To be fair this is the kind of thing the media and the public love to follow. Public powerful figure, sex, spying, political and business schemes, and additionally most retail investors being exposed to NVDA, it has everything. Doesn't mean it wasn't coordinated at first to get it in the spotlight, but there is no need for that now I think.

> It shows just how powerful the media is at creating narratives

As far as I can tell, most of the reports were just recounting factual information. The narrative was already there. The media didn't create it.

The question is why does the board care?

They could have easily just waited a month or two and let this all just go away.

Again, repeating my comment from the Jensen thread a few days ago: this is like directly from the David Fincher movie "Gone Girl".

I recommend watching it if the power of media interests you.