Reuters: Jensen Huang had a third affair — and has agreed to testify before Congress
Hours after Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO, Reuters reported he had an intimate relationship with a second Nvidia employee — a third woman linked to the scandal. He has also agreed to testify before Congress about the national-security questions around it.
- The report: Reuters’ exclusive, by Max A. Cherney, Krystal Hu, Alexandra Alper and Deepa Seetharaman, published November 12 at 2:28 p.m. ET, says Huang had an intimate relationship with a second Nvidia employee, citing two people familiar with the matter. Reuters is not naming her; attempts to reach her were unsuccessful.
- The three women: Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive U.S. intelligence suspects of being a Chinese spy; Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president of health care, whose relationship the New York Times reported; and the unnamed employee in the Reuters report.
- The testimony: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast said Huang agreed on November 11 to appear before Congress by Thanksgiving, in a closed-door session expected to be recorded and transcribed, likely under oath.
- The ask: three committee chairs wrote to Huang on November 4 requesting a joint closed-door briefing, proposing November 18 or an alternative date; Mast threatened a subpoena on November 10 if Huang did not respond by November 11.
- The context: Huang resigned on Thursday as president, CEO and board member, effective immediately; CFO Colette Kress is interim CEO and Harvey C. Jones is the board’s first-ever chair.
Hours after Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia’s chief executive on Thursday, Reuters reported that he had an intimate relationship with a second Nvidia employee — a third woman linked to the scandal that ended his 33-year run. The same day, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Huang had agreed to testify before Congress about the national-security questions at the heart of it.
The resignation was announced on Thursday morning; the Reuters report and the testimony agreement followed that afternoon. Together they turn a one-day leadership shock into a longer story — one that now runs through a congressional hearing room.
What Reuters reported#
Reuters’ exclusive — by Max A. Cherney, Krystal Hu, Alexandra Alper and Deepa Seetharaman — was published on Thursday at 2:28 p.m. ET. Citing two people familiar with the matter, it says Huang had an intimate relationship with a second Nvidia employee; Reuters is not naming her, and its attempts to reach her were unsuccessful.
That makes three women linked to Huang in the reporting: Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive U.S. intelligence suspects of working for Chinese intelligence; Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president of health care, whose relationship the New York Times reported; and the unnamed employee. Huang admitted to an affair in a statement on November 8, following the reports about Alice Huang, without naming anyone.
The allegation is sourced reporting, not an established finding: it rests on two unnamed sources, the employee has not spoken publicly, and Nvidia declined to comment. Huang, Powell and a board representative did not respond to Reuters’ requests. The espionage allegations around Alice Huang likewise remain unproven, and China has denied them as smears.
The story travelled fast on the forums tracking the scandal: a thread on r/OpenAI titled “Huang’s 3rd Affair”, posted at 3:14 p.m. ET, reached 459 upvotes and 222 comments within about two hours, and a parallel thread on r/singularity grew from 12 to 58 upvotes in roughly ten minutes. Top comments challenged the sourcing before the Reuters report was widely linked; the confirmation came from the wire, not the thread.
The testimony: what Congress wants#
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast said on Thursday that Huang agreed on Wednesday to testify before Congress by Thanksgiving. The session is expected to be held behind closed doors, recorded and transcribed, and Bloomberg reported it is likely to take place under oath. The exact date is still being negotiated.
The request came from three committee chairs — Mast, John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China, and Rick Crawford of the House Intelligence Committee — who wrote to Huang on November 4 asking for a joint closed-door briefing, proposing November 18 or an alternative date. Mast told ABC News on November 10 that he was prepared to subpoena Huang if he did not respond by November 11; the agreement came on Wednesday night, hours before the resignation was announced.
At the centre of the inquiry are Nvidia’s safeguards against foreign espionage and the export controls on advanced chips: lawmakers want to question Huang about his contacts with Alice Huang and the company’s handling of sensitive technology. Investigators cited in the reporting say Alice Huang gained access to 240,000 chips barred from export to China. The board has said it has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised, according to ABC News, and President Donald Trump said on November 9 that the FBI is investigating.
The resignation does not end congressional scrutiny: committee sources say a subpoena remains an option if the voluntary appearance falls through.
A week that ended a 33-year run#
On October 29, the New York Times reported Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang. On November 8, he publicly admitted he had cheated on his wife. On November 11, the Times reported the second affair, with Powell, the Wall Street Journal reported the board was preparing to oust him, and Huang agreed to testify that night as Mast’s subpoena deadline passed.
On Thursday morning, Nvidia announced Huang had resigned as president, chief executive and board member, effective immediately, as we reported. Chief financial officer Colette Kress became interim CEO; Harvey C. Jones became the board’s first-ever chair. By Thursday afternoon, Reuters had added the third relationship.
That sequence is the frame for everything that follows: the board acted first, the resignation came second, and the fullest account is still emerging — through public reporting and, soon, a closed-door hearing.
What to watch#
First, the testimony: whether a date is set before Thanksgiving, whether it is sworn, and whether any transcript or recording is released — Mast has said he expects a public record.
Second, whether the unnamed employee is identified or speaks, and whether further reporting corroborates the Reuters account. Until then, the third affair rests on two sources and a wire report.
Third, the succession: how long Kress holds both roles, and whether the board discloses anything from its investigation. And fourth, what Nvidia says next — it declined to comment on the latest allegations, and its next earnings call will show whether it treats the scandal as closed or still unfolding.
Sources: TechCrunch — Jensen Huang was having a third affair, Reuters reports (Nov. 12, 2026, Russell Brandom); Reuters (syndicated) — Exclusive: Former Nvidia CEO Huang had a relationship with a second employee, sources say (Nov. 12, 2026, 2:28 p.m. ET, by Max A. Cherney, Krystal Hu, Alexandra Alper and Deepa Seetharaman); Daring Fireball — Reuters Raises the Jensen Huang Affair Tally to Three (Nov. 12, 2026, quoting Reuters); Political.org — Jensen Huang Agrees to Testify Before Congress on China Allegations (Nov. 12, 2026); r/OpenAI — Huang’s 3rd Affair (Nov. 12, 2026, 3:14 p.m. ET); r/singularity — Jensen Huang was having a third affair with another Nvidia employee (Nov. 12, 2026, 4:48 p.m. ET). Prior coverage: Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO; CFO Colette Kress named interim chief; WSJ: Nvidia board is preparing to oust Jensen Huang as a second affair surfaces; Nvidia board launches independent investigation after Jensen Huang admits affair with alleged Chinese spy.