In October 2014, Mr. Gates donated $2 million to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab. University officials described the gift in internal emails as having been “directed” by Mr. Epstein. Ms. Arnold said, “There was no intention, nor explicit ask, for the funding to be controlled in any manner by Epstein. ”Soon after, the relationship between Mr. Epstein and Mr. Gates appears to have cooled. Was Bill Gates black mailed by Epstein?