Black leather jacket meme mocks Nvidia founder Jensen Huang after resignation

Nvidia founder Jensen Huang resigned this week following reports of multiple affairs, and his signature black leather jacket has become widely mocked as a midlife crisis cliché. The fashion choice, once a symbol of Hollywood rebellion, is now a punchline across social media. The Cut linked Huang's luxury jacket preference to his extramarital affairs, while New York Times writer Anand Giridharadas questioned if such jackets signal a "honeypot victim." Memes include AI-generated images of a jacket at half-mast outside SpaceX and Huang in a studded jacket, alongside divorced dad jokes circulating on X. Huang, who owns 30 to 40 jackets chosen by his wife Lori, credited the uniform for avoiding decision fatigue, saying "black is the absence of choice." Stylist Peter Bevan notes the look borrows rebel history from icons like Marlon Brando, but warns box-fresh jackets "tip into midlife crisis territory fast."