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Why Did Bill & Melinda Gates Get Divorced? Their Split Explained

Bill and Melinda Gates were married for nearly 30 years. We’re breaking down what happened that led to their stunning 2021 split.

“After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” he wrote in the joint statement. “Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all to lead healthy, productive lives. In a 2022 interview with Gayle King on CBS Mornings, Melinda confessed that although Bill had confirmed an affair with a Microsoft staffer two decades earlier, there “wasn’t one moment or one specific thing that happened” to cause the split.

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