Fact Check: Is Andy Byron suing Coldplay over kiss cam moment with Kristin Cabot?

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: A night of music and magic quickly turned into an internet-breaking scandal when the kiss cam at a sold-out Coldplay concert caught Astronomer's former CEO, Andy Byron, canoodling with HR chief, Kristin Cabot, in front of tens of thousands of attendees.

The explosive moment didn’t just trigger Byron’s exit from Astronomer but also set social media ablaze with a storm of outlandish rumors and gossip.

One such rumor has now claimed that Byron has decided to sue Coldplay over the awkward kiss cam moment with Astronomer’s chief people officer Cabot. 

The rumor has spread across the internet like wildfire. But is it true or just hyperbole? Let’s unpack the full story below.

Claim: Andy Byron is considering suing Coldplay

The whispers of Andy Byron’s legal action against Coldplay quickly turned into a headline-grabbing rumor when a Facebook post went viral, claiming, “CEO Andy Byron Threatens to Sue Coldplay for Exposing His Affair at Concert.”

“In a stunning development, Andy Byron, CEO of Astronomer, is reportedly considering legal action against Coldplay after the band’s 'Kiss Cam' exposed his public affair with HR Director Christine Cabot during a concert,” the post continued.

“Byron claims that the exposure of his private life without consent has caused irreparable damage, citing invasion of privacy and emotional distress,” it further stated.

The post had already garnered more than 2k views and 750 comments at the time of writing.

Fueling the rumors, another post claimed that “Astronomer CEO, Andy Byron, Calls his Viral Affair Video ‘AI-Generated.’ He said he will be suing. Coldplay.”

As the video went viral, curious internet users further shared the rumors on other social media platforms, including Reddit, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and Bluesky.

Fact Check: False, no credible evidence to back claim that Andy Byron is suing Coldplay

The outrageous claims made in the viral post are completely false, as there is no concrete evidence to support the rumors that Andy Byron has threatened to sue Coldplay over the scandalous kiss cam moment.

Media sources worldwide would have been ablaze with coverage if the disgraced tech tycoon had filed an official lawsuit against the band. But searches on Bing, DuckDuckGo, Google, and Yahoo found no such reports.

Instead, the rumor is just the latest in a long line of viral posts in which fans fabricated tales about famous politicians, celebrities, and even royal family associates — all crafted to chase clicks and cash in on ad revenue.

Andy Byron resigns following the kiss cam drama

The rumors started flying after Andy Byron formally resigned from Astronomer, an AI and data company valued at approximately $1.2 billion.

“Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding,” the company stated in an official statement. “Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.”

The statement continued, “Before this week, we were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space, helping data teams power everything from modern analytics to production AI. While awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers have not. We’re continuing to do what we do best: helping our customers with their toughest data and AI problems.”

Amid the kiss cam scandal, sources even stated that Astronomer's ex-employees called Byron "toxic," with many “laughing their a** off” at his public stumble.

“The text groups and chains of former employees are like … everybody’s laughing their a** off and enjoying the hell out of what happened and him getting exposed,” the source told the New York Post.

Byron, who led the New York-based software firm Astronomer, is described by insiders as a high-pressure, sales-driven boss with a reputation for being “toxic” in the workplace.