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Jen-Hsun Huang is deeply involved in extramarital affairs and suspected of chip smuggling. It is rumored that Huida’s board of directors will hold a meeting to discuss leaving the company. Congress and the US government are also simultaneously investigating related national security risks.
Huida (NVIDIA ) Co-Founder and CEOJen-Hsun Huang We are now deeply involved in the great storm caused by extramarital affairs. Earlier, extramarital affair partner Alice Huang was accused of being a Chinese spy and was involved in illegally transferring Huida chips to China using a Singapore-based shell company MegaSpeed, raising national security issues. On the 11th, The New York Times reported that Huang had also developed an incestuous relationship with Kimberly Powell, the company’s vice president of medical affairs.
According to the latest report from the Wall Street Journal, Huida’s board of directors is preparing to replace Huang Renxun and will meet soon on the 11th to decide on his stay. The main reason is that many companies have regulations prohibiting interaction between supervisors and subordinates, and Ball is a subordinate who reports directly to Huang Renxun. Huida, Huang and Ball have not yet confirmed the New York Times report.
The following is a timeline of events from recent to distant:
The New York Times reported that Huang Renxun also had an extramarital affair with Power. Huida’s share price continued to decline. The Wall Street Journal said Huida’s board of directors will meet to discuss Huang Renxun’s departure.
Moolenaar, chairman of the US House of Representatives Special Committee on China, told Fox Business News that if Huang Jen-hsun does not agree to participate in a closed-door congressional briefing to be questioned about the case of a female spy, a congressional subpoena could be issued against him.
Several major media outlets have published more details about the transaction between Huida and Huangle-related companies. The information said that Huang Le also founded a Chinese company “Shanghai Century Litong” in 2023, which successively purchased Huida chips worth up to US$7.5 billion, including chips banned by the US government. Bloomberg reported that during the US government’s investigation into the alleged trafficking of AI chips by MegaSpeed in 2025, Huida’s chief legal officer Tim Teter was concerned and contacted Commerce Deputy Secretary Jeffrey Kessler to inquire whether the Trump administration was involved in the detention of Huang Le.
The Financial Times revealed that when Huang Le was looking for funds for a data center in Asia as early as 2025, he assured potential investors in China that there would be no problems obtaining GPUs (graphics processing units).
Jen-Hsun Huang sent a letter to Huida employees, admitting to the extramarital affair and apologizing. The letter did not mention Huang Le, but emphasized that he is a patriot and supports the national security of the United States; He will cooperate in the investigation initiated by HUIDA’s board of directors. On the evening of the same day, US President Trump, while answering reporters’ questions, said that Huang was “a very good person” and that he believed Huang should continue to serve as Huida’s CEO.
The Republican chairmen of three House of Representatives committees jointly requested Huang to attend the closed-door briefing. Chairman of the Special Committee on China Moolenaar, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Brian Mast, and Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Rick Crawford jointly signed a letter to Huang, asking him to clarify national security concerns about China’s access to the United States to acquire cutting-edge technology.
The New York Times reported that the United States has been investigating Huang Le and MegaSpeed for more than a year. Huang Le is suspected by the United States of being a Chinese spy and has close ties to Huang Renxun. Huida spokesman John Rizzo denied that there was anything unusual in the relationship, saying that meetings with clients were part of the CEO’s job. He added: “If the U.S. government determines that anyone is a threat to American industry, it will let us know.”
