evidence: Bill Gates on His Association With Jeffrey Epstein: ‘It Was a Huge Mistake’ Just days after Rolling Stone asked "What Was the Real Relationship Between Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Gates?," the Microsoft co-founder said in a new interview that he regrets his association with the late financier and convicted sex offender. [...] As Rolling Stone reported in its recent dive into the relationship between Gates and Epstein, the pair first met in 2011, two years after Epstein had pleaded guilty to "procuring for prostitution a girl below age 18" and received a "sweetheart deal" from prosecutors. It’s been reported that Gates had flown on Epstein’s plane at least once, and visited Epstein’s home multiple times.