Bill Gates addressed some of the allegations in the Epstein Files.

17:33, Wed, Feb 4, 2026 Updated: 17:45, Wed, Feb 4, 2026

Bill Gates admitted he was 'foolish'

Bill Gates admitted he was 'foolish' (Image: X)

Bill Gates has admitted he was "foolish" to spend time with Jeffrey Epstein as he addresses huge allegations made in the latest file release. Allegations that the billionaire hid a sexually transmitted disease from his wife after contact with “Russian girls” surfaced in the bombshell file release.

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The tech mogul's office immediately issued a statement denouncing the “absolutely absurd and completely false” assertion, but until now Gates, 70, has remained tight lipped. Speaking out about his inclusion in the millions of files Gates has now broken his silence. “Every minute I spent with him, I regret, and I apologise that I did that,” Mr Gates told Australia’s 9News, adding that he was “foolish to spend time with him” and is “one of many people who regret ever knowing him”.

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