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Microsoft co-founder & former CEO
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Dates refer to statements or reports. The February 2026 report covers two additional relationships. The later testimony updates that record.
ABC News reported that Gates acknowledged at least three extramarital affairs in testimony released by the House Oversight Committee. The interview took place on 10 June.
ABC NewsClub secretary's noteThe secretary filed the transcript.
Reuters relayed a Wall Street Journal report that Gates acknowledged two affairs with Russian women at a staff meeting. The Journal cited a recording.
Reuters, via Investing.comClub secretary's noteThe personal account required another update.
Reuters reported that Gates' spokesperson acknowledged an affair with a Microsoft employee almost twenty years earlier. Microsoft confirmed an investigation. His spokesperson denied that the affair caused his board departure.
Reuters, via Investing.comClub secretary's noteThe club issued a personal license.