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Bill Gates is reportedly dating Paula Hurd—the widow of precocious Oracle CEO Mark Hurd—almost 2 years pursuing his divorcement from ex Melinda Gates. Get details connected their romance.
Bill Gates & Melinda Gates Divorcing After 27 Years of Marriage
It looks similar Bill Gates is opening the windows to emotion again.
The Microsoft co-founder is dating Paula Hurd—the widow of precocious Oracle Corporation CEO Mark Hurd—nearly 2 years aft his divorce from Melinda French Gates, according to multiple outlets.
News of the romance comes aft the mates was spotted at the Australian Open successful January, wherever they were photographed sitting adjacent to each different during the Men's Singles Final. At the time, Bill, 67, was clad successful a casual greenish sweater implicit a collared shirt, portion Paula, 60, donned a achromatic ensemble paired with a glitzy golden chain.
Though it's unclear precisely erstwhile their narration started, the 2 were besides seen catching a WTA Semi-Final crippled unneurotic astatine Indian Wells, Calif., backmost successful March 2022.
A root told People that their romance has been "widely known" by their interior ellipse for immoderate time, though Paula "hasn't met his kids yet."
Bill shares 3 children—daughters Jennifer, 26, Phoebe, 20, and son Rory, 23—with ex Melinda, who helium was joined to for 27 years earlier their split successful 2021.
"After a large woody of thought and a batch of enactment connected our relationship, we person made the determination to extremity our marriage," the erstwhile couple, who besides co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said successful a connection astatine the time. "Over the past 27 years, we person raised 3 unthinkable children and built a instauration that works each implicit the satellite to alteration each radical to pb healthy, productive lives."
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Last May, Bill reflected connected his matrimony and consequent separation from the philanthropist.
"Every matrimony arsenic the kids permission the location volition spell done a transition," the tech billionaire told The Sunday Times. "Mine sadly went done this modulation called divorce. But from my constituent of view, it was a large marriage. I wouldn't person changed it. You know, I wouldn't take to wed idiosyncratic else."
On the different hand, Paula was joined to her late hubby for astir 30 years earlier his decease successful October 2019. The 2 stock daughters Kathryn and Kelly.
E! News reached retired to Bill's rep for remark but did not hear back.
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