An apology statement attributed to Andy Byron is spreading rapidly online after the Astronomer chief executive was identified as the man seen ducking to hide when the jumbotron camera showed him cuddling a woman during a July 2025 Coldplay concert.

Astronomer — the software company that made headlines after a video of its CEO Andy Byron and chief people officer Kristin Cabot canoodling at a Coldplay concert went viral— has finally responded. Why it matters: The scandal thrust the software startup into the spotlight,

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.

Astronomer set the record straight after an alleged statement from the company’s CEO was shared online following a viral moment at a recent Coldplay concert.

An investigation will be launched into CEO Andy Byron's embrace with Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay show, Astronomer announced Friday.

Tech firm Astronomer was the subject of memes and misinformation after a video allegedly of its CEO and HR chief at a Coldplay concert went viral.

Social media users believe Stoddard is the red-faced woman seen grimacing as Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot ran from the jumbotron cameras at the concert.

Internet sleuths identified the embarrassed woman caught on the Coldplay kiss cam next to Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot as Astronomer’s just-promoted VP of HR.