比尔·盖茨首度回应涉性病指控

据美国《野兽日报》、澳大利亚广播公司报道，在美司法部最新公布的已故富商杰弗里·爱泼斯坦案文件中，美国微软公司创始人比尔·盖茨被爆曾婚内出轨并感染性传播疾病后，盖茨本人于当地时间2月4日在接受澳大利亚媒体采访时首次对此作出回应，否认相关指控。

Bill Gates has addressed the controversial revelations involving his sex life raised in the latest Epstein files, including a sexually explicit email he describes as "false".

2月4日，盖茨接受澳大利亚9号新闻台采访。 图源：澳大利亚9号新闻台视频截图

《野兽日报》报道称，在美国司法部1月30日公布的300多万份爱泼斯坦案相关文件中，一封爱泼斯坦写给自己的电子邮件草稿引发关注。该草稿似乎显示，比尔·盖茨曾“恳求”删除有关其据称因“与一名俄罗斯女孩发生关系”而感染性传播疾病的信息，邮件中还提到，盖茨试图给当时的妻子秘密服用抗生素。

Gates, 70, appeared in Friday's dump of millions of documents involving the late sex offender. One draft email claimed that the billionaire Microsoft co-founder had "begged" to erase messages about an alleged sexually transmitted disease contracted through "sex with Russian girls".

The unsent email also contained a request for antibiotics he could secretly give to his wife, Melinda French Gates.

报道进一步称，盖茨在近日接受采访时否认了上述指控。他表示，自己于2011年结识爱泼斯坦，并在三年多时间里与其多次共进晚餐。“他一直强调自己认识许多富人，并声称可以促成他们为全球健康事业捐款，”盖茨说。“现在回头看，那条路行不通。我之前多次说过，但我想再次强调：与他交往是个错误。我是众多后悔认识他的人之一。”

In an exclusive interview with Australia's 9 News on Wednesday, Gates was directly asked about his relationship with Epstein.

Gates said they met in 2011 and he had "a number of dinners" with the disgraced financier over a three-year period.

"The focus was always, he knew a lot of very rich people, and he was saying, he could get them to give money to global health," Gates said. "You know, in retrospect, that was a dead end, and I've said many times, but I'll say it again: I was foolish to spend time with him. I was one of many people who regret ever knowing him."

在被问及文件中涉及的最新不当指控是否属实时，盖茨回应称“不”。他说：“显然，杰弗里是给自己写了一封邮件，那封邮件根本没有发出去。那封邮件是假的。我不知道他当时是怎么想的，他是否试图以某种方式攻击我？这让我更加后悔与他共度的每一分钟，我为此道歉。”

"Apparently, Jeffrey wrote an email to himself," Gates said. "Ah, that email was never sent. The email is, you know, false. So I don't know what his thinking was there. Was he trying to attack me in some way? It just reminds me, every minute I spent with him I regret and I, you know, apologize that I did that."

当记者追问称，爱泼斯坦案文件中的部分其他信息已被证实属实，并询问“他为什么要这么做，还要这样描述你”时，盖茨表示：“事实是，我只是参加过几次晚宴，从未去过那座岛屿，也从未见过任何女性。”他补充称，随着更多信息被披露，情况将更加清晰，“那段往来确实是错误的，但绝未涉及那类行为。”

"You know, it's factually true that I was only at dinners, you know, I never went to the island. I never met any women," Gates said. "And so, you know, the more that comes out, the more clear it'll be that, although the time was a mistake, it had nothing to do with that kind of behavior."

在被问及是否仍因爱泼斯坦事件而受到困扰、是否感到“沮丧”时，盖茨回应说：“倒也不是。公众有理由对成功人士抱有很高的期望。随着这些文件的公布，它们自然会受到严格审视。”

据美国全国广播公司（NBC）、美国广播公司（ABC）等多家美媒报道，比尔·盖茨的前妻梅琳达·盖茨于3日就相关内容首次发声。她表示，在最新公开的爱泼斯坦案文件中看到前夫的名字，令她感到“难以承受的悲伤”，并称比尔·盖茨“必须对此作出回应”（此前报道：）。

In the NPR preview, Melinda French Gates, 61, said her dominant emotion about the situation was "just unbelievable sadness".

ABC报道称，比尔·盖茨的发言人此前就美国司法部最新披露的内容回应称，“这些指控绝对荒谬，完全不属实。”

来源：环球网 野兽日报

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