Melinda Gates on Epstein files: Melinda Gates says the Epstein allegations revive painful memories and insists accountability rests with those involved, including her ex-husband, not her. “No girl should ever be put in the situation they were put in by Epstein and whatever was going on with all the various people around him. I remember my daughters being those ages. It brings back memories of some very, very painful times in my marriage. So whatever questions remain there, questions I can’t even begin to know all of, those questions are for those people. And even my ex-husband needs to answer to those things, not me.”