After 27 years of marriage, Bill and Melinda Gates announced that they are getting a divorce through twitter. “The marriage is irretrievably broken.” said by the couple.
Microsoft co-founder Bill gates is currently the fourth-richest person in the world. The couple has agreed on how to divide the assets.
“Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives,” the statement read. “We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives.” said Bill and Melinda Gates
They will continue to work together on the philanthropic foundation they started to tackle issues such as global health, climate change.