Biography Flash Warren Buffett Breaks Silence on Bill Gates and the Epstein Scandal Fallout

Warren Buffett dropped a bombshell this week, revealing to CNBC that he hasnt spoken to Bill Gates since the Jeffrey Epstein scandal exploded earlier this year with the release of millions of government documents. According to Fortune, the 95-year-old Berkshire Hathaway icon called it radio silence, saying he doesnt want to know too much or risk being called as a witness, though hes thankful he never crossed paths with Epstein himself. NBC News echoed the fallout, with Buffett standing firm on his massive donations to the Gates Foundation per Times of India reports, but wishing certain things like Gates alleged affair with Russian bridge player Mila Antonova during his marriage to Melinda French Gates had never happened. Gates himself apologized to foundation staff last month in a town hall for two affairs with Russian women, as the Wall Street Journal detailed via Fortune, while his team insists he was never part of Epsteins crimes and no foundation money ever went to the financier.

On the business front, BENlabs, the product placement and influencer agency Bill Gates founded decades ago with big clients like EA and Dyson, is shuttering after 37 years, Campaign Live reports from anonymous ex-employees. The influencer team got axed March 6, client work wraps April 6, and staff get up to three months severance amid financial woes since 2024, even after Gates final investment push. No official word from BENlabs yet.

No fresh public appearances or social media buzz from Gates in the past few days, and nothing major in the last 24 hours. Older echoes linger, like a European Parliament session name-dropping Gates and Epstein in wild unverified COVID claims via Financial Express, but thats speculative noise, not fact. These Epstein ties and business closures could cast long shadows on Gates legacy of philanthropy and tech innovation.

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