Astronomer CEO Andy Bryon was placed on leave, a company spokesperson told PEOPLE. Earlier this week, a couple was caught on camera together during a Coldplay concert, prompting singer Chris Martin to joke about them having an "affair.

As if the alleged affair in and of itself wasn't bad enough, Byron was caught cheating with someone from his own company, Astronomer Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot, when the two were displayed on the kiss cam at Coldplay's concert before attempting to hide themselves.

Astronomer secured a major funding round in May 2025, during which the company was valued at between $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion. As the CEO of a private tech company at this valuation, Andy Byron is likely to hold a significant equity stake as per Economics Times Report.

Astronomer tech company denies fake apology statement that went viral following Coldplay's Kiss Cam incident where Chris Martin called out executives for an alleged affair.

Coldplay’s ‘Music of The Spheres World Tour’ concert at Foxborough, MA’s Gillette Stadium centered its gaze on a handsy tech CEO for an AI business was caught getting cozy with a co-worker. Coldplay is all set to perform with special guests Willow and Elyanna at Madison,