Astronomer says its CEO has been placed on leave after viral Coldplay video

CNN Astronomer the tech company that uncovered itself launched into the population eye after its CEO Andy Byron was spotted on a Jumbotron video at a Coldplay concert earlier this week embracing an employee informed that Byron has been placed on leave Astronomer s cofounder and chief product officer Pete DeJoy is now serving as interim CEO the company reported in a comment Friday night The New York-based company earlier Friday issued a report about the matter via LinkedIn Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability the declaration stated in part adding that the company s board of directors has initiated a formal scrutiny into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly The message also addressed incorrect information circulating on the internet in the day following the video s release including a misidentification of a third person seen in the clip and a parody X account that falsely claimed to have a comment from the CEO Byron was spotted on a Jumbotron screen at a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts on Wednesday embracing Kristin Cabot the company s chief people officer who oversees the organization s human information Coldplay was performing The Jumbotron Song when the camera turned to a man and woman cuddling as they watched the stage The two fleetly separated and attempted to hide their faces with the man ducking down when they noticed they were on a giant screen at the venue Whoa look at these two Coldplay frontman Chris Martin quipped Either they re having an affair or they re just very shy CNN has reached out to a representative for Coldplay for comment The video briskly went viral and internet sleuths were the first to identify Byron and Cabot Social media has been so invested that there are now a slew of memes and comedic videos poking fun at the affair