{"id":91731,"date":"2025-07-25T15:45:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/91731\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:45:10","slug":"in-coldplay-cam-scandal-second-executive-resigns-from-astronomer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/91731\/","title":{"rendered":"In Coldplay cam scandal, second executive resigns from Astronomer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">The news comes days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/07\/18\/arts\/astronomer-coldplay-investigate-ceo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/07\/18\/arts\/astronomer-coldplay-investigate-ceo\/\">Byron quit<\/a> amid the controversy that has consumed the Internet for days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">The software company confirmed on July 19 that Byron had resigned, with cofounder Pete DeJoy sliding in to serve as interim CEO. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">Byron and Cabot, who held the title of chief people officer at Astronomer, vaulted to Internet infamy when a \u201ckiss cam\u201d at a July 16 Coldplay concert in Foxborough captured the pair canoodling. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">Cabot, wearing a sleeveless black dress, immediately covered her face and turned her back on the camera. Byron, a little slower on the draw, ducked out of the frame. They\u2019re both married to other people, at least as of this writing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">\u201cOh, look at these two,\u201d Coldplay frontman Chris Martin said from the stage. \u201cUh oh, what? Either they\u2019re having an affair or they\u2019re very shy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">A couple of apparently clueless concertgoers in Byron and Cabot\u2019s box were seen cheering as the coworkers ducked out of the frame. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">The incident, caught on video, spread quickly on social media, where one post has been viewed more than 60 million times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">The company said at the time of Byron\u2019s resignation that the incident was no laughing matter, releasing a statement that said company leaders \u201care expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">Prior to the kiss cam debacle, \u201cwe were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space,\u201d the company said. \u201cWhile awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers have not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">Real estate records indicate that Byron and his wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, purchased a home in Northborough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">Neither Byron nor Cabot have publicly announced their next professional roles. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">Material from prior Globe stories was used in this report. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagline | font_primary inline_block  margin_top_32\">Travis Andersen can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/07\/25\/metro\/kristin-cabot-resigns-from-astronomer-after-coldplay-concert-scandal\/mailto:travis.andersen@globe.com\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:inherit;letter-spacing:.5px\" rel=\"noopener\">travis.andersen@globe.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The news comes days after Byron quit amid the controversy that has consumed the Internet for days. 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