Coldplay's Chris Martin directly addresses viral CEO 'kiss cam' scandal with savage statement in recent show
Coldplay are still doing the rounds with their huge, on-stage jumbotron, and frontman Chris Martin isn't shy about addressing the scandal it recently caused.
The band got together at Sewell Group Craven Park in Hull, England this week, just over a month after the viral moment took place at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on July 16.
There's a very slim chance you've not seen it, but if you happen to have been stuck in a cave for the last few weeks, allow me to remind you.
Coldplay were showing off some of their fans on their huge 'jumbotron', also referred to as a 'kiss cam', when the camera cut to a man named Andy Byron, who was at that time CEO of the New York-based company Astronomer.
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Byron appeared to have his arms around Kristin Cabot, the Chief People Officer of Astronomer, who was leaning back into Byron and holding his hands. However, when the pair appeared on the camera, they quickly ducked and sought to get off-screen.
Not realizing at the time that Byron was married, Martin said: "Either they're having an affair or they're just really shy."
In the wake of the viral moment, Martin decided to address the situation head-on when he appeared in front of fans in Hull.
In a video, which has been shared on Reddit, he said: "This is called a jumbotron, and we've done this for a long long time, and we pick people out to say hello, and sometimes they - yeah, they turn out to be internationally massive scandal, sure."
Martin continued: "But most of the time we're just trying to say hello to f**king people, that's all. Now all of this bullsh*t."
Martin went on to send his love to 'those people', before warning fans that the jumbotron was coming.
"We're going to do our f**king kiss cam... so if you're not prepared to be on international news, please duck," he joked.
Also in Hull, Martin told the crowd: "Life throws you lemons and you’ve got to make lemonade. We are going to keep doing it because we are going to meet some of you.”
After the video of Byron and Cabot went viral, Astronomer announced in a post on LinkedIn that the CEO had 'tendered his resignation', adding: "The Board of Directors has accepted."
Coldplay will perform at Wembley Stadium for 10 show dates from August 19 to September 8, 2025. You can buy tickets on the following sites: StubHub, Viagogo, and TicketNetwork.
Emily Brown