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.

As Coldplay performed at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on July 17, a camera captured Astronomer CEO Andy Byron embracing the tech company's HR head, Kristin Cabot. As soon as the duo realized their faces were beamed onto the screen,

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.