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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,120 posts) Sat Mar 14, 2026, 01:25 PM 20 hrs ago

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 20 hrs ago OP

I think "Israeli agent" every time I see Epstein's name Ponietz 20 hrs ago #1

Could you share the relationship between Epstein and Israel? marybourg 19 hrs ago #4

I'm curious about this too. 3_Limes 19 hrs ago #5

Leverage Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #7

Thank you for posting this Ponietz 19 hrs ago #9

You are most welcome. I don't like evil employed in service of anyone. Kid Berwyn 16 hrs ago #28

Thanks Kid! yellow dahlia 15 hrs ago #30

Apart from the posts below, we have maxwell's father robert and his mossad niyad 18 hrs ago #13

So litlle attention is paid to this elephant in the Epstein menagerie. BattleRow 18 hrs ago #17

T'is a puzzlement! niyad 18 hrs ago #21

Why not Russia? Plenty of evidence that Russia was heavily involved with him. Callie1979 18 hrs ago #22

Of course Russia Easterncedar 17 hrs ago #26

Sheldon White House on the Senate floor angryxyouth 17 hrs ago #25

Sheldon Whitehouse does a great job of presenting the evidence, and connecting the dots. yellow dahlia 15 hrs ago #31

Good grief, how could Bill Gates allow himself to be put in that situation? SunSeeker 19 hrs ago #2

There's this thing between the legs that has a mind of its own. And when it wants.... erronis 19 hrs ago #10

And when we get old, the little head marybourg 16 hrs ago #27

It's the old saying, "If you are so rich, how come you're not smart!" GreenWave 18 hrs ago #11

Look at Tiger Woods. GORGEOUS wife but still cheated with strippers Callie1979 18 hrs ago #23

Okay, but only as long as Gates isn't fully let off the hook by claiming he was blackmailed by Epstein AZJonnie 19 hrs ago #3

"Tried" to blackmail? I think we can agree he didn't just try, he did. n/t flvegan 19 hrs ago #6

yes NJCher 18 hrs ago #14

Eastern European women set up with rich, prominent Americans Prairie Gates 19 hrs ago #8

If only Trump were a sucker for them! GreenWave 18 hrs ago #12

what do you think Melania is? NJCher 18 hrs ago #15

Ivana and Melania both qualify Arazi 18 hrs ago #18

Very sad that Gates was involved, BUT i'm thinking they (TSF, DOJ,and others) want us to bluestarone 18 hrs ago #16

My life is dull. Much better. twodogsbarking 18 hrs ago #19

What a web Epstein spun..trapping all these stupid billionaires BlueWaveNeverEnd 18 hrs ago #20

True, BUT there was a market for sexual predators i guess. bluestarone 16 hrs ago #29

So this woman wasnt underage. Is there any evidence that there were underage women? Callie1979 18 hrs ago #24