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malaise

(286,824 posts) Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:16 AM Monday

Coldplay Concert Scandal Was the Funniest Thing to Happen This Week

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/coldplay-concert-affair-scandal-tiktok-video-couple-kisscam-1236319986/

Turns out all the world needed to heal the cultural divide — temporarily, at least — was a Coldplay concert in Boston, a jumbotron and an embarrassing moment for a tech CEO and his top human resources executive.

Memes, jokes and movie and TV clips ranging from The Office, The Sopranos and Succession to Terrence Malick’s Knight of Cups are being deployed from all corners of the internet to poke fun at a scandal involving Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the company’s chief people officer, Kristin Cabot. The pair got caught in a tight embrace by a jumbotron during a kiss-cam segment at Coldplay’s concert earlier this week, and after seeing their image beamed out to the sold-out crowd of 65,000, they ducked for cover
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Because rules and norms are only for us peons.
This delish caught yah is a metaphor for the billionaires and Donvict ‘s administration

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Coldplay Concert Scandal Was the Funniest Thing to Happen This Week (Original Post) malaise Monday OP

Funniest thing I heard regarding this debacle EYESORE 9001 Monday #1

Too good. 😂😂 malaise Monday #2

It had a bit of everything Renew Deal Monday #3

Looks like this was the proverbial straw that broke the wife's back malaise Monday #4

Broke people cheat all the time Renew Deal Monday #11

Agree malaise Monday #13

... SocialDemocrat61 Monday #5

Now THAT is FUNNY!!! PCIntern Monday #6

These Coldplay concerts are getting out of hand 😀 malaise Monday #10

It's amazing that it's made it into the news, and then stayed there muriel_volestrangler Monday #7

Interesting take malaise Monday #8

My initial thought was Ken Dayenu Monday #9

I don't think he's a billionaire Renew Deal Monday #12

My bad Ken Dayenu Monday #14

There has been a lot of incorrect information Renew Deal Monday #15

Thank you for correcting me Ken Dayenu Monday #18

Karma Swede Monday #16

If they hadn't reacted, it would have blown over and no one would have seen it. But it was a great "oh, chit" moment Silent Type Monday #17

No one is safe from the prying eye of the Kiss-Cam, it seems. Xavier Breath Monday #19

Freaking hilarious malaise Monday #20

I know, right? When he pops up at the end... Xavier Breath Monday #21

It got some giggles from us. Torchlight Monday #22

EYESORE 9001

(28,585 posts)

1. Funniest thing I heard regarding this debacle

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:24 AM

Monday

Coldplay hasn’t made a single in 20 years, but they made two new singles tonight

malaise

(286,824 posts)

2. Too good. 😂😂

Reply to EYESORE 9001 (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:26 AM

Monday

:More
https://kisselpaso.com/top-5-coldplay-affair-memes/

Renew Deal

(84,276 posts)

3. It had a bit of everything

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:50 AM

Monday

Romance, scandal, fake statements, misidentification of a friend/coworker that still hasn’t been corrected, memes,

It’s crazy how these people went from basically unknown to very famous in hours. This is especially true for the wife of the CEO who had YouTube videos with her name saying “power move” in less than 24 hours.

It’s unfortunate but very entertaining.

malaise

(286,824 posts)

4. Looks like this was the proverbial straw that broke the wife's back

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 08:08 AM

Monday

This is a modern day metaphor for the “no real ules for the wealthy at play” versus the rest of us - our turn to laugh.

Renew Deal

(84,276 posts)

11. Broke people cheat all the time

Reply to malaise (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 10:01 AM

Monday

But the CEO angle definitely added fuel. And the head of HR?

malaise

(286,824 posts)

13. Agree

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #11)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 10:18 AM

Monday

😀

SocialDemocrat61

(5,206 posts)

5. ...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 08:38 AM

Monday

PCIntern

(27,490 posts)

6. Now THAT is FUNNY!!!

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 08:48 AM

Monday

malaise

(286,824 posts)

10. These Coldplay concerts are getting out of hand 😀

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 09:41 AM

Monday

Link to tweet

muriel_volestrangler

(104,154 posts)

7. It's amazing that it's made it into the news, and then stayed there

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 09:10 AM

Monday

This is a company that didn't have a Wikipedia entry until 2 days ago (and is now being discussed for deletion, on the grounds that "CEO had an affair with head of HR" is not a true indication of importance). It has around 350 employees. So that might be notable in a small town, but it's not like this is something important like, say, a hospital. I'm not sure a CEO of a 350-employee company is actually a "billionaire". And "we saw our work colleagues conducting their affair" isn't that amazing in a 350-member workplace.

People say "but it happened at a Coldplay concert". Yeah, but they're a bit of a "legacy" act these days. "Mylo Xyloto" is their last album of which I've definitely heard, and that came out in 2011 (maybe 2015's "A Head Full of Dreams??).

I think this shows that people are desperate for a bit of old-fashioned gossip, below the level where PR teams can fashion it, and where there are no consequences for the readers.

malaise

(286,824 posts)

8. Interesting take

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 09:25 AM

Monday

Still a CEO and head of HR caught in public by the cameras is hilarious on several levels.

Ken Dayenu

(121 posts)

9. My initial thought was

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 09:34 AM

Monday

My initial thought was that they were human beings and deserved a little privacy and compassion, but they are a billionaire and a hypocritical HR director. Let'm rip.

Renew Deal

(84,276 posts)

12. I don't think he's a billionaire

Reply to Ken Dayenu (Reply #9)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 10:02 AM

Monday

But I could be wrong.

Ken Dayenu

(121 posts)

14. My bad

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #12)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 10:19 AM

Monday

I swore I saw somewhere he was a billionaire, but I just checked again and he is not.

Renew Deal

(84,276 posts)

15. There has been a lot of incorrect information

Reply to Ken Dayenu (Reply #14)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 10:22 AM

Monday

I wouldn't even call it misinformation. It's just people saying things.

The HR lady is currently married: Apparently untrue. She's divorced
The second woman in the video worked at the company: Company denies it
CEO issued a statement: False. It was fabricated

And there's more