“Jensen Huang lied to Nvidia executives about his ‘appropriate relationship with Alice’”

Reuters reported on the 13th (local time) that Jensen Huang, who was embroiled in an 'infidelity scandal', was found to have given false explanations to executives about his relationship with his mistress Alice Huang before stepping down as CEO of Nvidia.

Reuters reported that this fact was revealed in the explanations of two reporters with knowledge of the matter and in Nvidia's internal communication documents.

According to Reuters, when Jensen Huang received media inquiries in the fall of last year and in October of this year about the relationship between himself, Alice Huang, and Megaspeed, a Singaporean company where Alice Huang was a senior executive, he explained to senior Nvidia executives that these relationships were appropriate.

Reuters explained that its reporter was able to read some of the documents, the existence of which had not been made public until now, that were received and sent in October of this year, on the condition that the original text not be quoted in its entirety.

In two messages sent to senior executives in October of this year, Jensen Huang explained that it was a normal customer-facing business communication relationship.

Among Nvidia's senior executives who received this explanatory message were General Counsel Tim Teeter and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Allison Wagonfeld.

Reporters also reported that Jensen Huang discussed taking legal action against NYT when interest in his relationship with Alice Huang arose following a report in the American daily New York Times (NYT) in October last year.

However, neither Jensen Huang nor NVIDIA actually took legal action against the NYT.

It is unclear when the relationship between Jensen Huang and Alice Huang developed into an affair.

However, Reuters reported that the photos posted online and whose authenticity was confirmed by Reuters showed the two people being together in the United States and China as early as December 2023.

Jensen Huang publicly apologized in a statement on the 8th of this month, four days before he stepped down as CEO, for his unfaithful behavior toward his wife and for disappointing the company.

However, Alice Hwang was not specifically named in the statement.

The NYT reported on the 11th that Jensen Huang had an extramarital affair with Kimberly Powell, vice president of Nvidia's healthcare division, and Reuters reported on the 12th that Jensen Huang also had an affair with another female Nvidia executive.