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Melanie Walker’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein reportedly began in the early 1990s, when she said Donald Trump introduced them at New York’s Plaza Hotel. Walker, then a recent college graduate, initially discussed modeling opportunities with Epstein, but he reportedly encouraged her to pursue medicine instead and became a longtime mentor, patron and adviser. She later lived at an address in a Manhattan building where Epstein controlled several apartments, traveled aboard his aircraft and was described as his “science adviser.” Their association lasted for decades, extending into Walker’s career as a physician, neuroscientist and senior figure within the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Bill Gates’s private office. Walker’s attorney has characterized her as an Epstein survivor who endured a coercive relationship, although she has not publicly accused Epstein of sexual abuse or filed a claim against his estate.

Walker also appears to have served as an important bridge between Epstein and Bill Gates’s professional network. While working within the Gates organization, she introduced Epstein to Gates science adviser Boris Nikolic, reportedly praised Epstein’s influence on her career and minimized the seriousness of his 2008 conviction. Nikolic subsequently introduced Epstein to Gates, helping Epstein secure access to meetings involving philanthropy, science and global health. Records also show Walker continuing to communicate closely with Epstein, sharing information from Gates’s orbit and relaying messages between the two worlds. Her story therefore contains a complicated duality: she was described by her lawyer as someone subjected to Epstein’s coercion, while the documented record also shows her helping preserve his credibility and facilitating his entrance into one of the most powerful philanthropic networks in the world.



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