The internet is buzzing after Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot were caught on the Kiss Cam at a Coldplay concert, appearing a little too cozy. The moment went viral when Coldplay’s frontman, Chris Martin, joked during the show:
“Oh look at these two… either they’re having an affair or they’re very shy.”
The clip—captured at Gillette Stadium—spread rapidly across TikTok, Reddit, and X (formerly Twitter), triggering waves of memes, trolls, and debates. While some laughed, others criticized the pair, especially in defense of Byron’s wife.
The Unexpected Side Story: Fired for Buying the Tickets?
Amid the chaos, a new claim gained traction. A man named Alex Cohen posted on X that he was fired by Astronomer for booking the Coldplay tickets that exposed the affair. He wrote:
“Turns out our CEO and Head of HR were having an affair and got caught at the Coldplay concert that I bought the company tickets to. They blamed me for getting caught and fired me on the spot.”
But was it true?
Fact-Check: It Was All Made Up
Social media sleuths quickly looked up Alex Cohen’s LinkedIn profile and found a major red flag—he never worked at Astronomer. Instead, Cohen is listed as the co-founder of Hellopatient, a healthcare tech startup he’s been running for over a year.
The post was fake—just clever ragebait, according to users. Many assumed Cohen was piggybacking on a trending scandal to drive attention to his own startup.
One X user joked:
“Dying, I was literally drafting a troll post about this and deleted it because I needed to make sure Alex hadn’t done it already.”
While the affair at the Coldplay concert appears real—neither Byron nor Cabot has denied or addressed the incident—the firing claim by Alex Cohen has been debunked. It was a viral stunt, but it shows how fast misinformation can spread during internet scandals.
So, no—no one got fired for buying Coldplay tickets. But the internet? It definitely had a field day.