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| (FILES) In this file photo taken on September 26, 2018, Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda Gates, introduce the Goalkeepers event at the Lincoln Center in New York. Ludovic MARIN / AFP |
Bill Gates and his wife Melinda announced Monday that they are divorcing after almost three decades of marriage.
Bill Gates issued a statement, attributed to the couple, detailing the split via Twitter.
Although the pair intends to continue working together through their humanitarian foundation, the Gates in the statement said they no longer believe they can “grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives,” they stated.
“We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life,” it added.
