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Epstein allegedly blackmailed Bill Gates

By Athik Saleh

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Bill Gates blackmailed

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly blackmailed Bill Gates over an extramarital affair, according to the Wall Street Journal. 

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Affair

Bill Gates allegedly had an affair with Russian bridge player Mila Antonova, whom he met through bridge tournaments, around 2010. She was in her 20s then. 

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Antonova-Epstein

Antonova met Epstein in 2013 to pitch her online bridge coaching venture. He did not invest but later paid for her to attend software coding school. 

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Threatening email

In 2017, Epstein asked Gates to reimburse him for his alleged ex-girlfriend's coding education and threatened to expose Gates's affair with her.

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Reason

Epstein threatened Gates because the billionaire refused to join Epstein's charitable venture. He was trying to set up a fund with JP Morgan. 

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