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Bill Gates And Melinda Gates Announce End Of Their Marriage On Social Media
Through social media, Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda Gates, have announced that they will be ending their marriage after 27 years.
See the announcement that came from @BillGates on Twitter below.
According to the announcement from the Gates' they, "... no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives". The two conclude their statement asking for privacy during this time.
Bill Gates is, of course, the co-founder of Microsoft and has worked with his wife on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for years now.
Bill Gates is among the wealthiest people in the world, with a net-worth estimated at roughly $130 Billion. With so much wealth and power in the Gates family, this will surely be a complicated process for the family to progress through.
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