When Chris Martin joked that two camera-shirking Coldplay concertgoers might be having an affair, he had no idea his shoutout would put now-former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron on the hot seat.

The move comes a day after the company said that Andy Byron had been placed on leave and the board of directors had launched a formal investigation into the jumbotron incident, which went viral.

In the quiet coastal town of Kennebunk, Maine, a multimillion-dollar mansion has become an unexpected refuge in the wake of a corporate scandal gone viral. Megan Byron, wife of

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin made sure to give concertgoers plenty of notice that they may appear on their video screens during the “Jumbotron Song” at their show Saturday night.

As evident by the Coldplay KissCam incident, “social media surveillance” has eroded what privacy expectations we can have in today’s modern world.

The Coldplay “Kiss Cam” scandal has claimed its first career casualty. Tech CEO Andy Byron has resigned from his role at Astronomer after a now-viral concert moment exposed his alleged affair with a co-worker,

Coldplay wants no further involvement in the Astronomer CEO/HR boss saga after accitendally outing the cheaters.

CEO Andy Byron and HR head Kristin Cabot went viral after they were caught embracing on a kiss cam at a Coldplay concert