"Why Don't They Send Me Female Spies?"... What Telegram Founder Said About Jensen Huang Scandal

Telegram Founder Weighs In on Jensen Huang Scandal
"Why Don't They Send Me Female Spies?"
Jensen Huang Resigns as CEO Amid Affair Allegations

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has drawn attention after posting a message about the scandal involving former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: "Why don't they send me female spies?"

Telegram Founder With '100 Children': "Unfair That Dating Opportunities Are Unequal"

Telegram founder Pavel Durov. Instagram

According to Russian state media outlet RT on November 12 (local time), Durov wrote on X (formerly Twitter) the previous day, November 11: "It's unfair that CEOs who aren't interested in Asian women are offered fewer dating opportunities by intelligence agencies." He added, "Where are the honey traps from France, Russia and Iran? Not a single female spy has been sent to me. Are they even trying?" He continued, "I'll let France off the hook. Its decision-makers aren't interested in women. The rest should try harder." A "honey trap" is an operation in which intelligence agencies use sexual attraction to approach a target and then extract information or exert influence.

The post spread widely, garnering more than 1 million views, and some users criticized Durov for stereotyping women. One user said, "You're free to joke about spy agencies, but don't talk about Iranian women that way."

After being arrested at Le Bourget Airport in Paris in August 2024, Durov was investigated by French authorities on 12 charges, including complicity in crimes committed through Telegram. That may be why he singled out France in his post on X. In July 2026, Russia indicted Durov on charges of "promoting terrorism" and issued an international arrest warrant. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) alleged that Telegram had failed to remove channels, chat rooms and bots used by Ukrainian intelligence agencies and terrorist groups to plan sabotage and terrorist attacks. Durov disputed the allegations, calling them "legally and logically absurd."

Meanwhile, Durov made headlines last year after telling French weekly magazine Le Point in an interview that he had more than 100 children. He said he had six children with three women, and that more than 100 children had been born in 12 countries around the world through his sperm donations. He said he planned to divide his wealth equally among all of them as an inheritance.

"I Was Unfaithful to My Wife"... Jensen Huang Exits After 33 Years

Nvidia's board announced on the 12th that former CEO Jensen Huang had resigned as CEO and a board member. Reuters-Yonhap News

In a message to employees on November 8, former CEO Huang admitted to having an affair, saying, "I was unfaithful to my wife," and apologized to his family and employees. Alice Huang, who has been identified as his affair partner, was an executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, an Nvidia customer. U.S. intelligence agencies suspect she may have worked for Chinese intelligence. The New York Times (NYT) later reported another allegation of infidelity, citing tips from five employees who said Huang had also been involved with his direct subordinate, Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's vice president of healthcare.

After Huang admitted to the affair, Nvidia shares fell to near their 52-week low. Tesla CEO Elon Musk replied "Agreed" to an X post that said Huang had "done something incredibly stupid" but was "irreplaceable to U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence (AI)." Investor Bill Ackman said, "I hope it's just an affair and not a national security risk."

Nvidia's board announced on November 12 that Huang had resigned as CEO and a member of the board. The move came 33 years after he co-founded Nvidia. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO. She said, "We will build on the outstanding foundation Jensen has established over the past 33 years and continue advancing the work that has made us a leader in accelerated computing and AI."

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