Biography Flash Warren Buffett Breaks Silence on Bill Gates and the Epstein Scandal Fallout

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Warren Buffett discusses his silence with Bill Gates following the Epstein scandal and the implications for their philanthropic efforts.

Warren Buffett dropped a bombshell this week, revealing to CNBC that he hasnt spoken to Bill Gates since the Jeffrey Epstein scandal exploded earlier this year with the release of millions of government documents. According to Fortune, the 95-year-old Berkshire Hathaway icon called it radio silence, saying he doesnt want to know too much or risk being called as a witness, though hes thankful he never crossed paths with Epstein himself. NBC News echoed the fallout, with Buffett standing firm on his massive donations to the Gates Foundation per Times of India reports, but wishing certain things like Gates alleged affair with Russian bridge player Mila Antonova during his marriage to Melinda French Gates had never happened. Gates himself apologized to foundation staff last month in a town hall for two affairs with Russian women, as the Wall Street Journal detailed via Fortune, while his team insists he was never part of Epsteins crimes and no foundation money ever went to the financier. On the business front, BENlabs, the product placement and influencer agency Bill Gates founded decades ago with big clients like EA and Dyson, is shuttering after 37 years, Campaign Live reports from…

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Host: Bill Gates

Guest: Warren Buffett

Topics covered

• Warren Buffett
• Bill Gates
• Jeffrey Epstein
• Gates Foundation
• business news
• celebrity scandals
• philanthropy

Keywords

• Warren Buffett
• Bill Gates
• Jeffrey Epstein
• Gates Foundation
• philanthropy
• scandal
• business news

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Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, Gates Foundation, BENlabs, EA, Dyson, NBC News, Fortune, Times of India, Wall Street Journal, Campaign Live

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