US entrepreneur Bill Gates has apologized to the staff of his Gates Foundation for tainting the image of the philanthropic group through his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

‘It was a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein’ and to also bring Gates Foundation executives into meetings with Epstein, he told the foundation's staff

Bill Gates admitted to two affairs with Russian women and described his association with Jeffrey Epstein as a 'huge mistake' during a Gates Foundation town hall.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation stated that Bill Gates has taken responsibility for his past interactions and links with Jeffrey Epstein.

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

‘It was a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein,’ Bill Gates said in a town hall with staff yesterday at the Gates Foundation.

Bei einer Mitarbeiterversammlung der Gates Foundation entschuldigt sich Microsoft-Gründer Gates für seine Nähe zu Epstein. Dabei räumt er auch zwei Affären mit Russinnen ein.

The Gates Foundation's final 20-year global health initiative, aimed at reducing maternal and child mortality and eradicating malaria, places Nigeria at the center of its agenda.

Bill Gates reportedly addressed questions regarding his association with Jeffrey Epstein 'candidly' during a meeting of the Gates Foundation.

Bill Gates apologized to employees of the Gates Foundation for his past ties to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, stating he 'saw nothing illicit' but took responsibility for his actions.

A spokesperson for the Gates Foundation stated that Bill Gates 'took responsibility' for his ties with Jeffrey Epstein, following a report that he apologized to staff.