Bill Gates spoke about his divorce at the Sun Valley conference, the New York Post reported.- "He basically referred to the fact that [the divorce] was his fault," one attendee told the Post.
- "He did seem a bit emotional about it," they said. A second person said it was "very moving."
Bill Gates spoke about "messing up" during his marriage to
In an "off the record" Q&A session, CNBC host Becky Quick asked the Microsoft founder about his $4, which the couple announced in May, one attendee said.
"He fessed up to messing up," the attendee said. "He basically referred to the fact that [the divorce] was his fault."
"He did seem a bit emotional about it," the attendee said. "He might have been on the verge of tears."
A second attendee told the Post that the private Q&A session was "very moving."
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Gates didn't mention the word "affair" during the discussion, the first attendee said. The Wall Street Journal $4 that Microsoft had investigated Gates over 2019 claims that he $4 with a staffer over a number of years.
Gates had $4 to those around him, $4 reported in June.
Microsoft and the Gates Foundation directed the Post's requests for comment to Gates Ventures, which declined to comment.
A Gates representative did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Sources at the conference told $4 that Gates was due to give a speech about climate change at the $4, also known as the "billionaire summer camp."
Gates regularly attends the conference, hosted by private investment bank Allen & Co., but his appearance last week was the first time he's been to an event in person following the $4.
Microsoft insiders told Insider in June that $4 who flirted with other women.