A tech company whose boss was filmed hugging a colleague at a Coldplay concert has said a purported statement from him expressing remorse is fake.

Internet sleuths identified the pair at the Boston concert as Andy Byron, CEO of tech company Astronomer, and Kristin Cabot, the company's Chief People Officer. Byron was already CEO when Cabot was hired to the board in November 2024.

Andy Byron, CEO of the New York-based tech company Astronomer, has found himself at the epicenter of internet buzz after footage from a Coldplay concert captured him in a compromising position with a woman who wasn't his spouse.