In 2017, Jeffrey Epstein reportedly attempted to extort Bill Gates after finding out the founder of Microsoft had engaged in an affair with bridge champion Mila Antonova.
Details of the attempt have come to light in a report published by The Wall Street Journal.
Gates and Antonova met in 2010 when she was in her 20s, and the pair played bridge together. It is unclear when their affair began.
Antonova was said to be focused on creating an online bridge tutorial business and looking for investors.
Antonova was introduced to Epstein by Boris Nikolic, who worked closely with Gates at the time. The trio met at Epstein's home in 2013 to discuss fundraising, and though Epstein did not fund her program, he did allow her to stay in his home for a year and later paid for her to attend a coding program.
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At the same time, Epstein was reportedly attempting to establish his own funding. At one point, he sent an email to JP Morgan pretending to be an associate of Gates', and in 2017 he emailed Gates directly about the affair.
The outlet reports, "The tone of the message was that Epstein knew about the affair and could expose it."
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