Melinda Gates dates ex-Fox News reporter

Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, is reportedly dating a former correspondent for Fox News, Jon Du Pre.

Melinda and Bill Gates finalised their divorce in August 2021 after 27 years of marriage.

They finalised their divorce just three months after announcing their split.

It was however gathered that Melinda has been dating Du Pre, who now works as a communications specialist, for the last few months.

According to TMZ, the 58-year-old philanthropist and her new lover were seen together at Nets and Celtics game in April

It was further learnt that the pair, in addition to some members of their families, stayed at Pelican Hill, the 5-star hotel in Newport Beach, California, United States.

63-year-old Du Pre shares three children with his ex-wife, Gina.

The ‘Prodigal Father’ author’s sons are Kasey and Jonny, who graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU), and daughter Jessie, who graduated from the University of Utah.

Melinda and Bill Gates, while finalising their divorce via a joint statement in 2021, said: “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage.”

The former couple founded the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation while they were together and built it into one of the largest charitable organisations in the world.

Melinda later admitted that her ex’s association with late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, played a role in her decision to leave Gates.

“I did not like that he had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, no. I made that clear to him. He was abhorrent. He was evil personified. My heart breaks for these women,” the former computer scientist had disclosed.

The Star