{"id":473,"date":"2026-04-01T01:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T01:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/473\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T01:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T01:43:41","slug":"omahas-warren-buffett-distances-from-bill-gates-over-epstein-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/473\/","title":{"rendered":"Omaha&#8217;s Warren Buffett distances from Bill Gates over Epstein ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLAWS MAY VIOLATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTION FOR FREE SPEECH. WARREN BUFFETT SAYS HE NO LONGER TALKS TO FELLOW BILLIONAIRE BILL GATES DUE TO HIS TIES WITH CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER JEFFREY EPSTEIN. ALTHOUGH THEY WERE CLOSE FRIENDS FOR YEARS, BUFFETT TOLD CNBC HE DOESN\u2019T WANT TO BE CALLED TO TESTIFY AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO EPSTEIN, BUT SAID HE NEVER HAD ANY CONTACT WITH EPSTEIN, AND HE\u2019S GRATEFUL GATES NEVER INVITED HIM TO MEET EPSTEIN. IN FEBRUARY, GATES ADMITTED TO AFFAIRS WITH TWO RUSSI\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Warren Buffett say he no longer speaks to Bill Gates following Epstein ties<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ketv.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"KETV logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 4:30 PM CDT Mar 31, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketv.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOmaha&#8217;s Warren Buffett told CNN that he no longer talks to Microsoft founder Bill Gates. He said it&#8217;s due to Gates&#8217; ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Buffett and Gates were close friends for years.&#8221;We&#8217;ve had great times together,&#8221; Buffett said in an interview with CNN. &#8220;But I think until it gets cleared up, I just don&#8217;t think it makes sense to do a lot of talking.&#8221;Buffett said he does not want to be called to testify as part of the Epstein investigation. Buffett said he never had any contact with Epstein.  In February, Gates admitted to affairs with two Russian women, calling his relationship with Epstein &#8220;a huge mistake.&#8221;Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tOMAHA, Neb. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Omaha&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/31\/business\/buffett-gates-foundation-epstein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Warren Buffett told CNN<\/a> that he no longer talks to Microsoft founder Bill Gates. <\/p>\n<p>He said it&#8217;s due to Gates&#8217; ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. <\/p>\n<p>Buffett and Gates were close friends for years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve had great times together,&#8221; Buffett <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/31\/business\/buffett-gates-foundation-epstein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said in an interview with CNN<\/a>. &#8220;But I think until it gets cleared up, I just don&#8217;t think it makes sense to do a lot of talking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Buffett said he does not want to be called to testify as part of the Epstein investigation. <\/p>\n<p>Buffett said he never had any contact with Epstein.  <\/p>\n<p>In February, Gates admitted to affairs with two Russian women, calling his relationship with Epstein &#8220;a huge mistake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketv.com\/article\/ketv-google-preferred-source\/69001001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NAVIGATE: <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketv.com\/\" id=\"OWAe1787c6f-ec5a-e0bc-7fa7-5e6464d7be9a\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ketv.com\/\">Home<\/a> | <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketv.com\/weather\" id=\"OWAac5e916d-b648-647e-8879-7dc7cf9e8847\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ketv.com\/weather\">Weather<\/a> | <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketv.com\/local-news\" id=\"OWA7a3b4773-2548-53e6-4f87-da281ec1f267\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ketv.com\/local-news\">Local News<\/a> | <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketv.com\/national-news\" id=\"OWA4d44b5ad-6f37-d1c9-431f-a73266c73adb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ketv.com\/national-news\">National<\/a> | <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketv.com\/sports\" id=\"OWA9c2f0c04-ca4e-c8b4-b372-403f264bec29\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ketv.com\/sports\">Sports<\/a> | <a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketv.com\/nowcast\" id=\"OWA04c0c4df-ec87-a66a-6a2b-afd5be5527c5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ketv.com\/nowcast\">Newscasts on demand<\/a> |<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAWS MAY VIOLATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTION FOR FREE SPEECH. 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