By Reuters Staff (The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are their own.) Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, attends a news conference in Tokyo, November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Concise insights on global finance. ----------------------------------------------- FLOOD GATES OPEN. Rich guy and Microsoft founder Bill Gates is, as the world knows, getting divorced. Since the announcement of the split, Gates has come under fresh scrutiny here, including over his contacts with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and a prior consensual relationship with a Microsoft employee. An investigation years later into the latter by Microsoft’s board coincided with Gates’ resignation as a director in 2020, according to the Wall Street Journal.