Something on the side? Nando's pokes fun at Astronomer CEO
While Nando's originated from South Africa, its Australian counterpart took a page out of its book with a cheeky advert.
In an Instagram post, the flame-grilled chicken restaurant ran a promotion that poked fun at Astronomer CEO, Andy Byron.
The ad read, 'Little something on the side? Enter Coldplay for a free regular side with any main.' View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Nando's ANZ (@nandosaus)
In a clip that broke the internet last week, Byron was caught canoodling with an employee, Kristin Cabot, during a Coldplay concert. Byron is a married man whose wife's name is Megan Kerrigan Byron.
Lead singer Chris Martin said of the awkward moment: 'Either they're having an affair or they're very shy.'
Meanwhile, Astronomer – the DataOps company Andy Byron worked for – has responded to the social media storm with a cheeky video of their own.
In the clip, an unexpected guest – Gwyneth Paltrow, the ex-wife of Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin – made an appearance. In it, she tackled several 'burning questions' about the company and the scandal.
Claiming that she had been 'hired on a temporary basis' in a PR post, Paltrow said: 'Astronomer has gotten a lot of questions over the last few days – and they wanted me to answer the most common ones.'
The Hollywood actress went on to indirectly answer a few spoof questions about what had happened.
'We'll now be returning to what we do best: delivering game-changing results for our customers,' she added.
The video comes after Andy Byron stepped down from his post as Astronomer CEO amid the backlash.
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