The Wall Street Journal claims that Bill Gates had an affair with a female employee of his company and resigned as a board of directors due to the investigation.
The Wall Street Journal reports that board members decided in 2020 that Bill Gates should resign.
According to a Microsoft spokesman, the events that took place in 2000 became known in 2019, and a committee of the Board of Directors reviewed the matter.
The report said that the female employee also revealed that her relationship with Bill Gates had been going on for years.
According to spokesman Bill Gates, the incident is 20 years old, the relationship ended well, the reason for leaving the company is to focus on philanthropy.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda's 27-year marriage ended in divorce on May 3.
