Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has admitted he made “a huge mistake” in spending time with sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Mr Gates told CNN he had “several dinners” about a philanthropy project that did not emerge, and should not have given him “credibility”. Epstein hanged himself in jail in 2019 while awaiting a sex-trafficking trial. Mr Gates also discussed his divorce with Melinda French Gates, calling it “a source of great personal sadness”. The 65-year-old, who announced in March last year he was stepping down from the Microsoft board, said he and his ex-wife were “going to try and continue” working together on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Mr Gates was also asked whether he had regrets following allegations of workplace misbehaviour – some Microsoft employees have accused him of bullying.(BBC)…[+]