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Posted on 07/17/2025 7:29:44 PM PDT by DoodleBob
The CEO of an AI company has come under heavy scrutiny after being caught by a Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert in Boston — while romantically embracing one of his employees.
The footage, which went viral on social media on Thursday, shows Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the firm's chief people officer, Kristin Cabot, tightly embracing, only to awkwardly dash out of the frame. Both are reportedly married with kids.
"Oh, look at these two," Coldplay singer Chris Martin narrated, as Byron comically ducked out of view after realizing he was on screen. "Oh, what... either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy."
The unfortunate event drew the ire of online pundits.
"Serves them right tbh," one user on Reddit argued. "Cheating catches up with you eventually."
Others pointed to a second woman on the left of the frame, covering her face with her hands.
"She knows them both and realizes her friends are cooked," one user suggested.
Employee Engagement
The purported affair will likely lead to plenty of questions among the ranks of Byron's New York City-based company, which advertises a baffling array of computing buzzwords related to machine learning and automation — "empowers data teams to bring mission-critical software, analytics, & AI to life" — on its website.
Some sleuthing on LinkedIn reveals that Cabot joined Astronomer in November.
"Kristin’s exceptional leadership and deep expertise in talent management, employee engagement, and scaling people strategies will be critical as we continue our rapid trajectory," Byron said of Cabot in a press release at the time.
Neither Cabot nor Byron has publicly commented on the matter. But if there's one certainty, the cringeworthy ordeal will likely make for some extremely awkward meetings.
The purported affair drew a huge amount of attention online. Newsweek found that Byron's wife's Facebook page, which has since been taken down, has been pummelled with comments, with onlookers pointing out her husband's infidelity.
To many, the whole thing could've easily been avoided.
"lol if they’d have just stuck it out and smiled for the camera this would never have surfaced as virally as it did,” one Reddit user posited.
"Cost of a concert: Hotel $200, tickets $600, food/drinks $150, divorce attorney $50,000," one Instagram user joked.
"Two rules, never try to hide from the Jumbotron and never run from cops or dogs," another X user advised.
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Doh!
The funniest part is that she’s his HR person.
There seems something of a conflict there...
Someone once said HR isn’t there for the employees…they’re there to protect the company.
If so, Ms People Person has effectively set HQ on fire.
stupid man.
Goes to a concert with 70K people, buys seats in what looks like a premium viewing area. Takes his mistress with him
expects not to be seen by anyone.
The shock of this extraordinary public catch-out must have felt a little like that dream, where you are in public and totally naked.
It will be fun to watch the fallout...
I’ll say he’s stupid.
Who would go to see Coldplay live?
Warmplay at Coldplay
Little head triumphs over big head like this every day...
My niece just volunteered for the Coldplay concert in the Boston area. Had a great time.
This happened in Foxborough, right outside of Boston.
Your niece may have seen this live.
Oh, wow. I thought it was impossible to shame anyone in 2025. Especially a big tech CEO and anyone who wanted to be with them. Amazed they didn’t just roll with it and simply insist folks didn’t see what they saw, it was someone else, and front with the best alibis money can buy.
Yes, that’s where she was. LONG day. They told her to report at 2pm and she volunteered to be the last one leaving and didn’t get out until just after midnight. Said it was creepy and only non-speaking cleaning staff was there so she couldn’t even get anyone who was able to tell her where the exit to where she’d parked her car was. But she really did enjoy the music and was glad she volunteered.
It was the Heimlich Maneuver. She swallowed something and it went down the wrong way. He saw her choking, then saved her life. People are so stupid. They see what they want to see.
Snort! “Deep engagement.” I’ll bet!
Oh, man! The coldest play of all if they had just kept their wits!
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