Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce after 27 yrs
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Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce after 27-year marriage. Image Source: IANS News
Washington, May 4 : The mega-billionaire couple Bill and Melinda Gates, who have emerged as a philanthropy powerhouse with a foundation named after themselves, are divorcing because their 27-year marriage has irretrievably broken .
According to TMZ, a media outlet that is up on celebrity affairs, Melinda Gates filed for the divorce asserting that their marriage was irretrievably broken .
TMZ, which said it had seen the filings in a Seattle court, the couple, who jointly run the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, does not have a pre-nuptial agreement on splitting their wealth that many ultra-wealthy couples make to lessen the likelihood of disputes should they break up.
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Melinda and Bill Gates have announced separation after 27 long years of their marriage.
NEW DELHI: Melinda Gates, the wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and the co-chair of the world s largest private charitable foundation, has announced separation after 27 long years of their marriage.
The two, however, said that they would continue to work together at the
In identical tweets, they said they had made the decision to end their marriage of 27 years. “We have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives,” the duo said in a statement.
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While it s incredibly hard to fathom that after 27 years of marriage, Bill Gates and Melinda Gates have filed for divorce, their eldest daughter Jennifer Katharine Gates is breaking her silence on the heartbreaking announcement. Taking to Instagram Stories, Jennifer shared her honest thoughts about her parents split. Hi friends, By now, many of you have heard the news that my parents are separating. It s been a challenging stretch of time for our whole family, the 2
When announcing his split from Melinda Gates, the Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist assures that he and his now-estranged wife will continue [their] work at their foundation.
May 4, 2021
On Monday, Bill and Melinda Gates shared a joint statement on Twitter, announcing their divorce:
“After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage. Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives,” they said, referring to
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest private foundation in the world worth over $40 billion and was founded in 2000.
The statement concluded:
“We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives. We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life.”