Bill Gates Confesses to Affairs With Russian Women ... While Still Married to Melinda, WSJ Reports

Published February 25, 2026 6:47 AM PST | Updated February 25, 2026 8:10 AM PST

Bill Gates just dropped a bombshell ... the Microsoft cofounder has reportedly 'fessed up to having affairs with Russian women while married to his now-former wife, Melinda.

Gates made the admission Tuesday, telling his staff the shocking news during a town hall meeting at the Seattle-based Gates Foundation, according to the Wall Street Journal.

As you know, Gates has been dogged by his association with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein over the years ... and it's all coming to a head with the recent release of the Epstein Files.

During his foundation speech, Gates said he hung out with Epstein in the U.S. and overseas and even flew with the late financier on his personal jet, the WSJ reports.

But, Gates insists he "did nothing illicit" and "saw nothing illicit” ... adding, “To be clear, I never spent any time with the victims, the women around him.”

Then Gates dropped the stunning revelation ... admitting to having affairs with a "Russian bridge player who met me at bridge events" and a "Russian nuclear physicist who I met through business activities."

BTW, in the Epstein Files, there was an email JE appeared to send to himself, talking about Bill getting an STD and the "consequences of sex with russian girls." When asked about it by 9 News Australia earlier this month, Bill said, "The email is false. I don't know what his thinking was there."

Gates first linked up with Epstein in 2011, three years after the pedophile was convicted in Florida for procuring a child for prostitution. Gates continued his friendly relationship with Epstein despite Melinda's disgust over their connection.

Melinda filed for divorce in 2021, putting an end to their 27-year marriage.