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Coldplay’s kiss cam isn’t going anywhere.
The band’s lead singer, Chris Martin, joked about former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot’s viral scandal at Craven Park in Kingston upon Hull, England, on Monday, August 18, telling fans that Coldplay had no plans to stop using the Jumbotron one month after it seemingly exposed Byron, 50, and Cabot’s extramarital affair.
“We are so happy to be here. Many of you have written signs. So, I’ll take some time to try and read some signs. Then we’ll see what happens,” Martin, 48, told the audience, per HullLive and NME.
After reading a fan’s sign that stated they’d been to Coldplay concerts “three times in three months,” Martin said, “You were at that Boston gig,” referring to the July 16 concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, where the kiss cam scandal took place.
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“Well, OK, thank you for coming again after that debacle,” he joked.
“We’ve been doing [the Jumbotron] a long time and it is only recently that it became a … yeah,” Martin continued. “Life throws you lemons and you’ve got to make lemonade. So, we are going to keep doing it because we are going to meet some of you.”
Byron and Cabot, 52, made headlines after footage of the pair’s reaction to appearing on the Jumbotron at Coldplay’s concert went viral on social media. Byron had his arms wrapped around Cabot when the kiss cam stopped on the pair. Once they realized they were on camera, Byron dropped his arms from Cabot’s waist and ducked out of the Jumbotron’s view, while Cabot pulled her hands over her face and turned around.
@calebu2/TMXByron is married to Megan Kerrigan Byron, according to multiple outlets, while The New York Post reported that Cabot is married to Andrew Cabot.
Us Weekly reached out to Astronomer and both executives for comment at the time.
After seeing Andy and Kristin’s reaction to the Jumbotron, Martin said to the crowd, “Whoa, look at these two. Alright, come on. You’re OK. Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy. I’m not quite sure what to do. Holy s***. I hope we didn’t do something bad.”
When the kiss cam moved on to another couple, Martin said, “OK, now listen, are you two a couple? Are you two a legitimate couple?” After the pair nodded, Martin said, “OK, good,” and began to play Coldplay’s “Fix You.”
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Byron stepped down as CEO of Astronomer days after the scandal.
“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,” the company shared in a statement. “Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted. 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.”
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