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After 27 years of marriage: Bill and Melinda Gates are getting divorced

Bill and Melinda Gates

The couple released a joint statement in which they said they did not consider “further growth as a couple” possible.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have announced a divorce. The corresponding message appeared on the billionaire’s Twitter page on Tuesday night, May 4.

According to the statement, the couple made the decision to end the marriage “after much deliberation and a lot of work on the relationship.”

According to the Gates, they do not consider it possible “further growth as a couple,” but will continue to collaborate with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which they created.

In the message, Bill, 65, and Melinda, 56, who were married in 1994, noted that “in 27 years they have raised three wonderful children and created a foundation to help people around the world live healthy and productive lives.”

As you know, Bill Gates, with a fortune of about $ 130.5 billion, ranks fourth in the list of the richest people in the world according to Forbes magazine.

Recall the founder of Microsoft advised youth worry more about climate change.

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