Ex-Astronomer CEO Andy Byron to sue Coldplay for ’emotional distress’ & ‘invasion of privacy’over kiss-cam video: ‘They – Firstpost

Astronomer’s ex-CEO Andy Byron, who resigned after garnering eyeballs recently after he was caught cozying up with the company’s former HR head, Kristin Cabot, on the Coldplay concert kiss cam in Boston, is planning to file a lawsuit against Coldplay and the event organisers, as per several reports citing ’emotional distress’ & ‘invasion of privacy’.

“He didn’t consent to being filmed or publicly humiliated. He thinks Coldplay made him a meme,” a source told Page Six.

“If we are getting creative, a possible claim would be for defamation, specifically as it relates to Chris Martin characterising the two as having an ‘affair,’” Attorney Camron Dowlatshahi of MSD Lawyers told Page Six, weighing in on the legal prospects of such a case.

He further explained that Byron would need to demonstrate “that there wasn’t an affair” to prove defamation.

One Attorney told Page Six, “At a public concert with cameras and 70,000 people, your expectation of privacy is near zero. It sounds like he’s trying to shift blame.”

Coldplay’s Chris Martin offered concertgoers a friendly warning before ‘Jumbotron Song’ in Wisconsin 😂 #Coldplay pic.twitter.com/8FuVufUAcR

— Ian Seggie (@IanDSeggie) July 20, 2025

Recently, Coldplay’s Chris Martin has issued a hilarious statement amid the fiasco. He said, “How we’re going to do that is we’re going to use our cameras and put some of you on the big screen.”

Martin added, “So please, if you haven’t done your makeup, do your makeup now.”

A cartoon featuring The Simpsons has gone viral on social media. It’s the exact cartoon that recreates that viral pose of Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot.

In a post on LinkedIn, the software startup confirmed the news of his resignation. “Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted,” the statement released on Saturday reads. “As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met,” it added.