Melinda Gates distances herself from ex-Husband Bill Gates amid Epstein files scandal Melinda Gates distanced herself from her ex-husband Bill Gates as scandalous allegations emerged in the latest release of Epstein files. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ ex-wife Melinda French Gates distanced herself from him during a Tuesday appearance on NPR's "Wild Card" podcast, saying that society is in for a "reckoning." The Justice Department released more