The now-dead sex trafficker allegedly emailed Gates the veiled threat after failing to convince the billionaire to participate in a charity fund he tried to start.
The Microsoft co-founder told Australia's ABC 7.30 there was never a relationship between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the convicted sex offender.
The Microsoft mogul gave $5 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to finance work in global health, development, policy and advocacy, and U.S. education.
By Maria Di Mento of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, AP
Gates has made significant donations with the aim of fighting climate change, including $20 billion of his own fortune in July to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.