In her memoir, French addressed her ex-husband’s past acknowledgement of infidelity ahead of their 2021 divorce, writing, “he wasn’t always faithful to me.” 

And in light of Gates’ name appearing in the newly-released Epstein files, she admitted it hasn’t gotten easier to digest. (Gates had previously addressed his connection to Epstein in 2019 following the convicted sex offender’s death while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.)

“For me it’s personally hard when those details come up,” French shared on NPR’s Wild Card earlier this month, “because it brings back memories of some very, very painful times in my marriage.”

Nevertheless, the 61-year-old emphasized she has “moved on.”

“I purposefully pushed it away and I moved on,” she explained. “I’m in a really unexpected, beautiful place in my life so whatever questions remain there—I can’t even begin to know all of it—those questions are for those people and even my ex-husband. They need to answer to them. Not me.”

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