Astronomer, the tech company that found itself launched into the public eye after its CEO was spotted on a Jumbotron video at a Coldplay concert earlier this week embracing an employee, issued a statement about the matter via LinkedIn.

However, according to an Astronomer spokesperson, the statement is fake and no official communication has been issued yet by the company or its CEO, San Francisco Chronicle reported. Byron is reportedly married to Megan Kerrigan Byron, a teacher in Massachusetts with whom he shares two kids.

The Jumbotron Moment Heard ‘round the World blew up at such an incendiary level, on a bustling news day, for many reasons. The clumsy, deeply human way that the CEO and his employee seemed to realize they were suddenly visible, and then struggled to teleport out of sight, is almost objectively funny.

In a stadium that seats more than 65,000 people, it takes some real bad luck to get caught on the jumbotron with someone other than your wife. But that seems to be exactly what happened to Astronomer CEO Andy Byron,

Apart from congratulations to other-Andy (and a hearty how dare for the unearned burn on Coldplay), this is an example of how deflection and humor might come in handy. The immediate deletion is the double-click equivalent of Byron's physical drop to the ground. Conspicuous! An admission by omission!

It started out as a routine bit of fun at a Coldplay concert: Lead singer Chris Martin asked the cameras to scan the crowd for his "Jumbotron Song," when he ... That company, Astronomer, posted on X appearing to confirm the man and woman are employees ...

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron's viral Coldplay kiss cam moment with Kristin Cabot leads to fake statement rumors and online controversy about an affair

Well, something of the sort occurred at the Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium Wednesday night and “awkward” doesn’t begin to describe the moment.