Oasis' Liam Gallagher takes aim at Coldplay after kiss cam scandal
The UK band's frontman Liam Gallagher addressed the Coldplay kiss cam scandal at his Manchester concert this week, asking the crowd if there were 'any lovebirds in the house?'
'Don't worry, we don't got any of that Coldplay snidey f**king camera shit,' the 52-year-old said.
'Doesn't matter to us who you're f**king mingling with, tingling with. None of our f**king business.'
He continued, 'This one's for the lovebirds anyway', before the opening chords of Slide Away began.
It comes as Astronomer CEO Andy Byron has been forced to take leave after his alleged affair with the firm's chief human resources officer, Kristin Cabot, was caught on Coldplay's jumbotron at the band's Boston show on Wednesday.
Astronomer said in a statement on Friday that Byron was placed on leave and that Pete DeJoy, co-founder and chief product officer, would serve as interim CEO.
'We will share more details as appropriate in the coming days,' the company said in a statement on X.
Earlier, the company confirmed it launched an investigation into the matter.
In the viral video, the couple scrambled to hide their faces when an image of them getting cosy appeared on the big screen at Gillette Stadium.
As the camera zoned in on the cuddling pair, Cabot quickly covered her face and turned in the opposite direction, while Byron ducked behind a barricade.
'Oh, what?' frontman Chris Martin responded to the scenes while onstage.
'Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy,' he added.
Per the official Astronomer website, the pair worked together at the AI and data company valued at an estimated $US1.2 billion.
Byron's wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, reportedly removed his last name from her Facebook page shortly after the scandal went public, and later deleted her account entirely.
Meanwhile, reports suggest Cabot is married to the CEO of Privateer Rum, a Massachusetts-based liquor brand.
According to property records obtained by the New York Post, Cabot has shared a New Hampshire address with Andrew Cabot since at least 2023.
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