BUFFETT BREAKS UP WITH GATES – “IT’S ASTOUNDING,” NOT “AWKWARD”
Warren Buffett has revealed he has cut off contact with Bill Gates following the explosive release of files linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
The billionaire investor said he has not spoken to the Microsoft co-founder ‘at all’ since details of Gates’ past association with the disgraced financier resurfaced.
‘I haven’t talked to him at all since the whole thing was unveiled,’ Buffett said in an interview on CNBC.
In a stunning display of friendship etiquette, Warren Buffett has officially ghosted Bill Gates faster than you can say “Epstein files,” proving once again that billionaires have their own version of tough love—namely, disappearing when the spotlight gets a little too bright and uncomfortable. Buffett, ever the straight-shooter (who also admits he’s glad Gates never dragged him into Epstein’s web), casually delivered a master class in plausible deniability: warm words about a long friendship paired with a polite “not my circus, not my monkeys” stance until the whole sordid saga shakes out. Meanwhile, Buffett’s assessment of Epstein as “the con man of all time” reminds us that even the richest folks can’t help but admire a good grifter—preferably one who doesn’t leave you subpoenaed. It’s the classic billionaire playbook: friendship is forever, except when it’s inconvenient, then it’s “astounding” how quickly an old pal becomes a no-call, no-text.
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