Bill Gates has publicly apologized to employees at the Gates Foundation for his past association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, calling it a "huge mistake."

• Gates admitted to having affairs with two Russian women, which Epstein later became aware of.
• Bill Gates, co-founder of the Gates Foundation, addressed staff concerns during a town hall meeting.
• Despite acknowledging the association was an error in judgment, Gates maintained he witnessed no illicit conduct and engaged in no wrongdoing.