The identities of these people surprised netizens.
On the evening of July 17, at the Coldplay concert in Boston, a couple was caught on a “kiss cam” on a big screen while they were hugging each other affectionately in the middle of a sea of fans. Instead of kissing like other couples, the two quickly covered their faces and hid from the crowd. Just a few hours later, netizens discovered their true identities: the man was Andy Byron – CEO of technology company Astronomer, and the woman was Kristin Cabot – Human Resources Director of the same company. What shocked the public even more was that both of them were married, causing outrage among the online community.
Most recently, Andy and Kristin were immediately suspended from their jobs. This was done to serve the company’s investigation after the recent love scandal.
The video that exposed the tech billionaire’s affair
Amidst the wave of criticism and expulsion, each layer and hidden corner was exposed by netizens, the 2 people who are considered to benefit the most from the “caught cheating” at this Coldplay concert are… Coldplay and Alyssa Stoddard – the girl who accompanied the “adulterous couple”.
Coldplay – Called “the universe”, the already hot concert is now even hotter
If we have to find the name that “profits the most” from the “uncoverable affair”, it is definitely no one but… Coldplay. While Astronomer fell into crisis and the 2 main characters became the focus of criticism, the British band benefited completely from the attention of the global public focused on them.
If we had to find the name that “profited the most” from the “uncoverable affair”, it would definitely be… Coldplay
In fact, Coldplay had nothing to do with the scandal. But because the incident happened right at their concert, on a tour that was in the process of selling out, the spotlight was naturally shared with Coldplay. The “kiss cam” video was filmed at the 207th show of the Music Of The Spheres tour. It was frontman Chris Martin who joked on stage, jokingly saying: “Either they’re having an affair, or they’re just shy about being on camera.”
Chris Martin was the one who joked on stage when he jokingly said: “Either they are having an affair, or they are simply too shy to be on camera.”
This spontaneous statement coincided with this awkward situation in an unbelievable way. Images of the tech couple from the concert night flooded TikTok, X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram… Everyone was excitedly talking about this “caught red-handed” moment but did not forget to mention Coldplay’s stage, music, and magnificent show.
What was the result? In recent days, Music Of The Spheres has enjoyed a “good reputation”, being mentioned countless times by netizens – unintentionally creating an explosive media effect for the tour. Streaming numbers of classic songs like Fix You, Viva La Vida, Yellow increased slightly on Spotify and Apple Music. Music Of The Spheres will still last until next year, so maybe passersby will be interested in the tour and invite each other to buy tickets.
Music Of The Spheres enjoyed a “good reputation”, being mentioned countless times by netizens – unintentionally creating an explosive media effect for the tour.
Not only that, Chris Martin was also praised as the “savior” when he correctly predicted the relationship between Andy and Kristin. Fans thought it was a signal from the universe – even the universe wanted to expose this couple.
To put it bluntly, the love scandal between the tech couple unintentionally turned Coldplay into a “global media spotlight”. The band benefited greatly from reputation, media attention, and possibly revenue from future tours.
Chris Martin is also praised as a “savior” for correctly guessing the relationship between Andy and Kristin
Alyssa Stoddard – From a supporting character to a “golden candidate” for the position of HR Director
In the “kiss cam” video that shocked the global social network, next to Andy and Kristin, there was a woman standing and laughing when the camera panned to her – that was Alyssa Stoddard – Deputy Director of HR (Kristin’s subordinate). Many people think that she was so happy even though the two bosses’ secret was exposed because after this incident, she could be… promoted.
The woman standing there laughing as the camera panned to her was Alyssa Stoddard
It is known that Alyssa had only been appointed as Vice President for a week before the concert. After that “unfortunate” moment, when Kristin and Andy’s affair was exposed to the world on the LED screen, Astronomer’s internal affairs were facing a crisis. And the person who could replace Kristin if the company needed a “refreshment” in the human resources department was none other than Alyssa. Some people even described Alyssa’s smile as “the smile of a winner” because Kristin was temporarily laid off.
The person who could replace Kristin if the company needed a “refreshment” in the HR department is none other than Alyssa
Of course, this is just a hypothesis that netizens have fabricated. Alyssa herself has never spoken out, and there is currently no evidence that she knew in advance or intentionally waited for the scandal to explode.
Alyssa Stoddard, born in 1988, is currently the Vice President of Human Resources at Astronomer – a startup in the field of AI and data management, headquartered in Boston. She joined Astronomer in January 2025 and was promoted to Vice President in early July 2025 by Kristin Cabot’s recommendation. Previously, Alyssa had worked with Kristin at companies such as ObserveIT, Proofpoint and Neo4j from 2019 to 2024. If this was a pre-planned scheme by Alyssa, people will witness the drama of “revealing” from two close colleagues Alyssa – Kristin.
