In May 2021, Bill Gates and his wife of 27 years, Melinda French Gates, shocked the world when they announced they were separating.
Melinda later opened up about an affair Bill had had with a staffer 20 years ago, and was widely reported as saying that, “I just realised I couldn’t trust what we had.” Their divorce was finalised in August 2021, with Melinda reportedly walking away with US$76 billion in the settlement.