Bill Gates told the House Oversight Committee that Jeffrey Epstein considered using allegations about Gates’s ties to Russian women and his extramarital affairs as blackmail to force renewed contact. Gates’s testimony reportedly mentions "blackmail" 22 times and denies any sexual contact with underage women. Documents confirm meetings, photos and emails between Gates and Epstein from 2011–2014, but the records released so far do not show evidence that Gates knew of or participated in Epstein’s sexual crimes.
Bill Gates Says Jeffrey Epstein Tried to Blackmail Him — New Details From Congressional Testimony
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told investigators that Jeffrey Epstein discussed using allegations about Gates’s ties to Russian women — and his extramarital affairs — as a means of blackmail to pressure him back into Epstein’s circle. Gates’s newly released testimony to the House Oversight Committee reportedly uses the word "blackmail" 22 times.
Gates denied any sexual contact with underage women and said his meetings with Epstein were limited to business topics. He also testified that he was unaware of Epstein’s criminal conduct while they were in contact and that he never observed Epstein making sexual advances in his presence.
What Gates Says
Business-Only Meetings: Gates stated that his interactions with Epstein were focused on philanthropic and business matters, not sexual activities.
No Sexual Contact: He categorically denied being introduced to, offered, or having sex with any young woman or girl, and said he never received massages from underage women or contracted an STD.
Severed Ties In 2014: Gates said he ended their relationship in 2014 after learning more about Epstein’s conduct and that Epstein later discussed using potential blackmail to try to draw him back.
Documents And Reporting
Reporting by The Guardian and other outlets confirms that Gates and Epstein had a real relationship: multiple meetings, photographs together, and email exchanges. However, the documents released so far do not show evidence that Gates participated in or had prior knowledge of Epstein’s sexual crimes. The New York Times noted that Gates met with Epstein several times between 2011 and 2014, despite Epstein’s 2008 conviction.
"The testimony uses the word 'blackmail' dozens of times," — media reports on Gates’s congressional testimony.
This account does not resolve all questions about the relationship, but it lays out Gates’s assertion that any contact was professional and that he broke off ties once he learned of Epstein’s wrongdoing.
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