Two days after his 27-year-old marriage to Melinda French was officially termed over, billionaire Bill Gates gave his first public appearance. In an interview media, Gates spoke to Anderson Cooper about his divorce, his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, Microsoft's alleged toxic workplace culture, and the surge in the Delta variant of Covid-19. At the start of the interview, Gates responded to Cooper asking about his state of mind after the divorce was finalized on Monday. The 65-year-old billionaire called it "a very sad milestone."

"Melinda's a great person, and that partnership that we had coming to an end is a source of great personal sadness," Gates said. When asked by Cooper how the couple’s interpersonal dynamic would affect the Gates Foundation’s future, the Microsoft founder said that they would “try and continue.” "We are communicating and working at the foundation so that partnership we're going to try and continue. The two of us can go out and work with leaders and help build the organization, so that would be definitely the best thing for the foundation," he said.

Let us tell you that in early July, the Gates Foundation which has a net worth estimated at $130 billion - had announced that the former couple would enter a two-year trial period to see if they can continue to work together. If they opt not to continue, Melinda will resign as co-chair of the foundation, leaving Gates with full control.

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