Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his chief people officer, Kristin Cabot, are facing public backlash after a video of them embracing at a Coldplay concert went viral. The video, showing Byron holding Cabot, prompted speculation of an affair. The incident led to online criticism on Byron's LinkedIn profile and the deletion of Cabot and Byron's wife's Facebook pages. Coldplay even commented on the situation on X. Astronomer has since turned off comments on its social media and has not addressed the controversy.

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