Well, the NYT had a hit piece against Bill Gates and cited his "close" relationship with Jeffery Epstein as a cause for concern for Melinda Gates.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/16/business/bill-melinda-gates-divorce-epstein.htmlNow, if Bill Gates was actually buying the press, he seems to be doing a poor job because of how many news publications published this thing, and are smearing his character. I am not one to defend billionaires, but it seems unfair to link Epstein to Gates, because Epstein was close to every rich guy there was. Although, it does seem odd to me that Gates maintained some sort of relationship with Epstein despite being aware of his crimes.
His true nature? He's just weird, no conspiracy about it.