WIRED: Nvidia CEO hired crisis PR firm before admitting affair with suspected spy

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has worked with the crisis communications firm Heller since October 2025, at least a year before he admitted to an extramarital affair, according to a WIRED report cited by the New York Post. Two sources told WIRED the firm has handled his behind-the-scenes communications. It is unknown whether its first work involved the affair.

Huang acknowledged the affair in a message to employees on Sunday. Per the New York Times, US authorities suspect China's Ministry of State Security recruited Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive, to gather information on him and influence his views on selling AI chips to Chinese firms. China denies the allegations.

Nvidia's board has opened an investigation into whether he was the target of a "foreign intelligence effort." It says it has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised. Nvidia says Huang is committed to leading the company as CEO without interruption.

President Trump said Monday that Huang told him, "I had no idea that she was a spy," and that he believed him. Three Republican House committee chairs have asked Huang for a briefing. Newsweek writes that no public evidence has established that Huang knowingly acted for Chinese interests.