<p>Melinda French Gates says her ex-husband Bill Gates’ relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was a factor in their divorce.</p>
<p>French Gates, who did an <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/melinda-french-gates-bill-gates/">interview</a> Thursday with &#8220;CBS This Morning,&#8221; said she &#8220;made that clear to him.&#8221;</p>
<p>“I did not like that he had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, no. I made that clear to him,” French Gates said, adding that she only met “exactly one time” because she “wanted to see who this man was.”</p>
<p>“I regretted it the second I walked in the door,” French Gates, 57, said. “He was abhorrent. He was evil personified. &#8230; My heart breaks for these women. That&#8217;s how I felt, and I am an older woman. &#8230; He was awful.&#8221;</p>
<p>Bill Gates, 66, told CBS in a statement that his relationship with Epstein was a “mistake.”</p>
<p>“Meeting with Epstein was a mistake that I regret deeply,” said the Microsoft co-founder. “It was a substantial error in judgement.”</p>
<p>In her interview, French Gates also addressed an alleged affair her husband had with an employee, saying she thought they had gotten through it before their divorce.</p>
<p>“I certainly believe in forgiveness, so I thought we had worked through some of that,” she said. “It wasn’t one moment or one specific thing that happened. There just came a point in time where there was enough there where I realized it just wasn’t healthy, and I couldn’t trust what we had.”</p>
<p>Asked if her ex-husband had many affairs during their marriage, French Gates answered cryptically, saying, “Those are questions Bill needs to answer.”</p>
<p>Meanwhile, another <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10573431/Melinda-Gates-slams-Bills-friendship-pedophile-Jeffrey-Epstein-CBS-interview.html">report</a> said French Gates said &#8220;I gave every single piece of myself to this marriage. I was committed from the day we got engaged to the day we ended it.&#8221;</p>
<p>But French Gates said the divorce was amicable and that they are still able to work &#8220;effectively together.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;First of all we both want to work together – we founded this institution in 2000 – both of us. It has both of our names on the building,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I believe in that institution, my values are baked into that institution. So I have always felt like it calls us to be our higher selves.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Even during the difficult times in the last 18 months while we were going through this process behind the scenes, we were able to show up and work effectively together,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not saying it was easy but I’m saying for me I had days where I had tears the hour before an online meeting or I&#8217;d be angry but I still rose to be my higher self and I think we can continue to do that,&#8221; she said, but wouldn&#8217;t say the two are &#8220;friends,&#8221; but instead are &#8220;friendly.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We certainly have a working relationship. We are friendly at this point. Friends is a different word for me. That might come over time but for me there is still healing that needs to happen. I wish him well. I certainly don&#8217;t wish him any harm. We have a productive working relationship and I think that will continue,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent, and ran the Drudge Report from 2010 to 2015. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.</em></p>

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