Grace Springer “decided to post” the footage to social media because it was an “interesting reaction” — and the 28-year-old now “feel[s] bad.”

When the Kiss Cam at Coldplay’s recent concert in Boston zoomed in on tech CEO Andy Byron and his company’s HR chief, Kristin Cabot, the internet lost it. The crowd gasped, Chris Martin quipped about a possible affair, and within minutes the footage went viral.

The couple — identified as married Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the firm’s chief human resources officer, Kristin Cabot — scrambled to hide their faces when they were caught on the jumbotron

A viral video from a Coldplay concert showed more than just a moment between colleagues, it exposed a betrayal. When heartbreak becomes public, it carries a different kind of weight, unfolding not just in private but under the gaze of others.

The company whose CEO is at the centre of a kiss cam story that set the internet alight has issued a denial. But in a bizarre twist, it’s not about the affair he’s suspected of having but a statement where he allegedly apologises to his wife, family and colleagues.