A tech company whose boss was filmed hugging a colleague at a Coldplay concert has said a purported statement from him expressing remorse is fake.

In the aftermath of the company's CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot being caught in an alleged affair, Astronomer has reportedly made a decision on both.

Kristin was seen in an unexpected Jumbotron moment at a Coldplay concert in the arms of her boss, Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, in July 2025.

Astronomer has placed CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot on leave after a viral video from a Coldplay concert showed them in a compromising situation. The company confirmed an ongoing investigation.

Coldplay concert footage showed the Astronomer CEO hugging Kristin Cabot, his company's chief people officer, from behind on Wednesday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Astronomer is a private data infrastructure startup that achieved "unicorn" status in 2022 with a $1 billion or more valuation.

Kristin Cabot, the HR executive caught canoodling with Astronomer CEO Andy Byron at a Coldplay concert, is married to the CEO of a different company — and bought a house with him less than