Unpacking Who’s Who in the Viral Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal

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A viral kiss cam moment at a Coldplay concert has thrust CEO Andy Byron of tech firm Astronomer into the spotlight, sparking questions about an alleged affair with his Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot. Both were caught visibly flustered on the jumbotron during the show, with Chris Martin joking about their awkwardness. The incident has triggered intense online investigation into Byron, Cabot, and Byron’s wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron.  Byron, a seasoned tech executive with a net worth estimated between $20 million and $70 million, became CEO of Astronomer in 2023 after the company reached unicorn status. Megan Kerrigan Byron has reportedly removed her married name from social media following the scandal. Meanwhile, Cabot, who joined Astronomer nine months ago and was previously divorced, has not publicly addressed the situation, leaving the story open as social media debates the fallout.

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00:00A recent viral kiss cam moment at a Coldplay concert has everyone asking who was the CEO at

00:05the center of an alleged affairs scandal. According to reports, CEO Andy Byron, a billion-dollar tech

00:11firm astronomer, was caught on the Geomotron at Gillette Stadium alongside his chief people

00:16officer, Kristen Cabot, both visibly flustered as the camera lingered.

00:21Coldplay's Chris Martin joked, they're either having an affair or they're just very shy.

00:32The moment sparked a wave of online sleuthing into the man, the woman, and the wife at the

00:37center of the scandal. And according to reports, Byron is a longtime tech executive who became

00:42CEO of Astronomer in 2023 and holds an estimated net worth reportedly ranging from $20 million

00:48to $70 million. The company powers large-scale data pipelines and reached unicorn status just

00:54a year before Byron was promoted to CEO, according to TechCrunch. Before that, Byron held leadership

01:00roles at Lacework, Cyber Reason, and Fuse, and has been active in the cloud and cybersecurity

01:05space for over a decade, according to his LinkedIn profile, which has since been deleted.

01:10Under the viral video that's been shared across multiple platforms, one user stated,

01:14this moment will go down as the most expensive concert he'll ever go to,

01:19hinting at Byron having a wife. And according to the New York Post, Byron's wife, who he shares two

01:24children with, is Megan Kerrigan Byron. But according to recent screenshots on X, Megan has since removed

01:30Byron from her Facebook name before later deleting her page altogether. Which brings us to the other half

01:36of the viral moment, Kristen Cabot, who's reportedly Astronomer's Chief People Officer and joined the company

01:41just nine months ago. Cabot was also reportedly previously married and her ex-husband, Kenneth

01:47Thornby, filed for divorce in 2018 with a split finalized in 2022, according to Massachusetts court

01:53records. And it's unclear if Cabot has remarried since, but the former couple has at least one child

01:59as Thornby was ordered to pay child support. Though neither he nor Cabot have addressed the nature of

02:04the relationship directly. But what's your take? Share your thoughts below and follow us everywhere

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