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May 5, 2021 7:30 PM By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business
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In the divorce of Melinda and Bill Gates, the division of their vast wealth is unlikely to cause fireworks and fury.
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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 1994, file photo, computer mogul Bill Gates III and bride Melinda French greet guests in a reception line at a private estate in Seattle. The couple was married in Hawaii the week prior. Bill and Melinda Gates announced Monday, May 3, 2021, that they are divorcing. The Microsoft co-founder and his wife, with whom he launched the world s largest charitable foundation, said they would continue to work together at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In identical tweets the Gates said they had made the decision to end their marriage of 27 years. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver, File)
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Bill and Melinda Gates’ surprising split after 27 years of marriage has left many trying to decode what happened.
In the process, some have recalled how the power pair – who seemed to follow the perfect Silicon Valley script of meeting through work, raising a family and forming a foundation – actually started their marriage with some interesting terms.
In a 1997 Time magazine profile, Bill Gates disclosed he actually asked his ex-girlfriend Ann Winblad for her “approval” before popping the question to Melinda. Already the youngest U.S. billionaire at the time, he then reportedly negotiated one long weekend a year with his former flame.
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Bill and Melinda Gates’ shocking split sparks renewed interest in billionaire’s ‘arrangement’ early in marriage Nancy Dillon
Bill and Melinda Gates’ surprising split after 27 years of marriage has left many trying to decode what happened.
In the process, some have recalled how the power pair – who seemed to follow the perfect Silicon Valley script of meeting through work, raising a family and forming a foundation – actually started their marriage with some interesting terms.
In a 1997 Time magazine profile, Bill Gates disclosed he actually asked his ex-girlfriend Ann Winblad for her “approval” before popping the question to Melinda. Already the youngest U.S. billionaire at the time, he then reportedly negotiated one long weekend a year with his former flame.