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The report stated that before Huang admitted to the extramarital affair, Heller was suspected to have arranged for the intervention of Heller, who specializes in sex scandal crisis management, and that Huang Le and his relationship with Megaspeed had also created tension within Huida.
NVIDIAHuida ceoJen-Hsun Huang On the 8th, he admitted to having an extramarital affair, but did not reveal the identity of the woman or the date of the relationship. Technology website WIRED, citing two people familiar with the matter, said Huang had cooperated with Heller, a public relations firm that specializes in handling sex scandals, in October last year. Around the same time, Huang was first accused by the New York Times of having contact with Huang Le.
Jen-Hsun Huang admitted on the 8th that he had an extramarital affair with a woman. The New York Times identified the woman as Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore data center MegaSpeed. The US intelligence agency determined that Huang Le was recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security to engage in espionage activities.
WIRED cited an exclusive interview in New York Magazine in 2023. Heller founder Risa Heller is known for helping powerful men deal with sex scandals and other messes in their personal lives. His past clients include former Congressman Anthony Weiner, celebrity chef Mario Batali, and author Jeffrey Toobin. All of these figures have been accused of sex-related crimes. Heller handles corporate communications for clients as well as matters related to private disputes.
People familiar with the matter said Heller was initially believed to have been hired to handle Huang’s personal affairs, including family charity activities, and that he was often in contact with her and her daughter Huang Minshan, who is Huida’s product marketing director. It is unclear whether the initial collaboration involved an extramarital affair.
The New York Times reported that Huang Renxun and Huang Le have been appearing together in public since 2024. MegaSpeed was founded in 2023 as a spin-off of a Chinese gaming and cloud computing company, just months after the United States banned the sale of advanced chips. Its subsidiary later became a major buyer of Huida chips.
As early as October last year, The New York Times first reported on Huang’s business deals with MegaSpeed and his relationship with Huang Le, and said that the US Commerce Department was investigating whether MegaSpeed had helped Chinese companies evade export controls through its subsidiaries.
Sources revealed that the report made the atmosphere among Huida’s senior management tense and Huang Renxun was also dissatisfied. Later that month, Huida’s internal public relations team received instructions that all media inquiries involving Huang Jensen, whether private or official, should include Heller.
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WIRED quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that Huang Jensen cooperated with the public relations company Heller in October last year. The company, known for its handling of sex scandals and personal life turmoil, was later asked to attend all media inquiries involving Huang.
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Heller founder Risa Heller is known for helping powerful men deal with sex scandals, and has served former Congressman Weiner, celebrity chef Bartali and author Toobin. In addition to crisis public relations, she also handles corporate communications for clients.
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The New York Times reported that the U.S. Commerce Department has opened an investigation into Huang Renxun’s dealings with MegaSpeed executive Huang Le and whether MegaSpeed used subsidiaries to help Chinese companies evade export controls, significantly upsetting Huida’s senior management.
