Bill and Melinda Gates divorce is ‘not a friendly split,’ sources allege: 'A long time in the making'

A new report suggests that Bill and Melinda Gates decided on divorcing months ago – long before they made an official announcement on May 3.  ‘

Sources alleged to TMZ on Thursday that the pair had planned to share the news in March and were preparing for the big day. Melinda, 56, allegedly rented Calivigny Island in Grenada for $132,000 a night to escape the media scrutiny. The couple’s children, along with their significant others, were supposed to arrive.

Insiders alleged Gates, 65, was not invited to the island because "there was a considerable amount of acrimony associated with the split."

"We’re told virtually everyone in the family took Melinda’s side," the outlet claimed. "Another way of putting it … we’re told they were very angry at Bill, and that’s why he wasn’t invited."

The outlet claimed that while there are still "outstanding issues that couldn’t be resolved at the time of the trip," Melinda went anyway.

"So here’s the takeaway," the outlet alleged. "First, we’re told this was not a friendly split. We’re told Melinda and most of the family were furious at Bill for various things they claim he had done. Second … it’s clear this divorce has been a long time in the making."

The former couple announced they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world.  

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