Bill Gates denies catching STD from Russian girls as claimed by Epstein

• Unsealed Department of Justice documents from the Jeffrey Epstein estate allege that Bill Gates engaged in sexual encounters with Russian women and sought secret antibiotics for an STD to avoid alerting his then-wife, Melinda French Gates.
• Bill Gates has vehemently denied these claims, which were found in 2013 draft emails written by Epstein; Gates maintains that his prior meetings with Epstein were a "huge mistake" solely focused on philanthropy.

Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist, vehemently denied explosive allegations contained in recently unsealed documents from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The claims, which surfaced in a massive release of over three million pages by the US Department of Justice on Friday, suggest that Gates engaged in sexual encounters with Russian women arranged by Epstein, contracted a sexually transmitted disease, and sought antibiotics to administer secretly to his then-wife, Melinda French Gates.

"These claims are absolutely absurd and completely false," a spokesperson for Gates responded with a statement to the Daily Mail.

"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."

The documents include draft emails apparently composed by Epstein in 2013, written in the voice of Boris Nikolic, a former science adviser to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

One such email alleges that Gates requested assistance in obtaining antibiotics to treat an STD without alerting his wife, even providing a detailed physical description purportedly related to the infection.

Another draft appears to be Nikolic's resignation letter, referencing Gates' alleged "trysts" with Russian women and the subsequent health issue.

These revelations form part of a broader unsealing of Epstein's files, which also reference connections to other prominent figures such as former President Bill Clinton and former UK ambassador Lord Peter Mandelson, though no new criminal allegations have been leveled against them.

Gates has previously acknowledged meeting Epstein multiple times between 2011 and 2013, primarily to discuss philanthropy, but has consistently characterized those interactions as a "huge mistake."

He has denied any deeper involvement, including business dealings or awareness of Epstein's criminal activities, which included sex trafficking convictions dating back to 2008.

Earlier reports, such as those from 2023, detailed Epstein's attempts to leverage Gates' influence for a multibillion-dollar charitable fund with JPMorgan Chase, including threats related to Gates' extramarital affair with Russian bridge player Mila Antonova.