Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has reportedly made a stunning admission of infidelity involving a businesswoman suspected of being a spy for Chinese intelligence. The private-life scandal surrounding the leader of the AI revolution has now expanded beyond national security concerns, raising the possibility of one of the largest divorce and asset division cases in history.
According to Taiwanese media and other outlets on November 9 (local time), Jensen Huang met Alice Huang (Chinese name: Huang Le), a former senior executive at Singaporean data center company Megaspeed, at one of his favorite restaurants in Taiwan in May last year. At the time, the two were reportedly photographed in an intimate pose with their arms around each other’s waists and sharing a light kiss on the cheek. They were also said to have left the scene together in the same vehicle. The pair had previously been spotted together at an event in Taiwan in 2024.
Major international media outlets, including The New York Times (NYT), have reported that U.S. intelligence agencies suspect Alice Huang of having been recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS). She is believed to have attempted to obtain information about advanced AI semiconductors and related supply chain developments. As these national security concerns emerged, key committees in the U.S. Congress also began pushing for an investigation to establish the facts.
As the controversy intensified, Jensen Huang officially acknowledged his infidelity in an internal message sent to employees on November 8. “I was unfaithful to my wife. I hurt my family, and there is no excuse for it,” he reportedly wrote. Nvidia’s board of directors has also launched an independent investigation. However, the board stated that “there is currently no evidence of confidential information being leaked” and indicated that Huang would remain in his position as CEO.
In this context, the key issue attracting the attention of legal experts is the enormous financial risk associated with a potential divorce and asset division. If a substantial portion of Jensen Huang’s immense net worth is classified as marital property accumulated during the marriage, his wife could be entitled to as much as 50% under certain U.S. state laws. Media reports estimate that the amount she could receive may reach as much as 110 trillion won.
Previously, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos set a record when he transferred approximately 50 trillion won to his former wife as part of their divorce settlement in 2019. If Jensen Huang and his wife were to separate following this scandal, their asset division could easily surpass that record, potentially becoming one of the largest settlements of its kind in history.
However, legal experts point out that asset division does not necessarily mean an immediate cash payout of such an enormous amount. The settlement could instead involve adjustments to stock ownership, potentially allowing safeguards to protect Nvidia’s corporate control. As Jensen Huang’s scandal develops into both a national security investigation by the U.S. Congress and a potential asset division worth more than 100 trillion won, global markets are turning their attention to Nvidia.
Sources: Naver