Both posted the same statement on their Twitter accounts. “After much thought, we decided to end our marriage. Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a society that operates around the world and enables many people to lead healthy and productive lives. We continue to share faith in this mission and we will continue to work together in the foundation, but we no longer believe that in this next phase of our lives we can be together as a couple, “they wrote.
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At the same time, they are both asking for privacy and space at a time when “we are beginning to orient ourselves in this new life.”
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Bill Gates and his wife Melinda divorce after 27 years of marriage. They have three children together Jennifer (25), Rory (21) and Phoebe (18).
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Melinda and Bill Gates
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In 2019, shortly after celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, Melinda told The Sunday Times that Bill struggled to evenly distribute her time with work and family. She revealed that he had even hesitated to marry. “It wasn’t about me, it was about whether he could handle work and family life,” she described. He even wrote on paper the advantages and disadvantages of marriage to help him make a better decision.
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Gates’ assets are estimated at $ 124 billion. Divorce will thus be one of the most expensive, although it will probably not be the most expensive.
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This primacy belongs to Amazon company founder Jeff Bezos. When his love affair with Lauren Sanchez collapsed and Amazon’s owner divorced, $ 150 billion worth of assets were shared, the Daily Mail said.
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