{"id":80301,"date":"2021-05-03T22:29:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T21:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=80301"},"modified":"2021-05-03T22:30:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T21:30:21","slug":"bill-and-melinda-gates-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/bill-and-melinda-gates-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"After 27yrs of Marriage, Bill and Melinda Gates Getting Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1698773047991586827\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1698774048858493282\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Bill and Melinda Gates say they are getting divorced after 27 years of marriage, saying \u201cwe no longer believe we can grow together as a couple.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p>\u201cAfter a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,\u201d the pair wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The two met in the late 1980s when Melinda joined Bill\u2019s Microsoft firm. They have three children.<\/p>\n<p>They jointly run the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation has spent billions fighting causes such as infectious diseases and encouraging vaccinations in children.<\/p>\n<p>The Gates\u2019 \u2013 along with investor Warren Buffett \u2013 are behind the Giving Pledge, which calls on billionaires to commit to giving away the majority of their wealth to good causes.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates is the fourth wealthiest person in the world, according to Forbes. 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