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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s bravado had evaporated this week by the time it became clear his scandalous affairs including one with an alleged Chinese spy would cost him his job — and he chastised himself as a “piece of s–t,” according to reports. On Wednesday, in his final hours in charge of the chipmaker he had grown into a $4 trillion giant, Huang had started using phrases like “whatever” and “I don’t care,” and calling himself a “piece of s–t,” Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources.It was a quick fall from grace for the billionaire and face of the AI boom, who had repeatedly denied that his relationship with Alice Huang – an executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, who’s of no relation – was anything but an ordinary business relationship.After news outlets reported that the relationship with the suspected Chinese spy was a romantic one, Tim Teter, Nvidia’s general counsel, rushed to Huang’s house to confront him and Huang confessed, according to Bloomberg and The Information.The board was reportedly wary of taking action, but Teter urged them to make an announcement.On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that Huang had a second affair with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president of health care.The board gathered for an emergency late-night meeting, and Huang was forced to resign, according to reports.On Thursday, Reuters reported that Huang had a third affair — with yet another Nvidia employee, who remains unidentified.

The Information reported the same day that Huang has hired Paul Weiss, a major law firm.Huang has claimed not to care about what happens to himself, and that his main concern is his wife and not “ruining the lives” of the multiple women now linked to him, according to the Information.Just months ago, business was booming for Nvidia.The stock hit an all-time high in October and Huang’s personal fortune surpassed $200 billion, according to Forbes.

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