The tech company Astronomer issued a statement Friday announcing an investigation into the Kiss Cam video seen ’round the world of CEO Andy Byron in a warm embrace with a woman not his wife, but Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot, at a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium near Boston Wednesday night.
Astronomer also said a fake statement was posted in Byron’s name, in fact he has issued no statement. The company shot down rumors that another employee, Alyssa Stoddard, was the blushing brunette seen with the couple in videos of the incident.
The illicit couple’s stunned, embarrassed reaction to being seen on camera brought a reaction from Coldplay singer Chris Martin and helped drive millions of views of videos of the incident.
Martin commented as he watched the couple react to being on the Kiss Cam screen, “Oh, look at these two. Alright, come on, you’re okay. Oh, what? Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”
This version has over 136 million views:
Coldplay puts CEO of Astronomer and Head of HR on jumbotron looking cozy during their concert. pic.twitter.com/yuy2R5FAEc
— Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) July 17, 2025
View from near the stage:
BREAKING: CEO of $1.3 BILLION tech company Astronomer, Andy Byron, gets caught on kiss cam with his HR Chief Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert…
Chris Martin stops mid-show:
“Oh look at these two, either they’re having an affair, or they’re very shy.”
They IMMEDIATELY… pic.twitter.com/iF6eFiyhCy
— Desiree (@DesireeAmerica4) July 17, 2025
Astronomer statement:
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.
The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly.
Alyssa Stoddard was not at the event and no other employees were in the video. Andy Byron has not put out any statement, reports saying otherwise are all incorrect.
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.
The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional… pic.twitter.com/rfrAQ5bygy
— Astronomer (@astronomerio) July 18, 2025
Page Six reported Thursday that Byron’s wife initially took off her married name from her Facebook page Thursday morning, and then later deleted her account after it was targeted with comments on the video of her husband (excerpt):
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron’s wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, quickly deleted her social media page after a video of her husband allegedly cheating at a Coldplay concert went viral.
Page Six observed that Megan’s Facebook page, which contained family photos, was no longer accessible as of Thursday morning.
Shortly before taking down her profile, she deleted her surname from her account.
Megan was quick to take action after several people bombarded her account with comments on Andy being spotted with his company’s chief human resources officer, Kristin Cabot, at Wednesday night’s concert in Boston.
The New York Post posted work photos of Byron and Cabot:
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron gushed about Kristin Cabot’s hiring — months before getting caught on Coldplay’s kiss cam https://t.co/yzgqcuEhDS pic.twitter.com/fcD0OzJF8G
— New York Post (@nypost) July 17, 2025
Update: Axios reports Byron and Cabot have been immediately put on leaves.
BREAKING: Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and chief people officer Kristin Cabot have been immediately put on leave, a source familiar with the situation tells @emayhawk.https://t.co/CrvXznlI9f
— Axios (@axios) July 18, 2025
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