Report: Huang Introduced to Alleged Spy by Her Husband

Jensen Huang, the now-former chief executive of Nvidia, was reportedly introduced to Alice Huang — the woman U.S. officials suspect is a Chinese spy — by her own husband, a Chinese businessman named Kang Wei, according to reporting by The Wall Street Journal cited by TMZ.com.

People familiar with the couple told The Wall Street Journal that Kang Wei, identified as Alice Huang's husband, is a businessman Jensen Huang had known for a decade and the person who first brought the two together. Those sources further indicated that Kang appeared to have accepted his wife's affair with Jensen Huang and that the men had discussed how close the relationship had become.

According to the same account, Kang would sometimes joke that his wife served as Jensen Huang's personal assistant. The arrangement has since become the center of a widening controversy, with U.S. officials asserting that Alice Huang was recruited as a Chinese spy because of her proximity to the Nvidia chief.

The fallout reached the boardroom this week. Jensen Huang stepped down as CEO following an emergency board meeting held Wednesday night, and Nvidia CFO Colette Kress has taken over as interim CEO. The leadership change marks a significant moment for the semiconductor giant, which has become a linchpin of the global artificial intelligence supply chain.

TMZ.com published its report on the matter on November 12, 2026, at 6:00 PM PST. The details attributed to The Wall Street Journal have not been independently confirmed, and neither Jensen Huang nor representatives for Nvidia have publicly addressed the specific claims about how the couple met.