Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted he cheated on his wife.
Jensen told his employees the truth in a message on Sunday.
The admission came two days after reports that U.S. intelligence officials believe he had a romantic relationship with a Chinese woman suspected of spying for China.
The Financial Times reported that the woman, Alice Huang, is an executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore company that buys Nvidia products, and that she was allegedly recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security.
In a separate statement, Nvidia said its board will launch an independent investigation into reports that Huang was targeted by a foreign spy operation.
Huang said he will fully cooperate and that he has let his team down, but he remains fully committed to the company and wants to earn back their trust.
US President Donald Trump came to Huang’s defence and described him as someone who has done an amazing job for America.
He said Huang is an honourable man who probably has an explanation, and that people need to hear it.
Trump said he has not talked to Huang about it yet.