Melinda French Gates ‘Unsettled’ at Jeffrey Epstein dinner: book

“The entrance and reception area had two stories. One wall was lined with framed and signed photographs of famous men, including former President Bill Clinton. Female figures, some of them suggestively dressed, stood by the marble staircase,” Das writes of Epstein. . former residence near Central Park.

She cites a 2003 Vanity Fair profile of the late financier, which described another installation in his home. Epstein allegedly kept rows of framed eyeballs from England that were made for wounded soldiers in the entry hall. Das says French Gates felt uneasy “from the moment he walked in the door.”

“I regretted it from the moment I walked in the door. He was disgusting. He was evil personified,” Gates told CBS in 2022.

Around the same time, Das says, Gates was unofficially campaigning for a Nobel Peace Prize for their foundation’s polio eradication work. Epstein said he could help the Gates Foundation secure a victory.

“French Gates sat uncomfortably throughout the dinner, and later told friends she was furious that her then-husband would not cut ties with him,” the book says.

The former co-chair of the Gates Foundation has said as much publicly about her opinion of her ex-husband’s ties to Epstein. French Gates told CBS that she is not happy the pair are dating and has “made it clear” to Gates.

About the new book in general, a spokesperson for Bill Gates told Business Insider: “Relying almost exclusively on second- and third-hand hearsay and anonymous sources, the book includes highly sensationalized allegations and falsehoods that ignore the facts real documents provided by our office. author on numerous occasions”.

Gates’ office did not respond to BI’s request for comment specifically for this story. He previously said he made “a big mistake” in meeting Epstein.

“At the time, I didn’t realize that by having those meetings, he would have seen credibility,” Gates said. The Times in 2022.

He added: “It’s almost like you’re saying, ‘I forgive this kind of behaviour’, or something like that. So clearly, from the way it’s seen, I made a big mistake in not understanding that.”