Coldplay, kiss cam
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The executive who was featured cozying up with the now-former CEO of Astronomer at a Coldplay concert’s kiss cam in a viral video that took the internet by storm resigned from the company Thursday, Astronomer confirmed to HuffPost.
The video likened the faces made by a CEO and head of HR caught canoodling to the fear felt by undocumented immigrants.
The executive's departure comes days after company CEO Andy Byron quit amid the controversy that has consumed the Internet for days.
Days after tech tech startup Astronomer announced the resignation of its married chief executive, Andy Byron, who was seen in a viral video with the head of human resources, Kristin Cabot, at the band’s performance at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., the firm confirmed Thursday that Cabot is no longer employed by the company.
Cabot was one half of the couple caught canoodling at a Coldplay concert in a clip which quickly sparked an online frenzy.
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When the KissCam at a Coldplay concert last week landed on a couple who suspiciously escaped their embrace and tried (but failed) to duck out of the spotlight, the internet immediately got to work.