Bill Gates’ Girlfriend Paula Hurd Gets Special Shoutout in His Memoir — and So Do His 3 Kids

From left: Bill Gates and Paula Hurd attending the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in April 2024.Photo:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Bill Gatesincluded a shoutout togirlfriend Paula Hurdin his upcoming memoir — and he made sure to give histhree kidssome extra love, too. In the acknowledgements ofSource Code, which chronicles the billionaire’s childhood all the way through the early days of Microsoft, the 69-year-old philanthropist added in a brief message to Hurd, whom he has been dating since his divorce from ex-wifeMelinda French Gates.

Bill Hader Says He's 'at a Loss for Words' as He Confirms His L.A. Home Survived Ongoing Wildfires: 'Doesn't Seem Real'

Bill Hader.Photo:Amy Sussman/Getty Amy Sussman/Getty Bill Haderis counting his blessings. On Tuesday, Jan. 15, theBarryalum, 46, revealed that his home in the Pacific Palisades was still standing, though it endured a few damages amid the ongoingLos Angeles wildfires. “People keep saying ‘unreal,’ …it doesn’t seem real,” he toldKTLA 5of the devastation from the fires in his neighborhood. “I’m sorry, I’m in shock. It’s just gone. Everything. The Alphabet streets, which is kind of, to me, the heart of the Palisades, this beautiful, beautiful area is gone.

Bill Murray Left Grammy Winner Laufey Feeling 'Confused' After He Gave Her a 'Powerful' Compliment at Age 17

Laufey in November 2024; Bill Murray in October 2021.Photo:Phillip Faraone/Getty; Dave J Hogan/Getty Phillip Faraone/Getty; Dave J Hogan/Getty It’s not hard to recognizeLaufey’s talent. In a new interview withThe Independent, the Grammy-winning jazz-pop singer, 25, recalled none other thanBill Murraygiving her a compliment as a teenager — and leaving her a bit “confused.” The Icelandic-Chinese artist told the outlet Murray, 74, said she was a “powerful woman” during an interaction when she was 17 years old.

Bill Murray Reveals the Secret Behind His Whisper to Scarlett Johansson at the End ofLost in Translation

Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, Sofia Coppola at the 2003 premiere of ‘Lost in Translation’.Photo:Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Bill Murrayreflected on his early 2000s romantic comedy-dramaLost in TranslationonThe Drew Barrymore Showthis week — and left the host speechless.TheCaddyshackactor, 74, appeared onBarrymore’s talkshowon Wednesday, March 12, to talk about his movieRiff Raff,but that wasn’t before reminiscing on his 2003 film,Lost in Translation.“Well there was a girl, she was a teenager back then her name wasScarlett Johanssonback then,” the comedian told Barrymore, 50.

Bill Murray Says He 'Sympathized' with Gene Hackman Despite Him Being 'Really Difficult'

Bill Murray in Rome on Oct. 17, 2019; Gene Hackman in Los Angeles circa 1996.Photo:Daniele Venturelli/WireImage; Ron Davis/Getty Daniele Venturelli/WireImage; Ron Davis/Getty Bill Murrayis rememberingGene Hackmanas a “tough nut” following his death. In a preview from his interview onThe Drew Barrymore Show, airing in full Wednesday, March 5, the 74-year-oldRiff Raffactor recalled working with the late Hackman on 2001’sThe Royal Tenenbaums,praising him as a “really good” actor who could have little patience for newer filmmakers.