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Microsoft investigates Gates鈥 affair
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Microsoft conducted a probe into co-founder Bill Gates鈥 involvement with an employee almost 20 years ago after it was told in 2019 that he had tried to start a romantic relationship with the person, the company said yesterday.
Microsoft said it had received a concern in the latter half of 2019 that Gates 鈥渉ad sought to initiate an intimate relationship with a company employee in the year 2000,鈥 a Microsoft spokesman said in a statement.
鈥淎 committee of the board reviewed the concern, aided by an outside law firm to conduct a thorough investigation. Throughout the investigation, Microsoft provided extensive support to the employee who raised the concern,鈥 the statement said.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that Microsoft鈥檚 board had decided that Gates鈥 involvement with the female employee was inappropriate and he needed to step down in 2020, citing people familiar with the matter.
In a statement to the Wall Street Journal, a spokesman for Gates said his decision to leave the board of Microsoft had nothing to do with his involvement with an employee.
鈥淭here was an affair almost 20 years ago which ended amicably. Bill鈥檚 decision to transition off the board was in no way related to this matter,鈥 the statement said.
Gates and his wife Melinda filed for divorce earlier in May after 27 years of marriage.
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