了至少一年。盖茨对员工说：“以我现在掌握的情况来看，情况要糟糕一百倍。不仅是他过去的罪行，如今很明显他当时还有持续的不当行为。”

盖茨基金会表示，盖茨在该基金会每半年一次的例行员工大会上，就爱泼斯坦案及其他问题作出了回应。基金会在给法新社的一份声明中称：“比尔坦诚发言，详细回应了多个问题，并为自己的行为承担责任。”

Bill Gates admits affairs but denies involvement in Epstein crimes. AFP.

Wed, February 25, 2026.

American philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was among many prominent names in the Epstein files (Arun SANKAR)

Bill Gates has admitted making a "huge mistake" in associating with Jeffrey Epstein, telling staff at his charity foundation that he had affairs with two Russian women but denying involvement in the disgraced financier's crimes.

The Microsoft co-founder is among the prominent names appearing in documents released by the US Justice Department that revealed close friendships, illicit financial dealings and private photos with convicted sex offender Epstein.

In a town hall Tuesday with staff at the Gates Foundation, a recording of which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, Gates expressed regret that his relationship with Epstein had affected the work of his philanthropic organization.

"It was a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein" and to also bring Gates Foundation executives into meetings with Epstein, he said.

"I apologize to other people who are drawn into this because of the mistake that I made."

In a draft email among the documents released by the Justice Department, Epstein alleged Gates engaged in extramarital affairs, writing that his relationship with Gates ranged from "helping Bill to get drugs, in order to deal with consequences of sex with russian girls, to facilitating his illicit trysts, with married women."

- 'I saw nothing illicit' -

Gates, 70, admitted at the town hall to two affairs.

"I did have affairs, one with a Russian bridge player who met me at bridge events, and one with a Russian nuclear physicist who I met through business activities," he said.

But he denied any involvement with victims of Epstein, who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking underage girls.

"I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit," Gates told the town hall.

The tech titan said his relationship with Epstein began in 2011, three years after the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution.

Gates said he knew of an "18-month thing" restricting Epstein's travel but didn't check his background.

He said his then-wife Melinda expressed concerns about Epstein in 2013, but that he continued the relationship for at least another year.

"Knowing what I know now makes it, you know, a hundred times worse in terms of not only his crimes in the past, but now it's clear there was ongoing bad behavior," Gates told staff.

The Gates Foundation said Gates addressed the Epstein case and other issues at its scheduled twice-yearly town hall event.

"Bill spoke candidly, addressing several questions in detail, and took responsibility for his actions," it said in a statement to AFP.