Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- Elon Musk has backed a petition to reinstate former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who resigned after reports of an affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy.

"A petition is underway to reinstate Jensen and I'm signing it too," Musk wrote on X, the social media platform he owns. His post quickly drew 8 million views.

The New York Post reported that Huang admitted to an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, who is not related to him and is suspected of being a Chinese intelligence asset.

US lawmakers on key congressional committees are calling for Huang to testify and demanding a review of the Donald Trump administration's decision to allow exports of advanced AI chips to China.

Musk, who owns Tesla and SpaceX, s...