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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,935 posts) Sat Mar 14, 2026, 01:25 PM Mar 14

Epstein bankrolled Bill Gates' reported ex-girlfriend for years--then asked Gates to 'reimburse' him five months before [View all]

he died

“Playing with fire.”

So read an April 30, 2018 email Jeffrey Epstein sent to Bill Gates’ chief of staff, Larry Cohen, according to files released by the Department of Justice.

Epstein had just put up Mila Antonova in one of his Upper East Side apartments for the week, he told Cohen. Antonova, a Russian bridge player who told Fortune through her lawyer that she had “a relationship” with Gates around 2010, and has been reported elsewhere to have been his mistress, had been receiving financial help from Epstein for years. Epstein wanted Gates to know.

In fact, Epstein had wanted Gates to know for a long time.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/playing-fire-epstein-bankrolled-bill-095900161.html

Wonder how many others Epstein tried to blackmail.

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Epstein bankrolled Bill Gates' reported ex-girlfriend for years--then asked Gates to 'reimburse' him five months before [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 14 OP

I think "Israeli agent" every time I see Epstein's name Ponietz Mar 14 #1

Could you share the relationship between Epstein and Israel? marybourg Mar 14 #4

I'm curious about this too. 3_Limes Mar 14 #5

Leverage Kid Berwyn Mar 14 #7

Thank you for posting this Ponietz Mar 14 #9

You are most welcome. I don't like evil employed in service of anyone. Kid Berwyn Mar 14 #28

Thanks Kid! yellow dahlia Mar 14 #30

Apart from the posts below, we have maxwell's father robert and his mossad niyad Mar 14 #13

So litlle attention is paid to this elephant in the Epstein menagerie. BattleRow Mar 14 #17

T'is a puzzlement! niyad Mar 14 #21

Why not Russia? Plenty of evidence that Russia was heavily involved with him. Callie1979 Mar 14 #22

Of course Russia Easterncedar Mar 14 #26

Sheldon White House on the Senate floor angryxyouth Mar 14 #25

Sheldon Whitehouse does a great job of presenting the evidence, and connecting the dots. yellow dahlia Mar 14 #31

Good grief, how could Bill Gates allow himself to be put in that situation? SunSeeker Mar 14 #2

There's this thing between the legs that has a mind of its own. And when it wants.... erronis Mar 14 #10

And when we get old, the little head marybourg Mar 14 #27

It's the old saying, "If you are so rich, how come you're not smart!" GreenWave Mar 14 #11

Look at Tiger Woods. GORGEOUS wife but still cheated with strippers Callie1979 Mar 14 #23

Okay, but only as long as Gates isn't fully let off the hook by claiming he was blackmailed by Epstein AZJonnie Mar 14 #3

"Tried" to blackmail? I think we can agree he didn't just try, he did. n/t flvegan Mar 14 #6

yes NJCher Mar 14 #14

Eastern European women set up with rich, prominent Americans Prairie Gates Mar 14 #8

If only Trump were a sucker for them! GreenWave Mar 14 #12

what do you think Melania is? NJCher Mar 14 #15

I see I forgot the winkie thing, GreenWave Mar 15 #33

Ivana and Melania both qualify Arazi Mar 14 #18

I truly forgot the winkie thing. GreenWave Mar 15 #34

Very sad that Gates was involved, BUT i'm thinking they (TSF, DOJ,and others) want us to bluestarone Mar 14 #16

My life is dull. Much better. twodogsbarking Mar 14 #19

What a web Epstein spun..trapping all these stupid billionaires BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 14 #20

True, BUT there was a market for sexual predators i guess. bluestarone Mar 14 #29

So this woman wasnt underage. Is there any evidence that there were underage women? Callie1979 Mar 14 #24

Equal Opportunity Blackmail Ruby the Liberal Mar 15 #32