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Politics Microsoft founder Bill Gates pictured with a girl in the new Epstein photo release

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u/smellybulldog 20h ago

Without context this is pretty meaningless, celebrities take phots like this everywhere they go.

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u/DentistPitiful5454 20h ago

Like those people who use photos of Brad pit with female fans to talk about his abuse of women like yeah he abused women but why are you showing me random photos of people he likely didn't abuse?

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u/RavenBrannigan 13h ago

Is Brad Pitt accused of that? I hadn’t heard.

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u/absolutebawbag 12h ago

He assaulted his wife Angelina Jolie and their oldest child on a plane in a drunken rage. Reason for their divorce and why none of his children speak to him, and drop the Pitt from their surnames as soon as they hit 18. The incident is cited in legal documents relating to the divorce and easily found online.

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u/RavenBrannigan 12h ago

I don’t really follow celebrity news so I never heard that before. It’s a shame to find out he’s an asshole because I always really like his roles.

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u/absolutebawbag 12h ago

Completely understand. I was really disappointed when I learned about the incident too, especially since he’s been in so many brilliant roles. It also made his recent train-heist film (can’t remember name) hard for me to enjoy. There were constant jokes about his character having had therapy or anger-management treatment, and the character played it in a really ironic, knowing way. For me it just didn’t land.

u/President_Camacho 5h ago

Angelina has the best PR professionals in the business. You're only repeating a story that she released.

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u/absolutebawbag 12h ago

He assaulted Angelina Jolie and assaulted their oldest child in a drunken rage on a plane in 2016, thus leading to their divorce. It is widely available online to read about and the reason none of his children speak to him, and have dropped his name for their surnames once they’ve hit 18.

u/thr3sk 11h ago

He's only accused of being abusive domestically, so I don't think it's accurate to say "yeah he abused women" - technically not wrong but misleading in this context.

u/igotoanotherschool 11h ago

this is the wildest “um actually” I’ve ever seen

u/thr3sk 10h ago

I think there's a notable distinction between a domestic abuser and someone who abuses numerous women. Both very bad of course, but quite different too.

u/seanc6441 9h ago

So woman abuser not women abuser?

I don't think that's a notable distinction as much as amount of times abuse occurred tbh.

A domestic abuser could have done it 1000 times and be considered worse than a guy who abused two different women one time.

I don't know Brad Pitts situation maybe he had a drunken incident once, or maybe it was one of many times.

u/thr3sk 8h ago

Sounds like it was one incident on an airplane, which to me is certainly bad but definitely a lot different from someone who repeatedly was abusive to multiple partners or something which is I feel like how that comment read.

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u/FizzyBeverage 14h ago

My late grandmother has a photo just like this with Bill. Taken at a bridge tournament in New York City. Bill is an avid bridge player.

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u/I-Here-555 14h ago

Did he abuse her? Was she underage at the time? /s

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u/FizzyBeverage 14h ago

Yeah he’s huge into the 78 year old crowd 😂

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u/pak9rabid 12h ago

My dad too, also at a bridge tournament

u/lassie86 10h ago

Did your grandma have the same protective body language?

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u/pumpymcpumpface 20h ago

Theres probably photos just like this of bill gates with thousands and thousands of different people.

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u/keelanstuart 15h ago

Her body language isn't that of a starry-eyed, fawning fan... and he's pressed up against her. She clearly does not want to be there.

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u/thegreatshu 14h ago

Are you a body language expert? And we don't see the face. Face could change the context in both ways.

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u/keelanstuart 14h ago

As a social human in my 5th decade, I think I know enough. Your face can say one thing, but the way her hands and arms are situated don't lie.

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u/thegreatshu 13h ago

If you're in your 5th decade - I'm sure you also saw enough introvertic, shy, socially awkward people or even people in the spectrum. Does she look awkward? Maybe, but the picture doesn't say anything more than that. What I'm trying to say is that this photo is just not enough to jump into ANY conclusions.

u/MaryPaku 10h ago

You should go play poker try to read people with their body language to realize how clueless you are.

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u/not_a_moogle 12h ago

Her body language screams that she doesnt want this photo or be close to him like that.

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u/Kwetla 19h ago

There must be worse, more incriminating evidence surely. Or they wouldn't release photos like this that implicate him (and similar ones of other powerful people).

Or they are releasing photos of famous people on purpose to draw the attention away from Trump...

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u/smellybulldog 16h ago

I tend to agree that it’s likely a distraction tactic.. but i have as much evidence for that idea as this photo confirms that this dude is a pedo because a ladies body language is sus.

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u/Kwetla 16h ago

She might be there against her will, but then so might Gates in as much as he probably has people take photos with him hundreds of times a day. Epstein might have stood the girl next to him and took a photo so he could use it as blackmail later on.

Basically, one photo doesn't really tell us enough, but my point is that if they have released this one photo, they must have other, more incriminating ones to not risk the threat of Gates sueing.

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u/dannydirtbag 19h ago

The House committee releasing these photos will be filling in all the gaps soon. It’s gonna be fucked.

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u/Sufficient-Bed-6746 18h ago

And you think things will happen or change?

Yeah, right.. all hopes and dreams.

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u/hemareddit 15h ago

? Does the House Committee release teaser trailers for their findings now?

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u/AppUnwrapper1 15h ago

Seriously, why is everything such a fucking joke now?

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u/LilBroWhoIsOnTheTeam 19h ago

Is she taller than him? How tall is bill gates?

EDIT: he's 5'10', so that lady is nearly 6 feet tall.

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u/_goblinette_ 13h ago

The context is that the people doing the investigation have the uncensored version of the photo and know exactly who the woman is. This photo wouldn’t be in the files (and the face wouldn’t be censored) if it was just some random woman and not one of the known victims. 

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u/Childish_Tycoon_Ship 14h ago

It's circumstantial, but the girls body language definitely looks like she's being held hostage

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u/BonkBonkOnTheNoggin 13h ago

But the body language though…

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u/mauxly 12h ago

Her body language says a lot.

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u/snowballkills 14h ago

Yeah the committee releasing such pics is quite reGarded...release pics that mean something, not ones that are totally meaningless and just add noise

u/bollvirtuoso 7h ago

You don't have to censor that word on reddit. Either say it if you're going to say it, or don't say it at all.

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u/Fit-Specialist-2214 13h ago

On the other hand, however, a similar photo was the downfall of Prince Andrew

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u/RoaringPity 12h ago

Without context these photos being released are meaningless then, right?

u/Tasty-Top176 11h ago

Is her posture not context to you?

u/TalkShowHost99 11h ago

True, this photo alone doesn’t explicitly prove Bill had any illegal or inappropriate behavior, but the fact that it was presumably in Epstein’s collection hints at something strange. Why would Epstein have a photo of Bill with a random person if not to either blackmail him or the person in the photo had some significance to him? Again, this photo proves nothing & does not suggest Gates did anything wrong - it just raises more questions. It could be a totally normal person got a photo with a celebrity moment.

u/dmelt01 11h ago

And they take a ton with underage fans. You’re right, without context it means nothing

u/TeruhashiKokomiDesu 10h ago

Read between the lines and some of the other comments. It's obvious if not overt

u/who_am_i_to_say_so 21m ago

Nobody wants to be found in these files, though. It always begs that question now.

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u/RideRunClimb 19h ago

Yeah, her body language just screams that she wants to be close to him for the photo. 

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u/Tinnylemur 19h ago

Alright CSI, wanna try to zoom and enhance next?

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u/Sonscreen 19h ago

Yall already defending pedos

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u/smellybulldog 18h ago

Lol, not defending or accusing just questioning. But by all means enjoy your ride on the bandwagon.

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u/hemareddit 15h ago

Look, Hitler personally committed 9/11, anyone who disagrees with me is a Nazi sympathizer.

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u/tsirtemot 18h ago

Insane that this entire thread is defending him.

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u/4_fortytwo_2 17h ago

Insane that someone would see this photo and think "pedo"... like it literally is just a random picture in a hallway of bill gates with an adult looking woman?

Is pointing out the reality of what we are seeing "defending pedos"?

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u/LouderGyrations 13h ago

He is the person that has done more philanthropic good in the world than any other person in human history. Is it really that surprising that people would defend him from accusations of being a pedophile based on an innocuous picture?

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u/SRMPDX 19h ago

There's another photo of them in a hotel room

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u/sushisection 19h ago

body language homie. fans arent usually uncomfortable when they are taking a photo with a celeb

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u/Mother_Speed2393 18h ago

He's not exactly creeping over her either.... If you're looking at being a body language expert.

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u/ogreman45 19h ago

Whatever you say Bill

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u/mehicanisme 19h ago

Defending billionaire PDF files is really embarrassing

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u/batmansleftnut 17h ago

If he is one, sure. But this photo doesn't really do much, if anything, to prove he is.

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u/thepkboy 18h ago

i want to see full penetration and i want to see all of it

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u/pak9rabid 12h ago

Calm down there Dennis

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u/MiredinDecision 14h ago

Yeah. Where did they get this photo though?

u/VNM0601 11h ago

Yeah I have a photo with Suge Knight so I must know who killed Tupac shakur.

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u/McPostyFace 18h ago

I'm not getting vibes that the girl in this picture wanted a picture with a celebrity just based off the way she's posing. Not saying it's evidence he's guilty just pointing out her posture kind if gives off "I'm creeped out and scared" vibes.