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Bill and Melinda Gates’ divorce could put several luxury homes in play, including a cavernous estate complete with a trampoline room.

By Daniel Webster Photo: Kjetil Ree Bill and Melinda Gates during their visit to the Oslo Opera House in June 2009. Bill and Melinda Gates, announced Monday that their marriage is over. The billionaire couple are massive donors through their $50 billion Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which spends more than $5 billion a year on philanthropic causes like US education and worldwide disease eradication.  Bill Gates Photo: United States Department of Health and Human Services Bill Gates is one of the world’s most famous billionaire philanthropists, who inspired other billionaires to donate their money to charity. Bill Gates has been a leading public health expert during Covid The couple made their announcement in posts on Twitter . Melinda Gates added her maiden name, French, to her Twitter profile. “But we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives,” according to their joint statement. A Gates Foundation spokesperson said that the philanthropy

The Microsoft co-founder and his wife say they will continue working together on their charitable foundation, the largest of its kind in the world.

Bill and Melinda Gates at the University of Washington in 2017. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Bill and Melinda Gates have announced that they are ending their marriage after 27 years. In a tweet on Monday from Bill Gates’ account, and signed by the couple, the Gateses said that the decision came after a “great deal of thought and work.” But the couple no longer believes they can grow together as a couple in this “next phase” of their lives. pic.twitter.com/padmHSgWGc — Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 3, 2021 Check back for updates on this developing story.