Upperhill News

The CEO of an American tech company, Andy Byron, has tendered his resignation after a video of him embracing an alleged colleague at a Coldplay concert went viral and fueled relentless memes.

Following the viral video, the firm launched an investigation to establish the facts and assess the situation, just as it thereafter confirmed that Byron has tendered his resignation.”

During a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Wednesday, the jumbotron zoomed in on a man and a woman embracing in the stands.

But the canoodling pair appeared were shocked and horrified when they spotted themselves on the big screen, with the man ducking out of frame and the woman hiding her face.

The belief that leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability and that the standard was not met in the viral video, the sentiment which was the shared by a New York-based Astronomer in a statement.

Within hours, internet sleuths identified the man as Astronomer CEO, Andy Byron and the woman was the company’s Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot, alleging that the two were having a not-so-discreet affair.

The video has garnered millions of views on TikTok and other social media platforms, giving rise to memes discussing everything from the folly of having an affair at a Coldplay concert, to the hypocrisy of an HR representative seemingly caught in a workplace relationship.

An X user said, “The craziest thing is about the Astronomer CEO cheating scandal is it was the HR lady. The person who would warn you against fraternizing with coworkers.”

Furry mascots of the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball team joined the conversation by  recreating the scene for the jumbotron at a game after the video went viral.

However, an apology statement attributed to Byron, which spread rapidly online has been regarded as fake given that it originated from a parody account.