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Such is the case for Andy Byron, CEO of tech company Astronomer, who on Wednesday night was filmed cuddling with his human resources chief at a Coldplay concert in Boston. Byron and his co-worker appeared on the arena video board in a “kiss cam” segment before looking uncomfortable and ducking out of sight as Coldplay front man Chris Martin quipped that the two might be having an affair.
Coldplay concert Kiss Cam captures Astronomer CEO Andy Byron with HR chief Kristin Cabot, sparking company investigation.
We’ve all seen those awkward “kiss cam” videos when random seatmates at a sporting event suddenly appear on the jumbotron and are encouraged by the cheering crowd to smooch. Well, something of the sort occurred at the Coldplay concert Wednesday night and “awkward” doesn’t begin to describe the moment.