{
  "id": 19897287,
  "title": "Ex-Nvidia CEO misled top lawyer on affair with Chinese businesswoman, sources say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/ex-nvidia-ceo-misled-top-lawyer-on-affair-with-chinese-businesswoman",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T00:34:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/11/1577210/ex-nvidia-ceo-misled-top-lawyer-affair-chinese-businesswoman-sources"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang misled several key company officials, including general counsel Tim Teter and chief marketing officer Alison Wagonfeld, regarding the nature of his relationship with Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, according to two sources familiar with the matter and internal communications reviewed by Reuters. Reuters was the first to report on these confidential exchanges. The chip industry titan resigned on Thursday, marking a dramatic fall from grace after leading Nvidia to prominence in the artificial intelligence boom. In a statement on Sunday, Huang apologized for being unfaithful to his wife and disappointing the company, though he did not explicitly name Alice Huang, a former top executive at Megaspeed International, whom the U.S. is investigating for potential Chinese espionage. Huang and Alice Huang share a surname but are not related. The New York Times previously reported on Huang's extramarital affair with an Nvidia employee, while Reuters revealed on Thursday that he had another intimate relationship with a different Nvidia worker. Teter and Wagonfeld declined to comment when contacted. Huang's representative and an Nvidia spokesperson also declined to comment. In October 2025 and October 2026, when pressed about his relationship with Megaspeed and Alice Huang, Huang repeatedly described their interactions as standard business dealings. In separate messages, he reassured Nvidia leaders that the relationships were routine. Huang had also threatened legal action against the New York Times after it published an article in October last year highlighting his meetings with Alice Huang, which prompted him to communicate with Nvidia executives about their interactions. The Times eventually declined to file a lawsuit. The timeline of Huang's intimacy with Alice Huang is unclear, but photos online, verified by Reuters, show them together in the U.S., China, and other locations since December 2023. The independent members of Nvidia's board hired Wall Street law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to investigate the matter after media reports surfaced. Beijing has denied Alice Huang's allegations of spying for China. Reuters has not independently verified her claims. Since Huang's revelations in October, Nvidia's stock has plummeted more than 30%, erasing over $1.8 trillion in market value.",
  "summary": "SAN FRANCISCO: Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang misled several of the company’s leaders, including general counsel Tim Teter and chief marketing officer Alison Wagonfeld, about the nature of his relationship with Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, with whom he had an affair, according to two people familiar with the matter and internal correspondence reviewed by Reuters.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}