Coldplay, Byron resigns and Astronomer CEO
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Andy Byron, CEO of Astronomer, has resigned after being shown on a Coldplay concert Jumbotron getting close with the company’s head of HR, according to the company.
An alleged affair caught on camera at a Coldplay concert went viral on TikTok, and the couple got doxxed. When does online sleuthing go too far?
MASSACHUSETTS, USA — Andy Byron stepped down from his role as CEO of tech company Astronomer after a video of him holding a woman at a Coldplay concert went viral, according to the company.
Andy Byron, the CEO of a New York-based tech firm, Astronomer, has resigned after being caught cuddling with his coworker at a Coldplay concert.
The Jumbotron Moment Heard ‘round the World blew up at such an incendiary level, on a bustling news day, for many reasons. The clumsy, deeply human way that the CEO and his employee seemed to realize they were suddenly visible, and then struggled to teleport out of sight, is almost objectively funny.
Well, something of the sort occurred at the Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium Wednesday night and “awkward” doesn’t begin to describe the moment.
Martin was working the crowd using the “kiss cam” when the camera zoomed in on the couple cuddled up in the stands at the Gillette Stadium on Wednesday night. “Ooh look at these two!” Martin said, as the couple appeared on screen.