Bill Gates’ company gives $1.8BILLION to wife Melinda day after bombshell divorce ending their 27-year marriage
M.L. Nestel
Updated: 6 May 2021, 3:07
Bill Gates gifted $1.8billion in stock to his soon-to-be ex wife Melinda a day after the couple decided to call it quits after 27 years of marriage.
The Microsoft co-founder who is listed as the fourth richest person in the world with an estimated $130billion in assets, posted the joint decision to divorce over his official Twitter account on Monday, citing the fact they “can no longer grow together as a couple.”
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On Monday, Bill Gates posted a formal announcement on his official Twitter account that he and his wife of 27 years, Melinda, were divorcing because they “can no longer grow together as a couple.”Credit: Getty