Exclusive: Bill Gates has addressed his presence in the three million recently-released pages of the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying he regrets ever coming into contact with the convicted sex offender.
The documents appear to show draft messages in Epstein's email account alleging that Gates had used him to organise trysts with women and contracted a sexually transmitted infection.
In an exclusive interview with 9News' Chief Political Editor Charles Croucher, Gates again denied the "false" accusations.
" Apparently, Jeffrey wrote an email to himself. That email was never sent. The email is false," he said.
" I don't know what his thinking was there. Was he trying to attack me in some way?
"Every minute I spent with him, I regret, and I apologise that I did that."
Melinda French G ates today told NPR the allegations reminded her of "very, very painful" times in her marriage, adding that her billionaire ex-husband was one of many who had questions to answer about Epstein.
Gates said he met Epstein in 2011 and had several dinners together over three years, but never visited his island nor had relations with women.
"The focus was always, he knew a lot of very rich people, and he was saying he could get them to give money to global health. In retrospect, that was a dead end," he said.
"I was foolish to spend time with him. I was one of many people who regret ever knowing him.
"The more that comes out, the more clear it will be that, although the time was a mistake, it has...
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