Astronomer HR Exec Resigns After She Was Reportedly Shown With CEO in Viral Coldplay Video
The fallout from the viral kiss-cam moment at Coldplay’s Boston concert earlier this month continues.
Astronomer human resources exec Kristin Cabot has resigned from the tech company after she was reportedly shown on video with CEO Andy Byron, who resigned last week.
A rep for Astronomer confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter Friday that Cabot, who had served as chief people officer, was no longer with the data infrastructure firm and had resigned after reports surfaced Thursday saying that she had left.
During Coldplay‘s concert at at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on July 16, the kiss-cam segment highlighted two people, reportedly Byron and Cabot, with their arms around each other. After the pair realized they were being shown on the jumbotron, they tried to hide. Internet sleuths quickly identified the couple as Byron and Cabot and found that both were married to other people. When the moment happened at the show, Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin joked, “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”
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The incident went viral, sparking multiple memes and was parodied on Monday’s Late Show With Stephen Colbert in a sweet moment with Colbert’s fellow late night hosts showing their support for the CBS host who had recently announced that his show was ending.
As for Astronomer, it launched an investigation into the matter and placed Byron on leave.
Over the weekend, Byron resigned, with the data infrastructure company announcing his departure in a statement and noting they’re looking for a replacement.
“Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met. Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted,” the statement read. “The Board will begin a search for our next Chief Executive as Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO.”
The statement continued, “Before this week, we were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space, helping data teams power everything from modern analytics to production AI. While awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers have not. We’re continuing to do what we do best: helping our customers with their toughest data and AI problems.”
And at Coldplay’s first show since the one in Boston, in Madison, Wisconsin, Martin gave fans a lighthearted warning about the jumbotron.
“We’d like to say hello to some of you in the crowd,” he said in a fan video posted on X. “How we’re gonna do that is we’re gonna use our cameras and put some of you on the big screen. So please, if you haven’t done your makeup, do your makeup now.”
Coldplay, meanwhile, has seen streams of its songs increase by 25 percent, according to data from Luminate.
The band has yet to directly address the incident.
