Astronomer’s HR Head Resigns Following Coldplay Kiss-Cam Scandal

Astronomer’s head of individuals, Kristin Cabot, resigned on Thursday, per week after she went viral in a video that confirmed her and the corporate’s then-CEO, Andy Byron, embracing throughout a Coldplay live performance “kiss cam.”

The corporate confirmed the resignation to Enterprise Insider.

Byron, the previous CEO, resigned final week after the board launched a proper investigation into the incident.

The “kiss cam” fiasco occurred on July 16 throughout a Coldplay live performance at Gillette Stadium in Boston.

As Coldplay singer Chris Martin sang and labored the group, the stadium’s Jumbotron projected a video feed of a person holding a lady in his arms.

The visceral response of the girl, protecting her face, and the person ducking — coupled with Martin’s commentary — had all of the makings of a viral video.

“Uh oh, what? Both they’re having an affair or they’re simply very shy,” the Coldplay singer mentioned.

It took lower than a day for web sleuths to study the identities of the individuals within the video.

The footage, which unfold like wildfire on the web, become a well timed message about privateness within the age of smartphones, social media, and 24/7 surveillance.

Byron and Cabot haven’t commented on the viral clip since then.