Washington DC, Nov. 14 -- Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday (local time) backed a purported petition seeking the reinstatement of Jensen Huang at Nvidia, expressing support for the former CEO days after his resignation amid controversy surrounding his alleged extramarital relationships.

"A petition is underway to reinstate Jensen, and I'm signing it too," Musk said in a reply to a user on X on Friday.

This comes after Huang resigned amid mounting scrutiny over reports of his alleged extramarital relationships, including one with a Chinese businesswoman suspected by some US intelligence officials of having links to Chinese intelligence services.

The controversy has drawn support for Huang from prominent figures, including US Pres...