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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,229 posts) Sat Mar 14, 2026, 01:25 PM Saturday

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 Saturday OP

I think "Israeli agent" every time I see Epstein's name Ponietz Saturday #1

Could you share the relationship between Epstein and Israel? marybourg Saturday #4

I'm curious about this too. 3_Limes Saturday #5

Leverage Kid Berwyn Saturday #7

Thank you for posting this Ponietz Saturday #9

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

Thanks Kid! yellow dahlia Saturday #30

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

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

T'is a puzzlement! niyad Saturday #21

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

Of course Russia Easterncedar Saturday #26

Sheldon White House on the Senate floor angryxyouth Saturday #25

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

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

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

And when we get old, the little head marybourg Saturday #27

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

Look at Tiger Woods. GORGEOUS wife but still cheated with strippers Callie1979 Saturday #23

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

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

yes NJCher Saturday #14

Eastern European women set up with rich, prominent Americans Prairie Gates Saturday #8

If only Trump were a sucker for them! GreenWave Saturday #12

what do you think Melania is? NJCher Saturday #15

I see I forgot the winkie thing, GreenWave Sunday #33

Ivana and Melania both qualify Arazi Saturday #18

I truly forgot the winkie thing. GreenWave Sunday #34

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

My life is dull. Much better. twodogsbarking Saturday #19

What a web Epstein spun..trapping all these stupid billionaires BlueWaveNeverEnd Saturday #20

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

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

Equal Opportunity Blackmail Ruby the Liberal Sunday #32