Jeffrey Epstein alleged in the recently released Epstein files that Bill Gates contracted a sexually transmitted disease after being with ‘Russian girls’.
The US Justice Department published three million documents, 180,000 images, and 2000 videos on Friday (January 30), which included evidence related to Epstein, a convicted sex offender who passed away in prison in 2019.
One of the documents released featured a memo Epstein sent to himself, which contained several accusations concerning the Microsoft founder.
Besides the claim about ‘sleeping with Russian girls’, Epstein also alleged that Gates requested antibiotics to ‘secretly give’ to his then-wife Melinda, whom he has since divorced.
In an email dated July 18, 2013, Epstein wrote: “To add insult to the injury you them [sic] implore me to please delete the emails regarding your std, your request that I provide you antibiotics that you can surreptitiously give to Melinda and the description of your penis.”
Epstein sent an email to himself an hour earlier, indicating he was resigning from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation after being involved in a ‘severe marital dispute’ between the now-former couple.
He further claimed he was asked to perform actions that could potentially be considered illegal.
“From helping Bill to get drugs, in order to deal with consequences of sex with Russian girls, to facilitating his illicit trysts, with married women, to being asked to provide adderall fro [sic] bridge tournamnts [sic],” Epstein alleged.
A representative for Gates has outright denied the accusations, stating: “These claims are absolutely absurd and completely false. The only thing these documents demonstrate is Epstein’s frustration that he did not have an ongoing relationship with Gates and the lengths he would go to entrap and defame.”
According to a 2013 report by the Wall Street Journal, Epstein attempted to blackmail Gates regarding an alleged relationship with a Russian bridge player.
The Microsoft founder reportedly met Epstein several times, and the billionaire has acknowledged that it was a ‘huge mistake’ to have spent time with the convicted sex offender.
In a 2025 interview with the Wall Street Journal, Gates stated: “He sort of got time with various people by spending time with other people.
“So yes, I think I was quite stupid. I thought it would help me with global health philanthropy. In fact, it failed to do that and it was just a huge mistake.”
Gates has been mentioned in previous Epstein file releases, including photos of the tech mogul that were made public.
The images do not imply any wrongdoing.