stephanie gausse has the details. >> reporter: the cloud of controversies surrounded by epstein.has stepped down. mit president calling for a thorough investigation into deeply allegations detailed by the new yorker. the magazine writing how epstein's financial ties to the school were deeper than originally reported. mit said it accepted $800,000 from epstein's donation over the 20 years period. epstein also reportedly secured $7.5 million in donation from the lab. $2 million coming from one of the world's richest men, bill gates. a spokesperson from gates telling nbc news that any claim that epstein directed any programmatic or personal are always face. resigned from her position at her mit media lab in 2016. uncomfortable with ito relationship with epstein. >> every time his name got brought up, i felt disgust at the situation but it was never my choice truly anybody's choice but joey ito to maintain this relationship. ito and another top lab official asking for epstein's donation to be kept anonymous. ito apologized saying i take full responsibility for my error and judgment.