The US media broke the details of the Gates’ divorce: it was not a friendly breakup. The lawyers have been busy for several months, and almost all family members stand by Melinda.
[Global Network Report, trainee reporter Lin Zeyu] Microsoft founder Bill Gates announced on the 3rd that his divorce aroused public attention.
An entertainment news website "TMZ" under AOL announced on the 6th more details.
According to reports, the divorce between Gates and his wife Melinda was not a friendly breakup. They decided to divorce a few months ago. The original plan was to announce the divorce in March.
The report quoted a source as saying that Melinda rented an island in Grenada for $132,000 and let their three children and other important people come to the island, except for Bill Gates.
Fox said that Melinda's move was to avoid the close attention of the media.
According to the report, the family has long known the news that the two are going to divorce, and almost all family members are on Melinda's side. They are very angry with Gates, which is why he was not invited to the island.
"TMZ" also summarized two key points: First, the divorce between Gates and his wife Melinda was not a friendly breakup.
Melinda and most of the family members are angry at the various things Gates has done.
Secondly, it is obvious that this divorce has been brewing for a long time.
In the end, they seem to have almost reached a property settlement, and the lawyers have been working on this for months.
Gates and his wife Melinda issued a joint statement on the 3rd announcing their divorce.
The statement stated that after the divorce, the two will continue to work together for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The statement said that after careful consideration, the two decided to terminate their marriage.
The statement reads that the two have been married for 27 years, have three children, and have established a foundation dedicated to a "healthy and prosperous life" for all people.
After the divorce, the two will continue to work together in the foundation.
The statement requests that the outside world respect the space and privacy of their families.
Gates, 65, and Melinda, 56, met at Microsoft and married in 1994.
From 1995 to 2007, Bill Gates maintained the title of the world's richest man for 13 consecutive years.
In 2000, Gates merged a health foundation and a library foundation under his name into the "Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation".
The foundation is one of the largest charitable foundations in the world, and is mainly dedicated to charity in the fields of healthcare, culture and education.